Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : Linux kernel (Vivid HWE) vulnerability (USN-2977-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 91184

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-2977-1 advisory.

- Integer overflow in lib/asn1_decoder.c in the Linux kernel before 4.6 allows local users to gain privileges via crafted ASN.1 data. (CVE-2016-0758)

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-2977-1

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 91184

File Name: ubuntu_USN-2977-1.nasl

Version: 2.13

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/17/2016

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: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-0758

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-3.19.0-59-generic, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-3.19.0-59-generic-lpae, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-3.19.0-59-lowlatency, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-3.19.0-59-powerpc-e500mc, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-3.19.0-59-powerpc-smp, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-3.19.0-59-powerpc64-emb, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-3.19.0-59-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: 5/16/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/27/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-0758

USN: 2977-1