Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerability (USN-2314-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 77199

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-2314-1 advisory.

- kernel/auditsc.c in the Linux kernel through 3.14.5, when CONFIG_AUDITSYSCALL is enabled with certain syscall rules, allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive single-bit values from kernel memory or cause a denial of service (OOPS) via a large value of a syscall number. (CVE-2014-3917)

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-2314-1

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 77199

File Name: ubuntu_USN-2314-1.nasl

Version: 1.12

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/14/2014

Updated: 1/9/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.3

Temporal Score: 2.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2014-3917

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Temporal Score: 6.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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-3.13.0-33-generic, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-3.13.0-33-generic-lpae, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-3.13.0-33-lowlatency, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-3.13.0-33-powerpc-e500, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-3.13.0-33-powerpc-e500mc, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-3.13.0-33-powerpc-smp, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-3.13.0-33-powerpc64-emb, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-3.13.0-33-powerpc64-smp, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:-:lts

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/13/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/5/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-3917

BID: 67699

USN: 2314-1