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Ubuntu 24.04 LTS / 25.04 : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-7879-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 276629

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Ubuntu 24.04 LTS / 25.04 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-7879-1 advisory.

 It was discovered that improper initialization of CPU cache memory could allow a local attacker with hypervisor access to overwrite SEV-SNP guest memory resulting in loss of data integrity. (CVE-2024-36331)

 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:

 - ARM64 architecture;

 - PowerPC architecture;

 - S390 architecture;

 - x86 architecture;

 - Network block device driver;

 - Character device driver;

 - Clock framework and drivers;

 - Data acquisition framework and drivers;

 - Hardware crypto device drivers;

 - Device frequency scaling framework;

 - DMA engine subsystem;

 - EDAC drivers;

 - GPU drivers;

 - HID subsystem;

 - Hardware monitoring drivers;

 - I2C subsystem;

 - IIO subsystem;

 - IIO ADC drivers;

 - InfiniBand drivers;

 - Input Device core drivers;

 - Multiple devices driver;

 - Media drivers;

 - Network drivers;

 - Mellanox network drivers;

 - PCI subsystem;

 - PHY drivers;

 - Pin controllers subsystem;

 - x86 platform drivers;

 - Power supply drivers;

 - Powercap sysfs driver;

 - Voltage and Current Regulator drivers;

 - S/390 drivers;

 - ASPEED SoC drivers;

 - SPI subsystem;

 - small TFT LCD display modules;

 - Media staging drivers;

 - USB Gadget drivers;

 - vDPA drivers;

 - VFIO drivers;

 - Framebuffer layer;

 - Xen hypervisor drivers;

 - BTRFS file system;

 - Ceph distributed file system;

 - EFI Variable file system;

 - File systems infrastructure;

 - F2FS file system;

 - GFS2 file system;

 - Network file systems library;

 - Network file system (NFS) client;

 - Network file system (NFS) server daemon;

 - NILFS2 file system;

 - NTFS3 file system;

 - Proc file system;

 - SMB network file system;

 - DRM display driver;

 - io_uring subsystem;

 - Internal shared memory driver;

 - padata parallel execution mechanism;

 - Networking subsytem;

 - Bluetooth subsystem;

 - Netfilter;

 - UDP network protocol;

 - Tracing infrastructure;

 - BPF subsystem;

 - Perf events;

 - Padata parallel execution mechanism;

 - Codetag library;

 - KASAN memory debugging framework;

 - Memory management;

 - 802.1Q VLAN protocol;

 - Appletalk network protocol;

 - Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) subsystem;

 - Networking core;

 - IPv4 networking;

 - IPv6 networking;

 - MAC80211 subsystem;

 - Multipath TCP;

 - Netlink;

 - RxRPC session sockets;

 - Network traffic control;

 - SMC sockets;

 - Sun RPC protocol;

 - TIPC protocol;

 - TLS protocol;

 - VMware vSockets driver;

 - Wireless networking;

 - XFRM subsystem;

 - ADI SoundPort AD1816A based soundcard drivers;

 - MediaTek ASoC drivers;

 - SOF drivers;

 - USB sound devices;

