CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
CVSS3
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
Confidence
High
EPSS
Percentile
18.4%
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-6866-1 advisory.
It was discovered that the ext4 file system implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly validate data state on write operations. An attacker could use this to construct a malicious ext4 file system image that, when mounted, could cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2021-33631)
It was discovered that the ATA over Ethernet (AoE) driver in the Linux kernel contained a race condition, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-6270)
Sander Wiebing, Alvise de Faveri Tron, Herbert Bos, and Cristiano Giuffrida discovered that the Linux kernel mitigations for the initial Branch History Injection vulnerability (CVE-2022-0001) were insufficient for Intel processors. A local attacker could potentially use this to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2024-2201)
Gui-Dong Han discovered that the software RAID driver in the Linux kernel contained a race condition, leading to an integer overflow vulnerability. A privileged attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2024-23307)
Bai Jiaju discovered that the Xceive XC4000 silicon tuner device driver in the Linux kernel contained a race condition, leading to an integer overflow vulnerability. An attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2024-24861)
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel. An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system. This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
- Block layer subsystem;
- Hardware random number generator core;
- GPU drivers;
- AFS file system;
- Memory management;
- Netfilter; (CVE-2024-26642, CVE-2024-26922, CVE-2024-26720, CVE-2024-26736, CVE-2024-26898, CVE-2021-47063, CVE-2023-52615)
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application’s self-reported version number.
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6866-1. 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(201860);
script_version("1.2");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2024/08/27");
script_cve_id(
"CVE-2021-33631",
"CVE-2021-47063",
"CVE-2023-6270",
"CVE-2023-52615",
"CVE-2024-2201",
"CVE-2024-23307",
"CVE-2024-24861",
"CVE-2024-26642",
"CVE-2024-26720",
"CVE-2024-26736",
"CVE-2024-26898",
"CVE-2024-26922"
);
script_xref(name:"USN", value:"6866-1");
script_name(english:"Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-6866-1)");
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-6866-1 advisory.
It was discovered that the ext4 file system implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly validate
data state on write operations. An attacker could use this to construct a malicious ext4 file system image
that, when mounted, could cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2021-33631)
It was discovered that the ATA over Ethernet (AoE) driver in the Linux kernel contained a race condition,
leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or
possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-6270)
Sander Wiebing, Alvise de Faveri Tron, Herbert Bos, and Cristiano Giuffrida discovered that the Linux
kernel mitigations for the initial Branch History Injection vulnerability (CVE-2022-0001) were
insufficient for Intel processors. A local attacker could potentially use this to expose sensitive
information. (CVE-2024-2201)
Gui-Dong Han discovered that the software RAID driver in the Linux kernel contained a race condition,
leading to an integer overflow vulnerability. A privileged attacker could possibly use this to cause a
denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2024-23307)
Bai Jiaju discovered that the Xceive XC4000 silicon tuner device driver in the Linux kernel contained a
race condition, leading to an integer overflow vulnerability. An attacker could possibly use this to cause
a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2024-24861)
Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel. An attacker could possibly use these to
compromise the system. This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:
- Block layer subsystem;
- Hardware random number generator core;
- GPU drivers;
- AFS file system;
- Memory management;
- Netfilter; (CVE-2024-26642, CVE-2024-26922, CVE-2024-26720, CVE-2024-26736, CVE-2024-26898,
CVE-2021-47063, CVE-2023-52615)
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.
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-6866-1");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected kernel package.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/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:U/RL:O/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2024-26898");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2024/01/04");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2024/07/03");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2024/07/03");
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-4.15.0-1132-oracle");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-1153-kvm");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-1163-gcp");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-1169-aws");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-226-generic");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-226-lowlatency");
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) 2024 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2024 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl", "ubuntu_pro_sub_detect.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 ubuntu_pro_detected = get_kb_item('Host/Ubuntu/Pro/Services/esm-apps');
ubuntu_pro_detected = !empty_or_null(ubuntu_pro_detected);
var kernel_mappings = {
'16.04': {
'4.15.0': {
'generic': '4.15.0-226',
'lowlatency': '4.15.0-226',
'oracle': '4.15.0-1132',
'gcp': '4.15.0-1163',
'aws': '4.15.0-1169'
}
},
'18.04': {
'4.15.0': {
'generic': '4.15.0-226',
'lowlatency': '4.15.0-226',
'oracle': '4.15.0-1132',
'kvm': '4.15.0-1153',
'gcp': '4.15.0-1163',
'aws': '4.15.0-1169'
}
}
};
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 (!ubuntu_pro_detected) {
extra += 'NOTE: This vulnerability check contains fixes that apply to packages only \n';
extra += 'available in Ubuntu ESM repositories. Access to these package security updates \n';
extra += 'require an Ubuntu Pro subscription.\n\n';
}
if (deb_ver_cmp(ver1:host_kernel_release, ver2:kernel_fixed_version) < 0)
{
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-6866-1');
}
if (get_one_kb_item('Host/ksplice/kernel-cves'))
{
var cve_list = make_list('CVE-2021-33631', 'CVE-2021-47063', 'CVE-2023-6270', 'CVE-2023-52615', 'CVE-2024-2201', 'CVE-2024-23307', 'CVE-2024-24861', 'CVE-2024-26642', 'CVE-2024-26720', 'CVE-2024-26736', 'CVE-2024-26898', 'CVE-2024-26922');
if (ksplice_cves_check(cve_list))
{
audit(AUDIT_PATCH_INSTALLED, 'KSplice hotfix for USN-6866-1');
}
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 | linux-image-4.15.0-1132-oracle | p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-1132-oracle |
canonical | ubuntu_linux | linux-image-4.15.0-226-lowlatency | p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-226-lowlatency |
canonical | ubuntu_linux | 16.04 | cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts |
canonical | ubuntu_linux | linux-image-4.15.0-1163-gcp | p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-1163-gcp |
canonical | ubuntu_linux | 18.04 | cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts |
canonical | ubuntu_linux | linux-image-4.15.0-226-generic | p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-226-generic |
canonical | ubuntu_linux | linux-image-4.15.0-1153-kvm | p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-1153-kvm |
canonical | ubuntu_linux | linux-image-4.15.0-1169-aws | p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.15.0-1169-aws |
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-33631
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-47063
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-52615
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-6270
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-2201
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-23307
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-24861
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-26642
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-26720
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-26736
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-26898
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-26922
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6866-1
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
CVSS3
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
Confidence
High
EPSS
Percentile
18.4%