The Microchip USB Ethernet driver in the Linux kernel on Ubuntu 22.04 allows a physically proximate attacker to cause a denial of service
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ubuntu | www.ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6706-1 |
# 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2024.6706.1");
script_cve_id("CVE-2023-6039");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2024-03-21 04:09:31 +0000 (Thu, 21 Mar 2024)");
script_version("2024-03-21T05:06:54+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-03-21 05:06:54 +0000 (Thu, 21 Mar 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:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2023-11-09 15:15:09 +0000 (Thu, 09 Nov 2023)");
script_name("Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-6706-1)");
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=UBUNTU22\.04\ LTS");
script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"USN-6706-1");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6706-1");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'linux-oem-6.1' package(s) announced via the USN-6706-1 advisory.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"It was discovered that the Microchip USB Ethernet driver in the Linux
kernel contained a race condition during device removal, leading to a use-
after-free vulnerability. A physically proximate attacker could use this to
cause a denial of service (system crash).");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'linux-oem-6.1' package(s) on Ubuntu 22.04.");
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 == "UBUNTU22.04 LTS") {
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"linux-image-6.1.0-1036-oem", ver:"6.1.0-1036.36", rls:"UBUNTU22.04 LTS"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"linux-image-oem-22.04a", ver:"6.1.0.1036.37", rls:"UBUNTU22.04 LTS"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"linux-image-oem-22.04b", ver:"6.1.0.1036.37", rls:"UBUNTU22.04 LTS"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"linux-image-oem-22.04c", ver:"6.1.0.1036.37", rls:"UBUNTU22.04 LTS"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
exit(0);
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