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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-7592-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 240498

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Ubuntu 20.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-7592-1 advisory.

 Michael Randrianantenaina discovered that the Bluetooth driver in the Linux Kernel contained an improper access control vulnerability. A nearby attacker could use this to connect a rougue device and possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-8805)

 It was discovered that the CIFS network file system implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly verify the target namespace when handling upcalls. An attacker could use this to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2025-2312)

 Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel. An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system. This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems:

 - PowerPC architecture;

 - x86 architecture;

 - ACPI drivers;

 - Clock framework and drivers;

 - GPU drivers;

 - HID subsystem;

 - InfiniBand drivers;

 - Media drivers;

 - MemoryStick subsystem;

 - Network drivers;

 - Mellanox network drivers;

 - NTB driver;

 - PCI subsystem;

 - Voltage and Current Regulator drivers;

 - Remote Processor subsystem;

 - SCSI subsystem;

 - QCOM SoC drivers;

 - Thermal drivers;

 - BTRFS file system;

 - Ext4 file system;

 - JFS file system;

 - Network file system (NFS) server daemon;

 - NTFS3 file system;

 - File systems infrastructure;

 - Proc file system;

 - SMB network file system;

 - IPv6 networking;

 - RDMA verbs API;

 - SoC audio core drivers;

 - Tracing infrastructure;

 - Watch queue notification mechanism;

 - 802.1Q VLAN protocol;

 - Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) subsystem;

 - Bluetooth subsystem;

 - Networking core;

 - IPv4 networking;

 - Netfilter;

 - Network traffic control;

 - SMC sockets;

 - Sun RPC protocol;

 - SoC Audio for Freescale CPUs drivers; (CVE-2025-22089, CVE-2025-22073, CVE-2025-23138, CVE-2025-21970, CVE-2025-21981, CVE-2025-22025, CVE-2025-39735, CVE-2025-22018, CVE-2025-21956, CVE-2025-39728, CVE-2024-46753, CVE-2024-58093, CVE-2025-37889, CVE-2025-22005, CVE-2025-22004, CVE-2025-21963, CVE-2025-21991, CVE-2024-56664, CVE-2025-22054, CVE-2024-46821, CVE-2023-53034, CVE-2022-49728, CVE-2025-22075, CVE-2025-21968, CVE-2025-22071, CVE-2025-22066, CVE-2025-22060, CVE-2024-46812, CVE-2025-22056, CVE-2025-22086, CVE-2022-49636, CVE-2025-21962, CVE-2025-38637, CVE-2025-22081, CVE-2025-21992, CVE-2024-42230, CVE-2025-21959, CVE-2024-53168, CVE-2025-38152, CVE-2025-22035, CVE-2025-21941, CVE-2025-22050, CVE-2025-21964, CVE-2025-22097, CVE-2025-22044, CVE-2025-22007, CVE-2025-21994, CVE-2025-22079, CVE-2024-56608, CVE-2025-37785, CVE-2025-22045, CVE-2025-22010, CVE-2024-36945, CVE-2025-21996, CVE-2025-22014, CVE-2025-21999, CVE-2025-21975, CVE-2025-22055, CVE-2025-21957, CVE-2025-37937, CVE-2025-38575, CVE-2025-22020, CVE-2025-22021, CVE-2024-53144, CVE-2025-22008, CVE-2025-22063, CVE-2024-56551, CVE-2025-23136)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

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-7592-1

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 240498

File Name: ubuntu_USN-7592-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/25/2025

Updated: 6/25/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.3

Temporal Score: 6.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-8805

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.15.0-1086-aws, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.15.0-142-lowlatency, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.15.0-1078-ibm, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.15.0-1083-oracle, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.15.0-1085-gcp, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-5.15.0-142-lowlatency-64k

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/24/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/9/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-49636, CVE-2022-49728, CVE-2023-53034, CVE-2024-36945, CVE-2024-42230, CVE-2024-46753, CVE-2024-46812, CVE-2024-46821, CVE-2024-53144, CVE-2024-53168, CVE-2024-56551, CVE-2024-56608, CVE-2024-56664, CVE-2024-58093, CVE-2024-8805, CVE-2025-21941, CVE-2025-21956, CVE-2025-21957, CVE-2025-21959, CVE-2025-21962, CVE-2025-21963, CVE-2025-21964, CVE-2025-21968, CVE-2025-21970, CVE-2025-21975, CVE-2025-21981, CVE-2025-21991, CVE-2025-21992, CVE-2025-21994, CVE-2025-21996, CVE-2025-21999, CVE-2025-22004, CVE-2025-22005, CVE-2025-22007, CVE-2025-22008, CVE-2025-22010, CVE-2025-22014, CVE-2025-22018, CVE-2025-22020, CVE-2025-22021, CVE-2025-22025, CVE-2025-22035, CVE-2025-22044, CVE-2025-22045, CVE-2025-22050, CVE-2025-22054, CVE-2025-22055, CVE-2025-22056, CVE-2025-22060, CVE-2025-22063, CVE-2025-22066, CVE-2025-22071, CVE-2025-22073, CVE-2025-22075, CVE-2025-22079, CVE-2025-22081, CVE-2025-22086, CVE-2025-22089, CVE-2025-22097, CVE-2025-2312, CVE-2025-23136, CVE-2025-23138, CVE-2025-37785, CVE-2025-37889, CVE-2025-37937, CVE-2025-38152, CVE-2025-38575, CVE-2025-38637, CVE-2025-39728, CVE-2025-39735

USN: 7592-1