Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerability (USN-3290-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 100251

Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-3290-1 advisory.

- The TCP stack in the Linux kernel before 4.8.10 mishandles skb truncation, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted application that makes sendto system calls, related to net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c and net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c. (CVE-2016-8645)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected kernel package.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3290-1

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 100251

File Name: ubuntu_USN-3290-1.nasl

Version: 3.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/17/2017

Updated: 1/9/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.9

Temporal Score: 3.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-8645

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-3.13.0-119-generic, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-3.13.0-119-generic-lpae, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-3.13.0-119-lowlatency, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-3.13.0-119-powerpc-e500, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-3.13.0-119-powerpc-e500mc, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-3.13.0-119-powerpc-smp, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-3.13.0-119-powerpc64-emb, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-3.13.0-119-powerpc64-smp, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:-:lts

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Debian/dpkg-l, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/16/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/28/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-8645

USN: 3290-1