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Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-3523-1)

🗓️ 10 Jan 2018 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2018 Greenbone AGType 
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The 'linux' package on Ubuntu 17.10 is missing important security updates which could lead to unauthorized memory reads and execution of arbitrary code. Update to the latest package(s)

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2018 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.843409");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2017-16995", "CVE-2017-17862", "CVE-2017-17863", "CVE-2017-17864", "CVE-2017-5754");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2018-01-10 06:39:53 +0000 (Wed, 10 Jan 2018)");
  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:"7.2");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2018-01-09 16:08:21 +0000 (Tue, 09 Jan 2018)");

  script_name("Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-3523-1)");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2018 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=UBUNTU17\.10");

  script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"USN-3523-1");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3523-1");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'linux' package(s) announced via the USN-3523-1 advisory.");

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

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Jann Horn discovered that microprocessors utilizing speculative execution
and indirect branch prediction may allow unauthorized memory reads via
sidechannel attacks. This flaw is known as Meltdown. A local attacker could
use this to expose sensitive information, including kernel memory.
(CVE-2017-5754)

Jann Horn discovered that the Berkeley Packet Filter (BPF) implementation
in the Linux kernel did not properly check the relationship between pointer
values and the BPF stack. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial
of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2017-17863)

Jann Horn discovered that the Berkeley Packet Filter (BPF) implementation
in the Linux kernel improperly performed sign extension in some situations.
A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash)
or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-16995)

Alexei Starovoitov discovered that the Berkeley Packet Filter (BPF)
implementation in the Linux kernel contained a branch-pruning logic issue
around unreachable code. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial
of service. (CVE-2017-17862)

Jann Horn discovered that the Berkeley Packet Filter (BPF) implementation
in the Linux kernel mishandled pointer data values in some situations. A
local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information (kernel
memory). (CVE-2017-17864)");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'linux' package(s) on Ubuntu 17.10.");

  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 == "UBUNTU17.10") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"linux-image-4.13.0-25-generic", ver:"4.13.0-25.29", rls:"UBUNTU17.10"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"linux-image-4.13.0-25-lowlatency", ver:"4.13.0-25.29", rls:"UBUNTU17.10"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"linux-image-generic", ver:"4.13.0.25.26", rls:"UBUNTU17.10"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"linux-image-lowlatency", ver:"4.13.0.25.26", rls:"UBUNTU17.10"))) {
    report += res;
  }

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

exit(0);

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10 Jan 2018 00:00Current
7.3High risk
Vulners AI Score7.3
CVSS27.2
CVSS37.8
EPSS0.92857
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