Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : Linux kernel (Utopic HWE) vulnerabilities (USN-2948-1)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 90405

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-2948-1 advisory.

- The clie_5_attach function in drivers/usb/serial/visor.c in the Linux kernel through 4.4.1 allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by inserting a USB device that lacks a bulk-out endpoint.
(CVE-2015-7566)

- The usbvision driver in the Linux kernel package 3.10.0-123.20.1.el7 through 3.10.0-229.14.1.el7 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7.1 allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) via a nonzero bInterfaceNumber value in a USB device descriptor. (CVE-2015-7833)

- drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch_cm.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5 does not properly identify error conditions, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (use- after-free) via crafted packets. (CVE-2015-8812)

- Race condition in the tty_ioctl function in drivers/tty/tty_io.c in the Linux kernel through 4.4.1 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory or cause a denial of service (use-after- free and system crash) by making a TIOCGETD ioctl call during processing of a TIOCSETD ioctl call.
(CVE-2016-0723)

- The evm_verify_hmac function in security/integrity/evm/evm_main.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5 does not properly copy data, which makes it easier for local users to forge MAC values via a timing side-channel attack. (CVE-2016-2085)

- The Linux kernel before 4.5 allows local users to bypass file-descriptor limits and cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by leveraging incorrect tracking of descriptor ownership and sending each descriptor over a UNIX socket before closing it. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2013-4312. (CVE-2016-2550)

- The treo_attach function in drivers/usb/serial/visor.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5 allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by inserting a USB device that lacks a (1) bulk-in or (2) interrupt-in endpoint. (CVE-2016-2782)

- fs/pipe.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5 does not limit the amount of unread data in pipes, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by creating many pipes with non-default sizes. (CVE-2016-2847)

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-2948-1

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 90405

File Name: ubuntu_USN-2948-1.nasl

Version: 2.14

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 4/7/2016

Updated: 1/9/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2015-8812

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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-3.16.0-69-generic, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-3.16.0-69-generic-lpae, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-3.16.0-69-lowlatency, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-3.16.0-69-powerpc-e500mc, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-3.16.0-69-powerpc-smp, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-3.16.0-69-powerpc64-emb, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-3.16.0-69-powerpc64-smp, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:-:lts

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: 4/6/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/19/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-7566, CVE-2015-7833, CVE-2015-8812, CVE-2016-0723, CVE-2016-2085, CVE-2016-2550, CVE-2016-2782, CVE-2016-2847

USN: 2948-1