Executive Summary



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Summary
Title Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Informations
Name USN-3797-1 First vendor Publication 2018-10-23
Vendor Ubuntu Last vendor Modification 2018-10-23
Severity (Vendor) N/A Revision N/A

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : N/A
Overall CVSS Score NA
Base Score NA Environmental Score NA
impact SubScore NA Temporal Score NA
Exploitabality Sub Score NA
 
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Cvss Base Score 7.2 Attack Range Local
Cvss Impact Score 10 Attack Complexity Low
Cvss Expoit Score 3.9 Authentication None Required
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Detail

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.

Software Description: - linux: Linux kernel - linux-aws: Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems - linux-kvm: Linux kernel for cloud environments - linux-raspi2: Linux kernel for Raspberry Pi 2 - linux-snapdragon: Linux kernel for Snapdragon processors

Details:

Noam Rathaus discovered that a use-after-free vulnerability existed in the Infiniband implementation in the Linux kernel. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2018-14734)

It was discovered that an integer overflow existed in the CD-ROM driver of the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information (kernel memory). (CVE-2018-16658)

It was discovered that an integer overflow existed in the HID Bluetooth implementation in the Linux kernel that could lead to a buffer overwrite. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-9363)

Yves Younan discovered that the CIPSO labeling implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly handle IP header options in some situations. A remote attacker could use this to specially craft network traffic that could cause a denial of service (infinite loop). (CVE-2018-10938)

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
linux-image-4.4.0-1036-kvm 4.4.0-1036.42
linux-image-4.4.0-1070-aws 4.4.0-1070.80
linux-image-4.4.0-1099-raspi2 4.4.0-1099.107
linux-image-4.4.0-1103-snapdragon 4.4.0-1103.108
linux-image-4.4.0-138-generic 4.4.0-138.164
linux-image-4.4.0-138-generic-lpae 4.4.0-138.164
linux-image-4.4.0-138-lowlatency 4.4.0-138.164
linux-image-4.4.0-138-powerpc-e500mc 4.4.0-138.164
linux-image-4.4.0-138-powerpc-smp 4.4.0-138.164
linux-image-4.4.0-138-powerpc64-emb 4.4.0-138.164
linux-image-4.4.0-138-powerpc64-smp 4.4.0-138.164
linux-image-aws 4.4.0.1070.72
linux-image-generic 4.4.0.138.144
linux-image-generic-lpae 4.4.0.138.144
linux-image-kvm 4.4.0.1036.35
linux-image-lowlatency 4.4.0.138.144
linux-image-powerpc-e500mc 4.4.0.138.144
linux-image-powerpc-smp 4.4.0.138.144
linux-image-powerpc64-emb 4.4.0.138.144
linux-image-powerpc64-smp 4.4.0.138.144
linux-image-raspi2 4.4.0.1099.99
linux-image-snapdragon 4.4.0.1103.95

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.

ATTENTION: Due to an unavoidable ABI change the kernel updates have been given a new version number, which requires you to recompile and reinstall all third party kernel modules you might have installed. Unless you manually uninstalled the standard kernel metapackages (e.g. linux-generic, linux-generic-lts-RELEASE, linux-virtual, linux-powerpc), a standard system upgrade will automatically perform this as well.

References:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3797-1
CVE-2018-10938, CVE-2018-14734, CVE-2018-16658, CVE-2018-9363

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/4.4.0-138.164
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-aws/4.4.0-1070.80
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-kvm/4.4.0-1036.42
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-raspi2/4.4.0-1099.107
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-snapdragon/4.4.0-1103.108

Original Source

Url : http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3797-1

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

% Id Name
25 % CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write (CWE/SANS Top 25)
25 % CWE-416 Use After Free
25 % CWE-200 Information Exposure
25 % CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound (CWE/SANS Top 25)

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Application 1
Os 5
Os 2
Os 1
Os 3163

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2019-01-03 Name : The remote Fedora host is missing one or more security updates.
File : fedora_2018-59e4747e0f.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2019-01-03 Name : The remote Fedora host is missing one or more security updates.
File : fedora_2018-ca0e10fc6e.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2018-12-28 Name : The remote EulerOS Virtualization host is missing a security update.
File : EulerOS_SA-2018-1407.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2018-12-28 Name : The remote EulerOS host is missing multiple security updates.
File : EulerOS_SA-2018-1432.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2018-11-21 Name : The remote EulerOS Virtualization host is missing a security update.
File : EulerOS_SA-2018-1370.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2018-11-21 Name : The remote EulerOS Virtualization host is missing a security update.
File : EulerOS_SA-2018-1373.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2018-10-11 Name : The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.
File : al2_ALAS-2018-1086.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2018-10-05 Name : The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update.
File : ala_ALAS-2018-1086.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2018-10-04 Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security update.
File : debian_DLA-1531.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2018-10-02 Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.
File : debian_DSA-4308.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2018-08-10 Name : The remote Fedora host is missing one or more security updates.
File : fedora_2018-2f6df9abfb.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

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Date Informations
2018-12-13 00:21:17
  • Multiple Updates
2018-11-07 12:09:17
  • Multiple Updates
2018-11-06 17:21:48
  • Multiple Updates
2018-10-23 09:19:22
  • First insertion