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HistoryAug 22, 2024 - 12:00 a.m.

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-6976-1)

2024-08-2200:00:00
Ubuntu Security Notice (C) 2024 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2024 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
www.tenable.com
6
ubuntu 14.04
ubuntu 16.04
linux kernel
bluetooth rfcomm
race condition
null pointer dereference
denial of service
superh risc
user-mode linux
gpu drivers
hid subsystem
mmc subsystem
network drivers
phy drivers
scsi drivers
usb subsystem
xen hypervisor drivers
gfs2 file system
memory management
ipv4 networking
ipv6 networking
nfc subsystem
hd-audio driver

CVSS3

8.4

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

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

AI Score

8

Confidence

High

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-6976-1 advisory.

Yuxuan Hu discovered that the Bluetooth RFCOMM protocol driver in the Linux Kernel contained a race     condition, leading to a NULL pointer dereference. An attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of     service (system crash). (CVE-2024-22099)

It was discovered that a race condition existed in the Bluetooth subsystem in the Linux kernel, leading to     a null pointer dereference vulnerability. A privileged local attacker could use this to possibly cause a     denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2024-24860)

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:

- SuperH RISC architecture;

- User-Mode Linux (UML);

- GPU drivers;

- HID subsystem;

- MMC subsystem;

- Network drivers;

- PHY drivers;

- SCSI drivers;

- USB subsystem;

- Xen hypervisor drivers;

- GFS2 file system;

- Memory management;

- Bluetooth subsystem;

- IPv4 networking;

- IPv6 networking;

- NFC subsystem;

- HD-audio driver;

- ALSA SH drivers; (CVE-2023-52806, CVE-2021-46924, CVE-2021-47521, CVE-2021-47542, CVE-2024-26903,     CVE-2024-26654, CVE-2024-27013, CVE-2024-26600, CVE-2021-47518, CVE-2021-47171, CVE-2023-52629,     CVE-2023-52644, CVE-2021-46904, CVE-2023-52470, CVE-2024-36901, CVE-2021-46906, CVE-2024-39292,     CVE-2022-48659, CVE-2021-47173, CVE-2021-47571, CVE-2024-26929, CVE-2024-39484, CVE-2024-26687,     CVE-2024-26679, CVE-2023-52760)

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.

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##
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#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6976-1. The text
# itself is copyright (C) Canonical, Inc. See
# <https://ubuntu.com/security/notices>. Ubuntu(R) is a registered
# trademark of Canonical, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(206097);
  script_version("1.2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2024/08/27");

  script_cve_id(
    "CVE-2021-46904",
    "CVE-2021-46906",
    "CVE-2021-46924",
    "CVE-2021-47171",
    "CVE-2021-47173",
    "CVE-2021-47518",
    "CVE-2021-47521",
    "CVE-2021-47542",
    "CVE-2021-47571",
    "CVE-2022-48659",
    "CVE-2023-52470",
    "CVE-2023-52629",
    "CVE-2023-52644",
    "CVE-2023-52760",
    "CVE-2023-52806",
    "CVE-2024-22099",
    "CVE-2024-24860",
    "CVE-2024-26600",
    "CVE-2024-26654",
    "CVE-2024-26679",
    "CVE-2024-26687",
    "CVE-2024-26903",
    "CVE-2024-26929",
    "CVE-2024-27013",
    "CVE-2024-36901",
    "CVE-2024-39292",
    "CVE-2024-39484"
  );
  script_xref(name:"USN", value:"6976-1");

  script_name(english:"Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-6976-1)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security updates.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as
referenced in the USN-6976-1 advisory.

