Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerability (USN-2620-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 83811

Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-2620-1 advisory.

- A certain backport in the TCP Fast Open implementation for the Linux kernel before 3.18 does not properly maintain a count value, which allow local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via the Fast Open feature, as demonstrated by visiting the chrome://flags/#enable-tcp-fast-open URL when using certain 3.10.x through 3.16.x kernel builds, including longterm-maintenance releases and ckt (aka Canonical Kernel Team) builds. (CVE-2015-3332)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue 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-2620-1

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 83811

File Name: ubuntu_USN-2620-1.nasl

Version: 2.11

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/26/2015

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: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.9

Temporal Score: 3.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2015-3332

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

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:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-3.13.0-53-generic, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-3.13.0-53-generic-lpae, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-3.13.0-53-lowlatency, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-3.13.0-53-powerpc-e500, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-3.13.0-53-powerpc-e500mc, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-3.13.0-53-powerpc-smp, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-3.13.0-53-powerpc64-emb, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-3.13.0-53-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 Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/23/2015

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/27/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-3332

BID: 74232

USN: 2620-1