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Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-3594-1)

🗓️ 14 Mar 2018 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2018 Greenbone AGType 
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The 'linux' package on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS is missing the update for USN-3594-1 advisory. It mitigates CVE-2017-5715 (Spectre Variant 2) for the amd64 architecture

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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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.843472");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2017-5715");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2018-03-14 07:31:08 +0000 (Wed, 14 Mar 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:"1.9");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2021-04-14 14:52:07 +0000 (Wed, 14 Apr 2021)");

  script_name("Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-3594-1)");
  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=UBUNTU14\.04\ LTS");

  script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"USN-3594-1");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3594-1");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://usn.ubuntu.com/3542-1/");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'linux' package(s) announced via the USN-3594-1 advisory.");

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

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"USN-3542-1 mitigated CVE-2017-5715 (Spectre Variant 2) for the
amd64 architecture in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. This update provides the
compiler-based retpoline kernel mitigation for the amd64 and i386
architectures. Original advisory details:

 Jann Horn discovered that microprocessors utilizing speculative execution
 and branch prediction may allow unauthorized memory reads via sidechannel
 attacks. This flaw is known as Spectre. A local attacker could use this to
 expose sensitive information, including kernel memory. (CVE-2017-5715)");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'linux' package(s) on Ubuntu 14.04.");

  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 == "UBUNTU14.04 LTS") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"linux-image-3.13.0-143-generic", ver:"3.13.0-143.192", rls:"UBUNTU14.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"linux-image-3.13.0-143-generic-lpae", ver:"3.13.0-143.192", rls:"UBUNTU14.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"linux-image-3.13.0-143-lowlatency", ver:"3.13.0-143.192", rls:"UBUNTU14.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"linux-image-generic", ver:"3.13.0.143.153", rls:"UBUNTU14.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"linux-image-generic-lpae", ver:"3.13.0.143.153", rls:"UBUNTU14.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"linux-image-lowlatency", ver:"3.13.0.143.153", rls:"UBUNTU14.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

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

exit(0);

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02 Feb 2024 00:00Current
7.2High risk
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