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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-5729-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 167767

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Ubuntu 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-5729-1 advisory.

 - In emulation_proc_handler of armv8_deprecated.c, there is a possible way to corrupt memory due to a race condition. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android kernelAndroid ID: A-237540956References: Upstream kernel (CVE-2022-20422)

 - An out-of-bounds memory read flaw was found in the Linux kernel's BPF subsystem in how a user calls the bpf_tail_call function with a key larger than the max_entries of the map. This flaw allows a local user to gain unauthorized access to data. (CVE-2022-2905)

 - A flaw use after free in the Linux kernel NILFS file system was found in the way user triggers function security_inode_alloc to fail with following call to function nilfs_mdt_destroy. A local user could use this flaw to crash the system or potentially escalate their privileges on the system. (CVE-2022-2978)

 - A race condition was found in the Linux kernel's IP framework for transforming packets (XFRM subsystem) when multiple calls to xfrm_probe_algs occurred simultaneously. This flaw could allow a local attacker to potentially trigger an out-of-bounds write or leak kernel heap memory by performing an out-of-bounds read and copying it into a socket. (CVE-2022-3028)

 - A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel. It has been classified as critical. This affects the function devlink_param_set/devlink_param_get of the file net/core/devlink.c of the component IPsec. The manipulation leads to use after free. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier VDB-211929 was assigned to this vulnerability. (CVE-2022-3625)

 - A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Linux Kernel. Affected by this issue is the function tst_timer of the file drivers/atm/idt77252.c of the component IPsec. The manipulation leads to use after free. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. VDB-211934 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability. (CVE-2022-3635)

 - An issue was discovered in net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c in the Linux kernel before 5.19.6. A denial of service can occur upon binding to an already bound chain. (CVE-2022-39190)

 - drivers/scsi/stex.c in the Linux kernel through 5.19.9 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory because stex_queuecommand_lck lacks a memset for the PASSTHRU_CMD case.
 (CVE-2022-40768)

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-5729-1

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 167767

File Name: ubuntu_USN-5729-1.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/17/2022

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: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-3625

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.15.0-1008-gkeop, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.15.0-1018-ibm, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.15.0-1020-gke, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.15.0-1021-kvm, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.15.0-1022-gcp, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.15.0-1022-oracle, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.15.0-1023-azure, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.15.0-53-generic, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.15.0-53-generic-64k, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.15.0-53-generic-lpae, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.15.0-53-lowlatency, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.15.0-53-lowlatency-64k

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: 11/17/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/24/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-20422, CVE-2022-2905, CVE-2022-2978, CVE-2022-3028, CVE-2022-3625, CVE-2022-3635, CVE-2022-39190, CVE-2022-40768

USN: 5729-1