Ubuntu 18.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-4577-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 141449

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 18.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-4577-1 advisory. 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 packages.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4577-1

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 141449

File Name: ubuntu_USN-4577-1.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/14/2020

Updated: 1/27/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.4

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

Temporal Vector: E:U/RL:OF/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-16119

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.0.0-1049-gke, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.0.0-1069-oem-osp1, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.3.0-1035-raspi2, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.3.0-1038-gke, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.3.0-68-generic, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.3.0-68-lowlatency, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-gke-5.0, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-gke-5.3, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-gkeop-5.3, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-oem-osp1, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-raspi2-hwe-18.04

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/14/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/14/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-16119, CVE-2020-16120

USN: 4577-1