Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-8666-1)

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8666-1. 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(340684);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/08/26");

  script_cve_id(
    "CVE-2021-47378",
    "CVE-2025-27558",
    "CVE-2026-23392",
    "CVE-2026-31405",
    "CVE-2026-31414",
    "CVE-2026-31448",
    "CVE-2026-31657",
    "CVE-2026-31668",
    "CVE-2026-43071",
    "CVE-2026-43198",
    "CVE-2026-43493",
    "CVE-2026-43499",
    "CVE-2026-46266",
    "CVE-2026-46331",
    "CVE-2026-52914",
    "CVE-2026-52924",
    "CVE-2026-52931",
    "CVE-2026-52955",
    "CVE-2026-52958",
    "CVE-2026-52982",
    "CVE-2026-52986",
    "CVE-2026-52989",
    "CVE-2026-52993",
    "CVE-2026-52999",
    "CVE-2026-53002",
    "CVE-2026-53006",
    "CVE-2026-53045",
    "CVE-2026-53088",
    "CVE-2026-53176",
    "CVE-2026-53212",
    "CVE-2026-53228",
    "CVE-2026-53359"
  );
  script_xref(name:"USN", value:"8666-1");

  script_name(english:"Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-8666-1)");

  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 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as
referenced in the USN-8666-1 advisory.

    Siebe Devroe, Hlose Gollier, and Mathy Vanhoef discovered that the WiFi implementation in the Linux
    kernel did not properly handle aggregated frames in mesh networks, due to an incorrect fix for
    CVE-2020-24588. A physically proximate attacker could use this issue to inject packets. (CVE-2025-27558)

    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;

    - Cryptographic API;

    - InfiniBand drivers;

    - Media drivers;

    - NVIDIA Tegra memory controller driver;

    - Network drivers;

    - NVME drivers;

    - File systems infrastructure;

    - Ext4 file system;

    - IPv4 networking;

    - Network traffic control;

    - TCP network protocol;

    - Locking primitives;

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

    - Ceph Core library;

    - IPv6 networking;

    - Multipath TCP;

    - Netfilter;

    - SCTP protocol;

    - SMC sockets;

    - TIPC protocol; (CVE-2021-47378, CVE-2026-23392, CVE-2026-31405, CVE-2026-31414, CVE-2026-31448,
    CVE-2026-31657, CVE-2026-31668, CVE-2026-43071, CVE-2026-43198, CVE-2026-43493, CVE-2026-43499,
    CVE-2026-46266, CVE-2026-46331, CVE-2026-52914, CVE-2026-52924, CVE-2026-52931, CVE-2026-52955,
    CVE-2026-52958, CVE-2026-52982, CVE-2026-52986, CVE-2026-52989, CVE-2026-52993, CVE-2026-52999,
    CVE-2026-53002, CVE-2026-53006, CVE-2026-53045, CVE-2026-53088, CVE-2026-53176, CVE-2026-53212,
    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-8666-1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected kernel package.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/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:N/AC:L/PR:N/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-2026-53228");

  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:"2022/01/28");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2026/08/20");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/08/26");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.4.0-1108.113-ibm");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.4.0-1121.128-bluefield");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.4.0-1160.170-oracle");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.4.0-1162.173-aws");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.4.0-1165.174-gcp");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.4.0-1167.173-azure");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.4.0-234.254-generic");
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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_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 (! ('18.04' >< os_release || '20.04' >< os_release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Ubuntu 18.04 / 20.04', '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 = {
  '18.04': {
    '5.4.0': {
      'generic': '5.4.0-234.254~18.04.1',
      'lowlatency': '5.4.0-234.254~18.04.1',
      'ibm': '5.4.0-1108.113~18.04.1',
      'raspi': '5.4.0-1145.158~18.04.1',
      'gcp': '5.4.0-1165.174~18.04.1'
    }
  },
  '20.04': {
    '5.4.0': {
      'iot': '5.4.0-1066.69',
      'xilinx-zynqmp': '5.4.0-1080.84',
      'ibm': '5.4.0-1108.113',
      'bluefield': '5.4.0-1121.128',
      'raspi': '5.4.0-1145.158',
      'oracle': '5.4.0-1160.170',
      'aws': '5.4.0-1162.173',
      'gcp': '5.4.0-1165.174',
      'azure': '5.4.0-1167.173'
    }
  }
};

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-8666-1');
}

if (get_one_kb_item('Host/ksplice/kernel-cves'))
{
  var cve_list = make_list('CVE-2021-47378', 'CVE-2025-27558', 'CVE-2026-23392', 'CVE-2026-31405', 'CVE-2026-31414', 'CVE-2026-31448', 'CVE-2026-31657', 'CVE-2026-31668', 'CVE-2026-43071', 'CVE-2026-43198', 'CVE-2026-43493', 'CVE-2026-43499', 'CVE-2026-46266', 'CVE-2026-46331', 'CVE-2026-52914', 'CVE-2026-52924', 'CVE-2026-52931', 'CVE-2026-52955', 'CVE-2026-52958', 'CVE-2026-52982', 'CVE-2026-52986', 'CVE-2026-52989', 'CVE-2026-52993', 'CVE-2026-52999', 'CVE-2026-53002', 'CVE-2026-53006', 'CVE-2026-53045', 'CVE-2026-53088', 'CVE-2026-53176', 'CVE-2026-53212', 'CVE-2026-53228', 'CVE-2026-53359');
  if (ksplice_cves_check(cve_list))
  {
    audit(AUDIT_PATCH_INSTALLED, 'KSplice hotfix for USN-8666-1');
  }
  else
  {
    extra = extra + ksplice_reporting_text();
  }
}
if (extra) {
  security_report_v4(
    port       : 0,
    severity   : SECURITY_HOLE,
    extra      : extra
  );
  exit(0);
}