Detections
Analytics

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerability (USN-3594-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 107293

Language:

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-3594-1 advisory.

 - Systems with microprocessors utilizing speculative execution and indirect branch prediction may allow unauthorized disclosure of information to an attacker with local user access via a side-channel analysis.
 (CVE-2017-5715)

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-3594-1

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 107293

File Name: ubuntu_USN-3594-1.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/12/2018

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: High

Score: 7.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 1.9

Temporal Score: 1.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-5715

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.6

Temporal Score: 5.4

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-3.13.0-143-generic, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-3.13.0-143-generic-lpae, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-3.13.0-143-lowlatency, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-3.13.0-143-powerpc-e500, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-3.13.0-143-powerpc-e500mc, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-3.13.0-143-powerpc-smp, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-3.13.0-143-powerpc64-emb, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-3.13.0-143-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 Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/9/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/4/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-5715

IAVA: 2018-A-0020

USN: 3594-1