Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-3084-1)

# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.842885");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2016-5412", "CVE-2016-6136", "CVE-2016-6156");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2016-09-20 03:41:31 +0000 (Tue, 20 Sep 2016)");
  script_version("2024-02-02T05:06:06+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-02-02 05:06:06 +0000 (Fri, 02 Feb 2024)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"4.6");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2016-08-11 20:17:37 +0000 (Thu, 11 Aug 2016)");

  script_name("Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-3084-1)");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2016 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Ubuntu Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/ubuntu_linux", "ssh/login/packages", re:"ssh/login/release=UBUNTU16\.04\ LTS");

  script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"USN-3084-1");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3084-1");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'linux' package(s) announced via the USN-3084-1 advisory.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Pengfei Wang discovered a race condition in the audit subsystem in the
Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to corrupt audit logs or
disrupt system-call auditing. (CVE-2016-6136)

It was discovered that the powerpc and powerpc64 hypervisor-mode KVM
implementation in the Linux kernel for did not properly maintain state
about transactional memory. An unprivileged attacker in a guest could cause
a denial of service (CPU lockup) in the host OS. (CVE-2016-5412)

Pengfei Wang discovered a race condition in the Chrome OS embedded
controller device driver in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use
this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2016-6156)");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'linux' package(s) on Ubuntu 16.04.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated package(s).");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");

  exit(0);
}

include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-deb.inc");

release = dpkg_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
  exit(0);

res = "";
report = "";

if(release == "UBUNTU16.04 LTS") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"linux-image-4.4.0-38-generic", ver:"4.4.0-38.57", rls:"UBUNTU16.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"linux-image-4.4.0-38-generic-lpae", ver:"4.4.0-38.57", rls:"UBUNTU16.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"linux-image-4.4.0-38-lowlatency", ver:"4.4.0-38.57", rls:"UBUNTU16.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"linux-image-4.4.0-38-powerpc-e500mc", ver:"4.4.0-38.57", rls:"UBUNTU16.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"linux-image-4.4.0-38-powerpc-smp", ver:"4.4.0-38.57", rls:"UBUNTU16.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"linux-image-4.4.0-38-powerpc64-emb", ver:"4.4.0-38.57", rls:"UBUNTU16.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"linux-image-4.4.0-38-powerpc64-smp", ver:"4.4.0-38.57", rls:"UBUNTU16.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
  } else if(__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
  }
  exit(0);
}

exit(0);