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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-6246-1)

2023-07-2600:00:00
Ubuntu Security Notice (C) 2023-2024 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2023-2024 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
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120
ubuntu
linux
kernel
vulnerabilities
privilege escalation
local
out-of-bounds
write
use-after-free
netfilter
mctp
denial of service

CVSS3

7.8

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

AI Score

7.6

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

17.1%

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-6246-1 advisory.

  • A heap out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the Linux Kernel ipvlan network driver can be exploited to achieve local privilege escalation. The out-of-bounds write is caused by missing skb->cb initialization in the ipvlan network driver. The vulnerability is reachable if CONFIG_IPVLAN is enabled. We recommend upgrading past commit 90cbed5247439a966b645b34eb0a2e037836ea8e. (CVE-2023-3090)

  • Linux Kernel nftables Use-After-Free Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability; nft_chain_lookup_byid() failed to check whether a chain was active and CAP_NET_ADMIN is in any user or network namespace (CVE-2023-31248)

  • A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux Kernel io_uring subsystem can be exploited to achieve local privilege escalation. Racing a io_uring cancel poll request with a linked timeout can cause a UAF in a hrtimer. We recommend upgrading past commit ef7dfac51d8ed961b742218f526bd589f3900a59 (4716c73b188566865bdd79c3a6709696a224ac04 for 5.10 stable and 0e388fce7aec40992eadee654193cad345d62663 for 5.15 stable). (CVE-2023-3389)

  • A use-after-free vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel’s netfilter subsystem in net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c. Mishandled error handling with NFT_MSG_NEWRULE makes it possible to use a dangling pointer in the same transaction causing a use-after-free vulnerability. This flaw allows a local attacker with user access to cause a privilege escalation issue. We recommend upgrading past commit 1240eb93f0616b21c675416516ff3d74798fdc97. (CVE-2023-3390)

  • A flaw was found in the MCTP protocol in the Linux kernel. The function mctp_unregister() reclaims the device’s relevant resource when a netcard detaches. However, a running routine may be unaware of this and cause the use-after-free of the mdev->addrs object, potentially leading to a denial of service.
    (CVE-2023-3439)

  • Linux Kernel nftables Out-Of-Bounds Read/Write Vulnerability; nft_byteorder poorly handled vm register contents when CAP_NET_ADMIN is in any user or network namespace (CVE-2023-35001)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application’s self-reported version number.

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  - A heap out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the Linux Kernel ipvlan network driver can be exploited to
    achieve local privilege escalation. The out-of-bounds write is caused by missing skb->cb initialization in
    the ipvlan network driver. The vulnerability is reachable if CONFIG_IPVLAN is enabled. We recommend
    upgrading past commit 90cbed5247439a966b645b34eb0a2e037836ea8e. (CVE-2023-3090)

  - Linux Kernel nftables Use-After-Free Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability; `nft_chain_lookup_byid()`
    failed to check whether a chain was active and CAP_NET_ADMIN is in any user or network namespace
    (CVE-2023-31248)

  - A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux Kernel io_uring subsystem can be exploited to achieve local
    privilege escalation. Racing a io_uring cancel poll request with a linked timeout can cause a UAF in a
    hrtimer. We recommend upgrading past commit ef7dfac51d8ed961b742218f526bd589f3900a59
    (4716c73b188566865bdd79c3a6709696a224ac04 for 5.10 stable and 0e388fce7aec40992eadee654193cad345d62663 for
    5.15 stable). (CVE-2023-3389)

  - A use-after-free vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel's netfilter subsystem in
    net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c. Mishandled error handling with NFT_MSG_NEWRULE makes it possible to use a
    dangling pointer in the same transaction causing a use-after-free vulnerability. This flaw allows a local
    attacker with user access to cause a privilege escalation issue. We recommend upgrading past commit
    1240eb93f0616b21c675416516ff3d74798fdc97. (CVE-2023-3390)

  - A flaw was found in the MCTP protocol in the Linux kernel. The function mctp_unregister() reclaims the
    device's relevant resource when a netcard detaches. However, a running routine may be unaware of this and
    cause the use-after-free of the mdev->addrs object, potentially leading to a denial of service.
    (CVE-2023-3439)

