Ubuntu 16.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-3070-1)

#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3070-1. The text 
# itself is copyright (C) Canonical, Inc. See 
# <http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/>. Ubuntu(R) is a registered 
# trademark of Canonical, Inc.
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include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(93217);
  script_version("2.12");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2024/01/09");

  script_cve_id(
    "CVE-2016-1237",
    "CVE-2016-5244",
    "CVE-2016-5400",
    "CVE-2016-5696",
    "CVE-2016-5728",
    "CVE-2016-5828",
    "CVE-2016-5829",
    "CVE-2016-6197"
  );
  script_xref(name:"USN", value:"3070-1");

  script_name(english:"Ubuntu 16.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-3070-1)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security updates.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in
the USN-3070-1 advisory.

  - nfsd in the Linux kernel through 4.6.3 allows local users to bypass intended file-permission restrictions
    by setting a POSIX ACL, related to nfs2acl.c, nfs3acl.c, and nfs4acl.c. (CVE-2016-1237)

  - The rds_inc_info_copy function in net/rds/recv.c in the Linux kernel through 4.6.3 does not initialize a
    certain structure member, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack
    memory by reading an RDS message. (CVE-2016-5244)

  - Memory leak in the airspy_probe function in drivers/media/usb/airspy/airspy.c in the airspy USB driver in
    the Linux kernel before 4.7 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a
    crafted USB device that emulates many VFL_TYPE_SDR or VFL_TYPE_SUBDEV devices and performs many connect
    and disconnect operations. (CVE-2016-5400)

  - net/ipv4/tcp_input.c in the Linux kernel before 4.7 does not properly determine the rate of challenge ACK
    segments, which makes it easier for remote attackers to hijack TCP sessions via a blind in-window attack.
    (CVE-2016-5696)

  - Race condition in the vop_ioctl function in drivers/misc/mic/vop/vop_vringh.c in the MIC VOP driver in the
    Linux kernel before 4.6.1 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory or cause a
    denial of service (memory corruption and system crash) by changing a certain header, aka a double fetch
    vulnerability. (CVE-2016-5728)

  - The start_thread function in arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c in the Linux kernel through 4.6.3 on powerpc
    platforms mishandles transactional state, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (invalid
    process state or TM Bad Thing exception, and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by
    starting and suspending a transaction before an exec system call. (CVE-2016-5828)

  - Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the hiddev_ioctl_usage function in drivers/hid/usbhid/hiddev.c in
    the Linux kernel through 4.6.3 allow local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified
    other impact via a crafted (1) HIDIOCGUSAGES or (2) HIDIOCSUSAGES ioctl call. (CVE-2016-5829)

  - fs/overlayfs/dir.c in the OverlayFS filesystem implementation in the Linux kernel before 4.6 does not
    properly verify the upper dentry before proceeding with unlink and rename system-call processing, which
    allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a rename system call that specifies a
    self-hardlink. (CVE-2016-6197)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3070-1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected kernel package.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2016-5829");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2016/06/27");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2016/08/29");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2016/08/30");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.4.0-36-generic");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.4.0-36-generic-lpae");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.4.0-36-lowlatency");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.4.0-36-powerpc-e500mc");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.4.0-36-powerpc-smp");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.4.0-36-powerpc64-emb");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.4.0-36-powerpc64-smp");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Ubuntu Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"Ubuntu Security Notice (C) 2016-2024 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2016-2024 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl", "linux_alt_patch_detect.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/cpu", "Host/Ubuntu", "Host/Ubuntu/release", "Host/Debian/dpkg-l");

  exit(0);
}

include('debian_package.inc');
include('ksplice.inc');

if ( ! get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled') ) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var os_release = get_kb_item('Host/Ubuntu/release');
if ( isnull(os_release) ) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Ubuntu');
os_release = chomp(os_release);
if (! ('16.04' >< os_release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Ubuntu 16.04', 'Ubuntu ' + os_release);
if ( ! get_kb_item('Host/Debian/dpkg-l') ) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

var cpu = get_kb_item('Host/cpu');
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ('x86_64' >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && 's390' >!< cpu && 'aarch64' >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'Ubuntu', cpu);

var kernel_mappings = {
  '16.04': {
    '4.4.0': {
      'generic': '4.4.0-36',
      'generic-lpae': '4.4.0-36',
      'lowlatency': '4.4.0-36',
      'powerpc-e500mc': '4.4.0-36',
      'powerpc-smp': '4.4.0-36',
      'powerpc64-emb': '4.4.0-36',
      'powerpc64-smp': '4.4.0-36'
    }
  }
};

var host_kernel_release = get_kb_item('Host/uptrack-uname-r');
if (empty_or_null(host_kernel_release)) host_kernel_release = get_kb_item_or_exit('Host/uname-r');
var host_kernel_base_version = get_kb_item_or_exit('Host/Debian/kernel-base-version');
var host_kernel_type = get_kb_item_or_exit('Host/Debian/kernel-type');
if(empty_or_null(kernel_mappings[os_release][host_kernel_base_version][host_kernel_type])) audit(AUDIT_INST_VER_NOT_VULN, 'kernel ' + host_kernel_release);

var extra = '';
var kernel_fixed_version = kernel_mappings[os_release][host_kernel_base_version][host_kernel_type] + "-" + host_kernel_type;
if (deb_ver_cmp(ver1:host_kernel_release, ver2:kernel_fixed_version) < 0)
{
  extra = extra + 'Running Kernel level of ' + host_kernel_release + ' does not meet the minimum fixed level of ' + kernel_fixed_version + ' for this advisory.\n\n';
}
  else
{
  audit(AUDIT_PATCH_INSTALLED, 'Kernel package for USN-3070-1');
}

if (get_one_kb_item('Host/ksplice/kernel-cves'))
{
  var cve_list = make_list('CVE-2016-1237', 'CVE-2016-5244', 'CVE-2016-5400', 'CVE-2016-5696', 'CVE-2016-5728', 'CVE-2016-5828', 'CVE-2016-5829', 'CVE-2016-6197');
  if (ksplice_cves_check(cve_list))
  {
    audit(AUDIT_PATCH_INSTALLED, 'KSplice hotfix for USN-3070-1');
  }
  else
  {
    extra = extra + ksplice_reporting_text();
  }
}
if (extra) {
  security_report_v4(
    port       : 0,
    severity   : SECURITY_HOLE,
    extra      : extra
  );
  exit(0);
}