 - KVM subsystem; (CVE-2025-38335, CVE-2025-38349, CVE-2025-38351, CVE-2025-38437, CVE-2025-38438, CVE-2025-38439, CVE-2025-38440, CVE-2025-38441, CVE-2025-38443, CVE-2025-38444, CVE-2025-38445, CVE-2025-38446, CVE-2025-38448, CVE-2025-38449, CVE-2025-38450, CVE-2025-38451, CVE-2025-38452, CVE-2025-38453, CVE-2025-38454, CVE-2025-38455, CVE-2025-38456, CVE-2025-38457, CVE-2025-38458, CVE-2025-38459, CVE-2025-38460, CVE-2025-38461, CVE-2025-38462, CVE-2025-38463, CVE-2025-38464, CVE-2025-38465, CVE-2025-38466, CVE-2025-38467, CVE-2025-38468, CVE-2025-38469, CVE-2025-38470, CVE-2025-38471, CVE-2025-38472, CVE-2025-38473, CVE-2025-38474, CVE-2025-38475, CVE-2025-38476, CVE-2025-38478, CVE-2025-38480, CVE-2025-38481, CVE-2025-38482, CVE-2025-38483, CVE-2025-38484, CVE-2025-38485, CVE-2025-38487, CVE-2025-38488, CVE-2025-38489, CVE-2025-38490, CVE-2025-38491, CVE-2025-38492, CVE-2025-38493, CVE-2025-38494, CVE-2025-38495, CVE-2025-38496, CVE-2025-38497, CVE-2025-38501, CVE-2025-38503, CVE-2025-38505, CVE-2025-38506, CVE-2025-38507, CVE-2025-38508, CVE-2025-38509, CVE-2025-38510, CVE-2025-38511, CVE-2025-38512, CVE-2025-38513, CVE-2025-38514, CVE-2025-38515, CVE-2025-38516, CVE-2025-38517, CVE-2025-38520, CVE-2025-38521, CVE-2025-38524, CVE-2025-38525, CVE-2025-38526, CVE-2025-38527, CVE-2025-38528, CVE-2025-38529, CVE-2025-38530, CVE-2025-38531, CVE-2025-38532, CVE-2025-38533, CVE-2025-38534, CVE-2025-38535, CVE-2025-38537, CVE-2025-38538, CVE-2025-38539, CVE-2025-38540, CVE-2025-38542, CVE-2025-38543, CVE-2025-38544, CVE-2025-38545, CVE-2025-38546, CVE-2025-38547, CVE-2025-38548, CVE-2025-38549, CVE-2025-38550, CVE-2025-38551, CVE-2025-38552, CVE-2025-38553, CVE-2025-38555, CVE-2025-38556, CVE-2025-38557, CVE-2025-38558, CVE-2025-38559, CVE-2025-38560, CVE-2025-38561, CVE-2025-38562, CVE-2025-38563, CVE-2025-38565, CVE-2025-38566, CVE-2025-38567, CVE-2025-38568, CVE-2025-38569, CVE-2025-38570, CVE-2025-38571, CVE-2025-38572, CVE-2025-38573, CVE-2025-38574, CVE-2025-38576, CVE-2025-38577, CVE-2025-38578, CVE-2025-38579, CVE-2025-38581, CVE-2025-38582, CVE-2025-38583, CVE-2025-38584, CVE-2025-38585, CVE-2025-38586, CVE-2025-38587, CVE-2025-38588, CVE-2025-38589, CVE-2025-38590, CVE-2025-38593, CVE-2025-38595, CVE-2025-38601, CVE-2025-38602, CVE-2025-38604, CVE-2025-38605, CVE-2025-38606, CVE-2025-38608, CVE-2025-38609, CVE-2025-38610, CVE-2025-38612, CVE-2025-38615, CVE-2025-38616, CVE-2025-38619, CVE-2025-38622, CVE-2025-38623, CVE-2025-38624, CVE-2025-38625, CVE-2025-38626, CVE-2025-38628, CVE-2025-38629, CVE-2025-38630, CVE-2025-38631, CVE-2025-38632, CVE-2025-38634, CVE-2025-38635, CVE-2025-38639, CVE-2025-38640, CVE-2025-38642, CVE-2025-38643, CVE-2025-38644, CVE-2025-38645, CVE-2025-38646, CVE-2025-38648, CVE-2025-38649, CVE-2025-38650, CVE-2025-38652, CVE-2025-38653, CVE-2025-38654, CVE-2025-38655, CVE-2025-38659, CVE-2025-38660, CVE-2025-38662, CVE-2025-38663, CVE-2025-38664, CVE-2025-38665, CVE-2025-38666, CVE-2025-38668, CVE-2025-38670, CVE-2025-38671, CVE-2025-38675, CVE-2025-38678, CVE-2025-39725, CVE-2025-39726, CVE-2025-39727, CVE-2025-39730, CVE-2025-39731, CVE-2025-39732, CVE-2025-39734, CVE-2025-39809, CVE-2025-39818, CVE-2025-40157)

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-7879-1

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 276629

File Name: ubuntu_USN-7879-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/24/2025

Updated: 11/24/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.1

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-2025-38533

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: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-6.14.0-36-generic, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-6.14.0-1017-oracle-64k, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:25.04, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:bpftool, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-6.14.0-1020-gcp, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-6.14.0-1017-aws-64k, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-6.14.0-36-generic-64k, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-6.14.0-1017-oracle, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-6.14.0-1020-gcp-64k, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-6.14.0-1016-realtime, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-6.14.0-1017-aws