    Yuxuan Hu discovered that the Bluetooth RFCOMM protocol driver in the Linux Kernel contained a race
    condition, leading to a NULL pointer dereference. An attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of
    service (system crash). (CVE-2024-22099)

    It was discovered that a race condition existed in the Bluetooth subsystem in the Linux kernel, leading to
    a null pointer dereference vulnerability. A privileged local attacker could use this to possibly cause a
    denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2024-24860)

    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:

    - SuperH RISC architecture;

    - User-Mode Linux (UML);

    - GPU drivers;

    - HID subsystem;

    - MMC subsystem;

    - Network drivers;

    - PHY drivers;

    - SCSI drivers;

    - USB subsystem;

    - Xen hypervisor drivers;

    - GFS2 file system;

    - Memory management;

    - Bluetooth subsystem;

    - IPv4 networking;

    - IPv6 networking;

    - NFC subsystem;

    - HD-audio driver;

    - ALSA SH drivers; (CVE-2023-52806, CVE-2021-46924, CVE-2021-47521, CVE-2021-47542, CVE-2024-26903,
    CVE-2024-26654, CVE-2024-27013, CVE-2024-26600, CVE-2021-47518, CVE-2021-47171, CVE-2023-52629,
    CVE-2023-52644, CVE-2021-46904, CVE-2023-52470, CVE-2024-36901, CVE-2021-46906, CVE-2024-39292,
    CVE-2022-48659, CVE-2021-47173, CVE-2021-47571, CVE-2024-26929, CVE-2024-39484, CVE-2024-26687,
    CVE-2024-26679, CVE-2023-52760)

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.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6976-1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected kernel package.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2024-26929");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2022/01/12");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2024/08/21");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2024/08/22");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.4.0-1135-aws");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.4.0-1136-kvm");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.4.0-1173-aws");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.4.0-258-generic");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-4.4.0-258-lowlatency");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Ubuntu Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"Ubuntu Security Notice (C) 2024 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2024 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl", "ubuntu_pro_sub_detect.nasl", "linux_alt_patch_detect.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/cpu", "Host/Ubuntu", "Host/Ubuntu/release", "Host/Debian/dpkg-l");

  exit(0);
}

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 (! ('14.04' >< os_release || '16.04' >< os_release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Ubuntu 14.04 / 16.04', '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 ubuntu_pro_detected = get_kb_item('Host/Ubuntu/Pro/Services/esm-apps');
ubuntu_pro_detected = !empty_or_null(ubuntu_pro_detected);

var kernel_mappings = {
  '14.04': {
    '4.4.0': {
      'generic': '4.4.0-258',
      'lowlatency': '4.4.0-258',
      'aws': '4.4.0-1135'
    }
  },
  '16.04': {
    '4.4.0': {
      'generic': '4.4.0-258',
      'lowlatency': '4.4.0-258',
      'kvm': '4.4.0-1136',
      'aws': '4.4.0-1173'
    }
  }
};

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 (!ubuntu_pro_detected) {
  extra += 'NOTE: This vulnerability check contains fixes that apply to packages only \n';
  extra += 'available in Ubuntu ESM repositories. Access to these package security updates \n';
  extra += 'require an Ubuntu Pro subscription.\n\n';
}
if (deb_ver_cmp(ver1:host_kernel_release, ver2:kernel_fixed_version) < 0)
{
  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-6976-1');
}

if (get_one_kb_item('Host/ksplice/kernel-cves'))
{
  var cve_list = make_list('CVE-2021-46904', 'CVE-2021-46906', 'CVE-2021-46924', 'CVE-2021-47171', 'CVE-2021-47173', 'CVE-2021-47518', 'CVE-2021-47521', 'CVE-2021-47542', 'CVE-2021-47571', 'CVE-2022-48659', 'CVE-2023-52470', 'CVE-2023-52629', 'CVE-2023-52644', 'CVE-2023-52760', 'CVE-2023-52806', 'CVE-2024-22099', 'CVE-2024-24860', 'CVE-2024-26600', 'CVE-2024-26654', 'CVE-2024-26679', 'CVE-2024-26687', 'CVE-2024-26903', 'CVE-2024-26929', 'CVE-2024-27013', 'CVE-2024-36901', 'CVE-2024-39292', 'CVE-2024-39484');
  if (ksplice_cves_check(cve_list))
  {
    audit(AUDIT_PATCH_INSTALLED, 'KSplice hotfix for USN-6976-1');
  }
  else
  {
    extra = extra + ksplice_reporting_text();
  }
}
if (extra) {
  security_report_v4(
    port       : 0,
    severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
    extra      : extra
  );
  exit(0);
}

References

CVSS3

8.4

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

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

AI Score

8

Confidence

High