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-4883-1 advisory.
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.11.3. A kernel pointer leak can be used to determine the address of the iscsi_transport structure. When an iSCSI transport is registered with the iSCSI subsystem, the transport’s handle is available to unprivileged users via the sysfs file system, at /sys/class/iscsi_transport/$TRANSPORT_NAME/handle. When read, the show_transport_handle function (in drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c) is called, which leaks the handle. This handle is actually the pointer to an iscsi_transport struct in the kernel module’s global variables. (CVE-2021-27363)
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.11.3. drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c is adversely affected by the ability of an unprivileged user to craft Netlink messages. (CVE-2021-27364)
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.11.3. Certain iSCSI data structures do not have appropriate length constraints or checks, and can exceed the PAGE_SIZE value. An unprivileged user can send a Netlink message that is associated with iSCSI, and has a length up to the maximum length of a Netlink message. (CVE-2021-27365)
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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# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4883-1. The text
# itself is copyright (C) Canonical, Inc. See
# <https://ubuntu.com/security/notices>. Ubuntu(R) is a registered
# trademark of Canonical, Inc.
##
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(147972);
script_version("1.5");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2024/01/09");
script_cve_id("CVE-2021-27363", "CVE-2021-27364", "CVE-2021-27365");
script_xref(name:"USN", value:"4883-1");
script_name(english:"Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-4883-1)");
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-4883-1 advisory.
- An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.11.3. A kernel pointer leak can be used to determine
the address of the iscsi_transport structure. When an iSCSI transport is registered with the iSCSI
subsystem, the transport's handle is available to unprivileged users via the sysfs file system, at
/sys/class/iscsi_transport/$TRANSPORT_NAME/handle. When read, the show_transport_handle function (in
drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c) is called, which leaks the handle. This handle is actually the
pointer to an iscsi_transport struct in the kernel module's global variables. (CVE-2021-27363)
- An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.11.3. drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c is
adversely affected by the ability of an unprivileged user to craft Netlink messages. (CVE-2021-27364)
- An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.11.3. Certain iSCSI data structures do not have
appropriate length constraints or checks, and can exceed the PAGE_SIZE value. An unprivileged user can
send a Netlink message that is associated with iSCSI, and has a length up to the maximum length of a
Netlink message. (CVE-2021-27365)
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-4883-1");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected kernel package.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
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-2021-27365");
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:"2021/03/07");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2021/03/20");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2021/03/23");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
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:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-1067-oracle");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-1081-raspi2");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-1087-kvm");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-1095-gcp");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-1096-aws");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-1098-snapdragon");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-1110-azure");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-139-generic");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-139-generic-lpae");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-139-lowlatency");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.4.0-1090-kvm");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.4.0-1124-aws");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.4.0-1148-raspi2");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.4.0-1152-snapdragon");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.4.0-206-generic");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.4.0-206-generic-lpae");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.4.0-206-lowlatency");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.4.0-206-powerpc-e500mc");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.4.0-206-powerpc-smp");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.4.0-206-powerpc64-emb");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.4.0-206-powerpc64-smp");
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) 2021-2024 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2021-2024 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': '4.15.0-139',
'generic-lpae': '4.15.0-139',
'lowlatency': '4.15.0-139',
'oracle': '4.15.0-1067',
'gcp': '4.15.0-1095',
'aws': '4.15.0-1096',
'azure': '4.15.0-1110'
},
'4.4.0': {
'generic': '4.4.0-206',
'generic-lpae': '4.4.0-206',
'lowlatency': '4.4.0-206',
'powerpc-e500mc': '4.4.0-206',
'powerpc-smp': '4.4.0-206',
'powerpc64-emb': '4.4.0-206',
'powerpc64-smp': '4.4.0-206',
'kvm': '4.4.0-1090',
'aws': '4.4.0-1124',
'raspi2': '4.4.0-1148',
'snapdragon': '4.4.0-1152'
}
},
'18.04': {
'4.15.0': {
'generic': '4.15.0-139',
'generic-lpae': '4.15.0-139',
'lowlatency': '4.15.0-139',
'oracle': '4.15.0-1067',
'raspi2': '4.15.0-1081',
'kvm': '4.15.0-1087',
'gcp': '4.15.0-1095',
'aws': '4.15.0-1096',
'snapdragon': '4.15.0-1098',
'azure': '4.15.0-1110'
}
}
};
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-4883-1');
}
if (get_one_kb_item('Host/ksplice/kernel-cves'))
{
var cve_list = make_list('CVE-2021-27363', 'CVE-2021-27364', 'CVE-2021-27365');
if (ksplice_cves_check(cve_list))
{
audit(AUDIT_PATCH_INSTALLED, 'KSplice hotfix for USN-4883-1');
}
else
{
extra = extra + ksplice_reporting_text();
}
}
if (extra) {
security_report_v4(
port : 0,
severity : SECURITY_WARNING,
extra : extra
);
exit(0);
}
Vendor | Product | Version | CPE |
---|---|---|---|
canonical | ubuntu_linux | 16.04 | cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts |
canonical | ubuntu_linux | 18.04 | cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts |
canonical | ubuntu_linux | linux-image-4.15.0-1067-oracle | p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-1067-oracle |
canonical | ubuntu_linux | linux-image-4.15.0-1081-raspi2 | p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-1081-raspi2 |
canonical | ubuntu_linux | linux-image-4.15.0-1087-kvm | p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-1087-kvm |
canonical | ubuntu_linux | linux-image-4.15.0-1095-gcp | p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-1095-gcp |
canonical | ubuntu_linux | linux-image-4.15.0-1096-aws | p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-1096-aws |
canonical | ubuntu_linux | linux-image-4.15.0-1098-snapdragon | p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-1098-snapdragon |
canonical | ubuntu_linux | linux-image-4.15.0-1110-azure | p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-1110-azure |
canonical | ubuntu_linux | linux-image-4.15.0-139-generic | p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-139-generic |