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Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-6577-1)

2024-01-1100:00:00
Copyright (C) 2024 Greenbone AG
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ubuntu
security advisory
usn-6577-1
linux-aws
vendorfix
cve-2023-20588
cve-2023-45863
denial of service

7.1 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.001 Low

EPSS

Percentile

18.7%

The remote host is missing an update for the

# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2024.6577.1");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2023-20588", "CVE-2023-45863");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2024-01-11 04:09:03 +0000 (Thu, 11 Jan 2024)");
  script_version("2024-02-02T05:06:10+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-02-02 05:06:10 +0000 (Fri, 02 Feb 2024)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"5.9");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:H/Au:M/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2023-10-19 13:12:23 +0000 (Thu, 19 Oct 2023)");

  script_name("Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-6577-1)");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2024 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-6577-1");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6577-1");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'linux-aws' package(s) announced via the USN-6577-1 advisory.");

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

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Jana Hofmann, Emanuele Vannacci, Cedric Fournet, Boris Kopf, and Oleksii
Oleksenko discovered that some AMD processors could leak stale data from
division operations in certain situations. A local attacker could possibly
use this to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2023-20588)

It was discovered that a race condition existed in the Linux kernel when
performing operations with kernel objects, leading to an out-of-bounds
write. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system
crash) or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-45863)");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'linux-aws' 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-4.4.0-1164-aws", ver:"4.4.0-1164.179", rls:"UBUNTU16.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"linux-image-aws", ver:"4.4.0.1164.168", rls:"UBUNTU16.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

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

exit(0);