  - Linux Kernel nftables Out-Of-Bounds Read/Write Vulnerability; nft_byteorder poorly handled vm register
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include('debian_package.inc');
include('ksplice.inc');

if ( ! get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled') ) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var os_release = get_kb_item('Host/Ubuntu/release');
if ( isnull(os_release) ) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Ubuntu');
os_release = chomp(os_release);
if (! ('20.04' >< os_release || '22.04' >< os_release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Ubuntu 20.04 / 22.04', 'Ubuntu ' + os_release);
if ( ! get_kb_item('Host/Debian/dpkg-l') ) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

var cpu = get_kb_item('Host/cpu');
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ('x86_64' >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && 's390' >!< cpu && 'aarch64' >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'Ubuntu', cpu);

var kernel_mappings = {
  '20.04': {
    '5.15.0': {
      'generic': '5.15.0-78',
      'generic-64k': '5.15.0-78',
      'generic-lpae': '5.15.0-78',
      'lowlatency': '5.15.0-78',
      'lowlatency-64k': '5.15.0-78',
      'gkeop': '5.15.0-1024',
      'gcp': '5.15.0-1038',
      'oracle': '5.15.0-1039',
      'aws': '5.15.0-1040',
      'azure-fde': '5.15.0-1042'
    }
  },
  '22.04': {
    '5.15.0': {
      'generic': '5.15.0-78',
      'generic-64k': '5.15.0-78',
      'generic-lpae': '5.15.0-78',
      'lowlatency': '5.15.0-78',
      'lowlatency-64k': '5.15.0-78',
      'gkeop': '5.15.0-1024',
      'nvidia': '5.15.0-1029',
      'nvidia-lowlatency': '5.15.0-1029',
      'ibm': '5.15.0-1034',
      'raspi': '5.15.0-1034',
      'raspi-nolpae': '5.15.0-1034',
      'intel-iotg': '5.15.0-1036',
      'gcp': '5.15.0-1038',
      'oracle': '5.15.0-1039',
      'aws': '5.15.0-1040',
      'azure-fde': '5.15.0-1042'
    }
  }
};

var host_kernel_release = get_kb_item('Host/uptrack-uname-r');
if (empty_or_null(host_kernel_release)) host_kernel_release = get_kb_item_or_exit('Host/uname-r');
var host_kernel_base_version = get_kb_item_or_exit('Host/Debian/kernel-base-version');
var host_kernel_type = get_kb_item_or_exit('Host/Debian/kernel-type');
if(empty_or_null(kernel_mappings[os_release][host_kernel_base_version][host_kernel_type])) audit(AUDIT_INST_VER_NOT_VULN, 'kernel ' + host_kernel_release);

var extra = '';
var kernel_fixed_version = kernel_mappings[os_release][host_kernel_base_version][host_kernel_type] + "-" + host_kernel_type;
if (deb_ver_cmp(ver1:host_kernel_release, ver2:kernel_fixed_version) < 0)
{
  extra = extra + 'Running Kernel level of ' + host_kernel_release + ' does not meet the minimum fixed level of ' + kernel_fixed_version + ' for this advisory.\n\n';
}
  else
{
  audit(AUDIT_PATCH_INSTALLED, 'Kernel package for USN-6246-1');
}

if (get_one_kb_item('Host/ksplice/kernel-cves'))
{
  var cve_list = make_list('CVE-2023-3090', 'CVE-2023-3389', 'CVE-2023-3390', 'CVE-2023-3439', 'CVE-2023-31248', 'CVE-2023-35001');
  if (ksplice_cves_check(cve_list))
  {
    audit(AUDIT_PATCH_INSTALLED, 'KSplice hotfix for USN-6246-1');
  }
  else
  {
    extra = extra + ksplice_reporting_text();
  }
}
if (extra) {
  security_report_v4(
    port       : 0,
    severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
    extra      : extra
  );
  exit(0);
}

CVSS3

7.8

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

AI Score

7.6

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

17.1%