Executive Summary

Summary
Title Linux firmware vulnerability
Informations
Name USN-4351-1 First vendor Publication 2020-05-06
Vendor Ubuntu Last vendor Modification 2020-05-06
Severity (Vendor) N/A Revision N/A

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Overall CVSS Score 6.8
Base Score 6.8 Environmental Score 6.8
impact SubScore 5.2 Temporal Score 6.8
Exploitabality Sub Score 1.6
 
Attack Vector Adjacent Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required None User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High Availability Impact None
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Cvss Base Score 4.3 Attack Range Adjacent network
Cvss Impact Score 4.9 Attack Complexity Medium
Cvss Expoit Score 5.5 Authentication None Required
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Detail

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Summary:

The system could be made to expose sensitive information.

Software Description: - linux-firmware: Firmware for Linux kernel drivers

Details:

Eli Biham and Lior Neumann discovered that certain Bluetooth devices incorrectly validated key exchange parameters. An attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
linux-firmware 1.173.18

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
linux-firmware 1.157.23

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.

References:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4351-1
CVE-2018-5383

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-firmware/1.173.18
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-firmware/1.157.23

Original Source

Url : http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-4351-1

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

% Id Name
100 % CWE-347 Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Application 2
Os 167
Os 136
Os 7

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2018-10-18 Name : The remote host is missing a macOS update that fixes multiple security vulner...
File : macos_10_14.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2018-09-18 Name : The remote Apple TV device is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.
File : appletv_12.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2018-07-17 Name : The remote host is missing a macOS update that fixes multiple security vulner...
File : macos_10_13_6.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2018-07-17 Name : The remote host is missing a macOS or Mac OS X security update that fixes mul...
File : macosx_SecUpd2018-004.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2018-06-05 Name : The remote Apple TV device is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.
File : appletv_11_4.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2018-06-05 Name : The remote host is missing a macOS update that fixes multiple security vulner...
File : macos_10_13_5.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

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