Ubuntu 16.04 LTS : Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities (USN-3523-2)

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# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
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# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3523-2. The text 
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# <http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/>. Ubuntu(R) is a registered 
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include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(105747);
  script_version("3.20");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2024/01/09");

  script_cve_id(
    "CVE-2017-16995",
    "CVE-2017-17862",
    "CVE-2017-17863",
    "CVE-2017-17864",
    "CVE-2017-5754"
  );
  script_xref(name:"USN", value:"3523-2");
  script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2018-A-0019");

  script_name(english:"Ubuntu 16.04 LTS : Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities (USN-3523-2)");

  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-3523-2 advisory.

  - The check_alu_op function in kernel/bpf/verifier.c in the Linux kernel through 4.4 allows local users to
    cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging
    incorrect sign extension. (CVE-2017-16995)

  - kernel/bpf/verifier.c in the Linux kernel through 4.14.8 ignores unreachable code, even though it would
    still be processed by JIT compilers. This behavior, also considered an improper branch-pruning logic
    issue, could possibly be used by local users for denial of service. (CVE-2017-17862)

  - kernel/bpf/verifier.c in the Linux kernel 4.9.x through 4.9.71 does not check the relationship between
    pointer values and the BPF stack, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (integer overflow
    or invalid memory access) or possibly have unspecified other impact. (CVE-2017-17863)

  - kernel/bpf/verifier.c in the Linux kernel through 4.14.8 mishandles states_equal comparisons between the
    pointer data type and the UNKNOWN_VALUE data type, which allows local users to obtain potentially
    sensitive address information, aka a pointer leak. (CVE-2017-17864)

  - Systems with microprocessors utilizing speculative execution and indirect branch prediction may allow
    unauthorized disclosure of information to an attacker with local user access via a side-channel analysis
    of the data cache. (CVE-2017-5754)

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-3523-2");
  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:H/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:H/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2017-17863");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_core", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploited_by_malware", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"metasploit_name", value:'Linux BPF Sign Extension Local Privilege Escalation');
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_metasploit", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"in_the_news", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2017/12/27");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2018/01/10");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2018/01/11");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.13.0-1005-azure");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.13.0-1006-gcp");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.13.0-1015-oem");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.13.0-26-generic");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.13.0-26-generic-lpae");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.13.0-26-lowlatency");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"stig_severity", value:"I");
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  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Ubuntu Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"Ubuntu Security Notice (C) 2018-2024 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2018-2024 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': {
    '4.13.0': {
      'generic': '4.13.0-26',
      'generic-lpae': '4.13.0-26',
      'lowlatency': '4.13.0-26',
      'azure': '4.13.0-1005',
      'gcp': '4.13.0-1006',
      'oem': '4.13.0-1015'
    }
  }
};

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-3523-2');
}

if (get_one_kb_item('Host/ksplice/kernel-cves'))
{
  var cve_list = make_list('CVE-2017-5754', 'CVE-2017-16995', 'CVE-2017-17862', 'CVE-2017-17863', 'CVE-2017-17864');
  if (ksplice_cves_check(cve_list))
  {
    audit(AUDIT_PATCH_INSTALLED, 'KSplice hotfix for USN-3523-2');
  }
  else
  {
    extra = extra + ksplice_reporting_text();
  }
}
if (extra) {
  security_report_v4(
    port       : 0,
    severity   : SECURITY_HOLE,
    extra      : extra
  );
  exit(0);
}