Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-8630-1)

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8630-1. 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)
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  script_id(365401);
  script_version("1.2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/10/14");

  script_cve_id(
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    "CVE-2026-43197",
    "CVE-2026-43198",
    "CVE-2026-43465",
    "CVE-2026-46242",
    "CVE-2026-46325",
    "CVE-2026-46331",
    "CVE-2026-52914",
    "CVE-2026-52924",
    "CVE-2026-52931",
    "CVE-2026-53151",
    "CVE-2026-53176",
    "CVE-2026-53212",
    "CVE-2026-53215",
    "CVE-2026-53225",
    "CVE-2026-53228",
    "CVE-2026-53359"
  );
  script_xref(name:"USN", value:"8630-1");

  script_name(english:"Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-8630-1)");

  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 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as
referenced in the USN-8630-1 advisory.

    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:

    - x86 architecture;

    - InfiniBand drivers;

    - Network drivers;

    - Mellanox network drivers;

    - File systems infrastructure;

    - IPv4 networking;

    - Network traffic control;

    - TCP network protocol;

    - B.A.T.M.A.N. meshing protocol;

    - IPv6 networking;

    - Multipath TCP;

    - Netfilter;

    - RxRPC session sockets;

    - SCTP protocol;

    - SMC sockets; (CVE-2026-43083, CVE-2026-43197, CVE-2026-43198, CVE-2026-43465, CVE-2026-46242,
    CVE-2026-46325, CVE-2026-46331, CVE-2026-52914, CVE-2026-52924, CVE-2026-52931, CVE-2026-53151,
    CVE-2026-53176, CVE-2026-53212, CVE-2026-53215, CVE-2026-53225, CVE-2026-53228, CVE-2026-53359)

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-8630-1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected kernel package.");
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  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:F/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2026-53228");

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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_core", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2026/04/30");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2026/08/12");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/10/13");

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

  script_copyright(english:"Ubuntu Security Notice (C) 2026 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2026 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info2.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 (! ('22.04' >< os_release || '24.04' >< os_release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Ubuntu 22.04 / 24.04', '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 = {
  '22.04': {
    '6.8.0': {
      'nvidia': '6.8.0-1060.63~22.04.1',
      'nvidia-64k': '6.8.0-1060.63~22.04.1',
      'ibm': '6.8.0-1062.63~22.04.1',
      'azure-fde': '6.8.0-1063.70~22.04.1',
      'gcp': '6.8.0-1065.73~22.04.1',
      'gcp-64k': '6.8.0-1065.73~22.04.1'
    }
  },
  '24.04': {
    '6.8.0': {
      'xilinx': '6.8.0-1034.35',
      'gkeop': '6.8.0-1047.51',
      'nvidia': '6.8.0-1060.63',
      'nvidia-64k': '6.8.0-1060.63',
      'nvidia-lowlatency': '6.8.0-1060.63.1',
      'nvidia-lowlatency-64k': '6.8.0-1060.63.1',
      'gke': '6.8.0-1060.68',
      'gke-64k': '6.8.0-1060.68',
      'ibm': '6.8.0-1062.63',
      'aws': '6.8.0-1062.65',
      'aws-64k': '6.8.0-1062.65',
      'azure-fde': '6.8.0-1063.70',
      'azure': '6.8.0-1064.72',
      'gcp': '6.8.0-1065.73',
      'gcp-64k': '6.8.0-1065.73'
    }
  }
};

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 += '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-8630-1');
}

if (get_one_kb_item('Host/ksplice/kernel-cves'))
{
  var cve_list = make_list('CVE-2026-43083', 'CVE-2026-43197', 'CVE-2026-43198', 'CVE-2026-43465', 'CVE-2026-46242', 'CVE-2026-46325', 'CVE-2026-46331', 'CVE-2026-52914', 'CVE-2026-52924', 'CVE-2026-52931', 'CVE-2026-53151', 'CVE-2026-53176', 'CVE-2026-53212', 'CVE-2026-53215', 'CVE-2026-53225', 'CVE-2026-53228', 'CVE-2026-53359');
  if (ksplice_cves_check(cve_list))
  {
    audit(AUDIT_PATCH_INSTALLED, 'KSplice hotfix for USN-8630-1');
  }
  else
  {
    extra = extra + ksplice_reporting_text();
  }
}
if (extra) {
  security_report_v4(
    port       : 0,
    severity   : SECURITY_HOLE,
    extra      : extra
  );
  exit(0);
}