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Test ID: | 1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.844771 |
Category: | Ubuntu Local Security Checks |
Title: | Ubuntu: Security Advisory for linux (USN-4681-1) |
Summary: | The remote host is missing an update for the 'linux'; package(s) announced via the USN-4681-1 advisory. |
Description: | Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'linux' package(s) announced via the USN-4681-1 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: Ryan Hall discovered that the Intel 700 Series Ethernet Controllers driver in the Linux kernel did not properly deallocate memory in some conditions. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (kernel memory exhaustion). (CVE-2019-0148) It was discovered that the console keyboard driver in the Linux kernel contained a race condition. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information (kernel memory). (CVE-2020-25656) Minh Yuan discovered that the tty driver in the Linux kernel contained race conditions when handling fonts. A local attacker could possibly use this to expose sensitive information (kernel memory). (CVE-2020-25668) Jinoh Kang discovered that the Xen event channel infrastructure in the Linux kernel contained a race condition. An attacker in guest could possibly use this to cause a denial of service (dom0 crash). (CVE-2020-27675) Minh Yuan discovered that the framebuffer console driver in the Linux kernel did not properly handle fonts in some conditions. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly expose sensitive information (kernel memory). (CVE-2020-28974) It was discovered that Power 9 processors could be coerced to expose information from the L1 cache in certain situations. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2020-4788) Affected Software/OS: 'linux' package(s) on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 6.9 CVSS Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Cross-Ref: |
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2019-0148 https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00255.html Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2020-4788 https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6370729 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZF4OGZPKTAJJXWHPIFP3LHEWWEMR5LPT/ https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TITJQPYDWZ4NB2ONJWUXW75KSQIPF35T/ http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/11/20/3 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/11/23/1 XForce ISS Database: ibm-i-cve20204788-info-disc (189296) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/189296 |
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