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: 11/21/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/4/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-36331, CVE-2025-38335, CVE-2025-38349, CVE-2025-38351, CVE-2025-38437, CVE-2025-38438, CVE-2025-38439, CVE-2025-38440, CVE-2025-38441, CVE-2025-38443, CVE-2025-38444, CVE-2025-38445, CVE-2025-38446, CVE-2025-38448, CVE-2025-38449, CVE-2025-38450, CVE-2025-38451, CVE-2025-38452, CVE-2025-38453, CVE-2025-38454, CVE-2025-38455, CVE-2025-38456, CVE-2025-38457, CVE-2025-38458, CVE-2025-38459, CVE-2025-38460, CVE-2025-38461, CVE-2025-38462, CVE-2025-38463, CVE-2025-38464, CVE-2025-38465, CVE-2025-38466, CVE-2025-38467, CVE-2025-38468, CVE-2025-38469, CVE-2025-38470, CVE-2025-38471, CVE-2025-38472, CVE-2025-38473, CVE-2025-38474, CVE-2025-38475, CVE-2025-38476, CVE-2025-38478, CVE-2025-38480, CVE-2025-38481, CVE-2025-38482, CVE-2025-38483, CVE-2025-38484, CVE-2025-38485, CVE-2025-38487, CVE-2025-38488, CVE-2025-38489, CVE-2025-38490, CVE-2025-38491, CVE-2025-38492, CVE-2025-38493, CVE-2025-38494, CVE-2025-38495, CVE-2025-38496, CVE-2025-38497, CVE-2025-38501, CVE-2025-38503, CVE-2025-38505, CVE-2025-38506, CVE-2025-38507, CVE-2025-38508, CVE-2025-38509, CVE-2025-38510, CVE-2025-38511, CVE-2025-38512, CVE-2025-38513, CVE-2025-38514, CVE-2025-38515, CVE-2025-38516, CVE-2025-38517, CVE-2025-38520, CVE-2025-38521, CVE-2025-38524, CVE-2025-38525, CVE-2025-38526, CVE-2025-38527, CVE-2025-38528, CVE-2025-38529, CVE-2025-38530, CVE-2025-38531, CVE-2025-38532, CVE-2025-38533, CVE-2025-38534, CVE-2025-38535, CVE-2025-38537, CVE-2025-38538, CVE-2025-38539, CVE-2025-38540, CVE-2025-38542, CVE-2025-38543, CVE-2025-38544, CVE-2025-38545, CVE-2025-38546, CVE-2025-38547, CVE-2025-38548, CVE-2025-38549, CVE-2025-38550, CVE-2025-38551, CVE-2025-38552, CVE-2025-38553, CVE-2025-38555, CVE-2025-38556, CVE-2025-38557, CVE-2025-38558, CVE-2025-38559, CVE-2025-38560, CVE-2025-38561, CVE-2025-38562, CVE-2025-38563, CVE-2025-38565, CVE-2025-38566, CVE-2025-38567, CVE-2025-38568, CVE-2025-38569, CVE-2025-38570, CVE-2025-38571, CVE-2025-38572, CVE-2025-38573, CVE-2025-38574, CVE-2025-38576, CVE-2025-38577, CVE-2025-38578, CVE-2025-38579, CVE-2025-38581, CVE-2025-38582, CVE-2025-38583, CVE-2025-38584, CVE-2025-38585, CVE-2025-38586, CVE-2025-38587, CVE-2025-38588, CVE-2025-38589, CVE-2025-38590, CVE-2025-38593, CVE-2025-38595, CVE-2025-38601, CVE-2025-38602, CVE-2025-38604, CVE-2025-38605, CVE-2025-38606, CVE-2025-38608, CVE-2025-38609, CVE-2025-38610, CVE-2025-38612, CVE-2025-38615, CVE-2025-38616, CVE-2025-38619, CVE-2025-38622, CVE-2025-38623, CVE-2025-38624, CVE-2025-38625, CVE-2025-38626, CVE-2025-38628, CVE-2025-38629, CVE-2025-38630, CVE-2025-38631, CVE-2025-38632, CVE-2025-38634, CVE-2025-38635, CVE-2025-38639, CVE-2025-38640, CVE-2025-38642, CVE-2025-38643, CVE-2025-38644, CVE-2025-38645, CVE-2025-38646, CVE-2025-38648, CVE-2025-38649, CVE-2025-38650, CVE-2025-38652, CVE-2025-38653, CVE-2025-38654, CVE-2025-38655, CVE-2025-38659, CVE-2025-38660, CVE-2025-38662, CVE-2025-38663, CVE-2025-38664, CVE-2025-38665, CVE-2025-38666, CVE-2025-38668, CVE-2025-38670, CVE-2025-38671, CVE-2025-38675, CVE-2025-38678, CVE-2025-39725, CVE-2025-39726, CVE-2025-39727, CVE-2025-39730, CVE-2025-39731, CVE-2025-39732, CVE-2025-39734, CVE-2025-39809, CVE-2025-39818, CVE-2025-40157

USN: 7879-1