Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-5562-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 164036

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-5562-1 advisory.

 - A kernel information leak flaw was identified in the scsi_ioctl function in drivers/scsi/scsi_ioctl.c in the Linux kernel. This flaw allows a local attacker with a special user privilege (CAP_SYS_ADMIN or CAP_SYS_RAWIO) to create issues with confidentiality. (CVE-2022-0494)

 - A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel's sound subsystem in the way a user triggers concurrent calls of PCM hw_params. The hw_free ioctls or similar race condition happens inside ALSA PCM for other ioctls. This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system. (CVE-2022-1048)

 - Linux Kernel could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a concurrency use-after-free flaw in the bad_flp_intr function. By executing a specially-crafted program, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service condition on the system. (CVE-2022-1652)

 - A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Atheros wireless adapter driver in the way a user forces the ath9k_htc_wait_for_target function to fail with some input messages. This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system. (CVE-2022-1679)

 - A flaw in Linux Kernel found in nfcmrvl_nci_unregister_dev() in drivers/nfc/nfcmrvl/main.c can lead to use after free both read or write when non synchronized between cleanup routine and firmware download routine.
 (CVE-2022-1734)

 - The SUNRPC subsystem in the Linux kernel through 5.17.2 can call xs_xprt_free before ensuring that sockets are in the intended state. (CVE-2022-28893)

 - An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.18.9. A type confusion bug in nft_set_elem_init (leading to a buffer overflow) could be used by a local attacker to escalate privileges, a different vulnerability than CVE-2022-32250. (The attacker can obtain root access, but must start with an unprivileged user namespace to obtain CAP_NET_ADMIN access.) This can be fixed in nft_setelem_parse_data in net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c. (CVE-2022-34918)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues 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-5562-1

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 164036

File Name: ubuntu_USN-5562-1.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/10/2022

Updated: 1/17/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 6.3

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-34918

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.4.0-1031-ibm, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.4.0-1044-bluefield, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.4.0-1051-gkeop, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.4.0-1068-raspi, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.4.0-1073-kvm, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.4.0-1080-gke, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.4.0-1081-oracle, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.4.0-1083-aws, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.4.0-1086-gcp, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.4.0-1089-azure, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.4.0-124-generic, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.4.0-124-generic-lpae, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.4.0-124-lowlatency, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-aws, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-azure, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-bluefield, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-gcp, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-generic, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-generic-lpae, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-gke, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-gkeop, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-ibm, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-kvm, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-lowlatency, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-oracle, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-raspi

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/10/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/25/2022

Exploitable With

Core Impact

Metasploit (Netfilter nft_set_elem_init Heap Overflow Privilege Escalation)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-0494, CVE-2022-1048, CVE-2022-1652, CVE-2022-1679, CVE-2022-1734, CVE-2022-1974, CVE-2022-1975, CVE-2022-2586, CVE-2022-2588, CVE-2022-28893, CVE-2022-34918

USN: 5562-1