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HistorySep 19, 2019 - 12:00 a.m.

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-4135-1)

2019-09-1900:00:00
Ubuntu Security Notice (C) 2019-2024 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2019-2024 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
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CVSS2

7.2

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

COMPLETE

Integrity Impact

COMPLETE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS3

7.8

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

AI Score

7.2

Confidence

Low

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

29.4%

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-4135-1 advisory.

  • A buffer overflow flaw was found, in versions from 2.6.34 to 5.2.x, in the way Linux kernel’s vhost functionality that translates virtqueue buffers to IOVs, logged the buffer descriptors during migration. A privileged guest user able to pass descriptors with invalid length to the host when migration is underway, could use this flaw to increase their privileges on the host. (CVE-2019-14835)

  • In the Linux kernel through 5.2.14 on the powerpc platform, a local user can read vector registers of other users’ processes via a Facility Unavailable exception. To exploit the venerability, a local user starts a transaction (via the hardware transactional memory instruction tbegin) and then accesses vector registers. At some point, the vector registers will be corrupted with the values from a different local Linux process because of a missing arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c check. (CVE-2019-15030)

  • In the Linux kernel through 5.2.14 on the powerpc platform, a local user can read vector registers of other users’ processes via an interrupt. To exploit the venerability, a local user starts a transaction (via the hardware transactional memory instruction tbegin) and then accesses vector registers. At some point, the vector registers will be corrupted with the values from a different local Linux process, because MSR_TM_ACTIVE is misused in arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c. (CVE-2019-15031)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application’s self-reported version number.

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# itself is copyright (C) Canonical, Inc. See 
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include('compat.inc');

if (description)
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  script_id(129049);
  script_version("1.8");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2024/01/09");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2019-14835", "CVE-2019-15030", "CVE-2019-15031");
  script_xref(name:"USN", value:"4135-1");

  script_name(english:"Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-4135-1)");

  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 / 18.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as
referenced in the USN-4135-1 advisory.

  - A buffer overflow flaw was found, in versions from 2.6.34 to 5.2.x, in the way Linux kernel's vhost
    functionality that translates virtqueue buffers to IOVs, logged the buffer descriptors during migration. A
    privileged guest user able to pass descriptors with invalid length to the host when migration is underway,
    could use this flaw to increase their privileges on the host. (CVE-2019-14835)

  - In the Linux kernel through 5.2.14 on the powerpc platform, a local user can read vector registers of
    other users' processes via a Facility Unavailable exception. To exploit the venerability, a local user
    starts a transaction (via the hardware transactional memory instruction tbegin) and then accesses vector
    registers. At some point, the vector registers will be corrupted with the values from a different local
    Linux process because of a missing arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c check. (CVE-2019-15030)

  - In the Linux kernel through 5.2.14 on the powerpc platform, a local user can read vector registers of
    other users' processes via an interrupt. To exploit the venerability, a local user starts a transaction
    (via the hardware transactional memory instruction tbegin) and then accesses vector registers. At some
    point, the vector registers will be corrupted with the values from a different local Linux process,
    because MSR_TM_ACTIVE is misused in arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c. (CVE-2019-15031)

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-4135-1");
  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-2019-14835");

  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:"2019/09/13");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2019/09/18");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2019/09/19");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-1025-oracle");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-1044-gcp");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-1046-kvm");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-1047-raspi2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-1050-aws");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-1056-oem");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-1059-azure");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-1064-snapdragon");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-64-generic");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-64-generic-lpae");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-64-lowlatency");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.4.0-1058-kvm");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.4.0-1094-aws");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.4.0-1122-raspi2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.4.0-1126-snapdragon");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.4.0-164-generic");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.4.0-164-generic-lpae");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.4.0-164-lowlatency");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.4.0-164-powerpc-e500mc");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.4.0-164-powerpc-smp");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.4.0-164-powerpc64-emb");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.4.0-164-powerpc64-smp");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.0.0-1017-gke");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.0.0-1020-azure");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.0.0-29-generic");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.0.0-29-generic-lpae");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.0.0-29-lowlatency");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-: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) 2019-2024 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2019-2024 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 || '18.04' >< os_release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Ubuntu 16.04 / 18.04', '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': {
    '4.15.0': {
      'generic': '4.15.0-64',
      'generic-lpae': '4.15.0-64',
      'lowlatency': '4.15.0-64',
      'oracle': '4.15.0-1025',
      'gcp': '4.15.0-1044',
      'aws': '4.15.0-1050',
      'azure': '4.15.0-1059'
    },
    '4.4.0': {
      'generic': '4.4.0-164',
      'generic-lpae': '4.4.0-164',
      'lowlatency': '4.4.0-164',
      'powerpc-e500mc': '4.4.0-164',
      'powerpc-smp': '4.4.0-164',
      'powerpc64-emb': '4.4.0-164',
      'powerpc64-smp': '4.4.0-164',
      'kvm': '4.4.0-1058',
      'aws': '4.4.0-1094',
      'raspi2': '4.4.0-1122',
      'snapdragon': '4.4.0-1126'
    }
  },
  '18.04': {
    '4.15.0': {
      'generic': '4.15.0-64',
      'generic-lpae': '4.15.0-64',
      'lowlatency': '4.15.0-64',
      'oracle': '4.15.0-1025',
      'gcp': '4.15.0-1044',
      'kvm': '4.15.0-1046',
      'raspi2': '4.15.0-1047',
      'aws': '4.15.0-1050',
      'oem': '4.15.0-1056',
      'snapdragon': '4.15.0-1064'
    },
    '5.0.0': {
      'generic': '5.0.0-29',
      'generic-lpae': '5.0.0-29',
      'lowlatency': '5.0.0-29',
      'gke': '5.0.0-1017',
      'azure': '5.0.0-1020'
    }
  }
};

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-4135-1');
}

if (get_one_kb_item('Host/ksplice/kernel-cves'))
{
  var cve_list = make_list('CVE-2019-14835', 'CVE-2019-15030', 'CVE-2019-15031');
  if (ksplice_cves_check(cve_list))
  {
    audit(AUDIT_PATCH_INSTALLED, 'KSplice hotfix for USN-4135-1');
  }
  else
  {
    extra = extra + ksplice_reporting_text();
  }
}
if (extra) {
  security_report_v4(
    port       : 0,
    severity   : SECURITY_HOLE,
    extra      : extra
  );
  exit(0);
}
VendorProductVersionCPE
canonicalubuntu_linuxlinux-image-4.15.0-1025-oraclep-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-1025-oracle
canonicalubuntu_linuxlinux-image-4.15.0-1044-gcpp-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-1044-gcp
canonicalubuntu_linuxlinux-image-4.15.0-1046-kvmp-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-1046-kvm
canonicalubuntu_linuxlinux-image-4.15.0-1047-raspi2p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-1047-raspi2
canonicalubuntu_linuxlinux-image-4.15.0-1050-awsp-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-1050-aws
canonicalubuntu_linuxlinux-image-4.15.0-1056-oemp-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-1056-oem
canonicalubuntu_linuxlinux-image-4.15.0-1059-azurep-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-1059-azure
canonicalubuntu_linuxlinux-image-4.15.0-1064-snapdragonp-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-1064-snapdragon
canonicalubuntu_linuxlinux-image-4.15.0-64-genericp-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-64-generic
canonicalubuntu_linuxlinux-image-4.15.0-64-generic-lpaep-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-64-generic-lpae
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CVSS2

7.2

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

COMPLETE

Integrity Impact

COMPLETE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS3

7.8

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

AI Score

7.2

Confidence

Low

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

29.4%