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Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-4096-1)

🗓️ 14 Aug 2019 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2019 Greenbone AGType 
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Security update for Ubuntu linux-aws, linux-aws-hwe packages to address CVE-2019-112

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2019 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.844136");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2019-1125");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2019-08-14 02:02:56 +0000 (Wed, 14 Aug 2019)");
  script_version("2025-08-15T05:40:49+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-08-15 05:40:49 +0000 (Fri, 15 Aug 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"2.1");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:L/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:"2024-05-29 17:15:57 +0000 (Wed, 29 May 2024)");

  script_name("Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-4096-1)");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2019 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=UBUNTU(16\.04\ LTS|18\.04\ LTS|19\.04)");

  script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"USN-4096-1");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4096-1");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'linux-aws, linux-aws-hwe' package(s) announced via the USN-4096-1 advisory.");

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

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Andrei Vlad Lutas and Dan Lutas discovered that some x86 processors
incorrectly handle SWAPGS instructions during speculative execution. A
local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information (kernel
memory).");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'linux-aws, linux-aws-hwe' package(s) on Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 19.04.");

  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-4.15.0-1045-aws", ver:"4.15.0-1045.47~16.04.1", rls:"UBUNTU16.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"linux-image-aws-hwe", ver:"4.15.0.1045.45", rls:"UBUNTU16.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

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

if(release == "UBUNTU18.04 LTS") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"linux-image-4.15.0-1045-aws", ver:"4.15.0-1045.47", rls:"UBUNTU18.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"linux-image-aws", ver:"4.15.0.1045.44", rls:"UBUNTU18.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

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

if(release == "UBUNTU19.04") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"linux-image-5.0.0-1012-aws", ver:"5.0.0-1012.13", rls:"UBUNTU19.04"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"linux-image-aws", ver:"5.0.0.1012.12", rls:"UBUNTU19.04"))) {
    report += res;
  }

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

exit(0);

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15 Aug 2025 00:00Current
7.3High risk
Vulners AI Score7.3
CVSS 22.1
CVSS 3.15.6
EPSS0.04521
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