Vulnerabilities > CVE-2015-3288 - Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Linux Kernel

047910
CVSS 7.8 - HIGH
Attack vector
LOCAL
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
LOW
Confidentiality impact
HIGH
Integrity impact
HIGH
Availability impact
HIGH
local
low complexity
linux
CWE-20
nessus

Summary

mm/memory.c in the Linux kernel before 4.1.4 mishandles anonymous pages, which allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (page tainting) via a crafted application that triggers writing to page zero.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
OS
Linux
1868

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables
    This attack pattern involves causing a buffer overflow through manipulation of environment variables. Once the attacker finds that they can modify an environment variable, they may try to overflow associated buffers. This attack leverages implicit trust often placed in environment variables.
  • Server Side Include (SSI) Injection
    An attacker can use Server Side Include (SSI) Injection to send code to a web application that then gets executed by the web server. Doing so enables the attacker to achieve similar results to Cross Site Scripting, viz., arbitrary code execution and information disclosure, albeit on a more limited scale, since the SSI directives are nowhere near as powerful as a full-fledged scripting language. Nonetheless, the attacker can conveniently gain access to sensitive files, such as password files, and execute shell commands.
  • Cross Zone Scripting
    An attacker is able to cause a victim to load content into their web-browser that bypasses security zone controls and gain access to increased privileges to execute scripting code or other web objects such as unsigned ActiveX controls or applets. This is a privilege elevation attack targeted at zone-based web-browser security. In a zone-based model, pages belong to one of a set of zones corresponding to the level of privilege assigned to that page. Pages in an untrusted zone would have a lesser level of access to the system and/or be restricted in the types of executable content it was allowed to invoke. In a cross-zone scripting attack, a page that should be assigned to a less privileged zone is granted the privileges of a more trusted zone. This can be accomplished by exploiting bugs in the browser, exploiting incorrect configuration in the zone controls, through a cross-site scripting attack that causes the attackers' content to be treated as coming from a more trusted page, or by leveraging some piece of system functionality that is accessible from both the trusted and less trusted zone. This attack differs from "Restful Privilege Escalation" in that the latter correlates to the inadequate securing of RESTful access methods (such as HTTP DELETE) on the server, while cross-zone scripting attacks the concept of security zones as implemented by a browser.
  • Cross Site Scripting through Log Files
    An attacker may leverage a system weakness where logs are susceptible to log injection to insert scripts into the system's logs. If these logs are later viewed by an administrator through a thin administrative interface and the log data is not properly HTML encoded before being written to the page, the attackers' scripts stored in the log will be executed in the administrative interface with potentially serious consequences. This attack pattern is really a combination of two other attack patterns: log injection and stored cross site scripting.
  • Command Line Execution through SQL Injection
    An attacker uses standard SQL injection methods to inject data into the command line for execution. This could be done directly through misuse of directives such as MSSQL_xp_cmdshell or indirectly through injection of data into the database that would be interpreted as shell commands. Sometime later, an unscrupulous backend application (or could be part of the functionality of the same application) fetches the injected data stored in the database and uses this data as command line arguments without performing proper validation. The malicious data escapes that data plane by spawning new commands to be executed on the host.

Nessus

  • NASL familyOracle Linux Local Security Checks
    NASL idORACLELINUX_ELSA-2015-2152.NASL
    descriptionFrom Red Hat Security Advisory 2015:2152 : Updated kernel packages that fix multiple security issues, address several hundred bugs, and add numerous enhancements are now available as part of the ongoing support and maintenance of Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 7. This is the second regular update. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Important security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from the CVE links in the References section. The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. * A flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id87090
    published2015-11-30
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2015-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/87090
    titleOracle Linux 7 : kernel (ELSA-2015-2152)
    code
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
    # extracted from Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2015:2152 and 
    # Oracle Linux Security Advisory ELSA-2015-2152 respectively.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(87090);
      script_version("2.27");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/09/27 13:00:36");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2010-5313", "CVE-2013-7421", "CVE-2014-3647", "CVE-2014-7842", "CVE-2014-8171", "CVE-2014-9419", "CVE-2014-9644", "CVE-2015-0239", "CVE-2015-2925", "CVE-2015-3288", "CVE-2015-3339", "CVE-2015-4170", "CVE-2015-5283", "CVE-2015-6526", "CVE-2015-7553", "CVE-2015-7613", "CVE-2015-7837", "CVE-2015-8215", "CVE-2016-0774");
      script_xref(name:"RHSA", value:"2015:2152");
    
      script_name(english:"Oracle Linux 7 : kernel (ELSA-2015-2152)");
      script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated packages");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:"The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "From Red Hat Security Advisory 2015:2152 :
    
    Updated kernel packages that fix multiple security issues, address
    several hundred bugs, and add numerous enhancements are now available
    as part of the ongoing support and maintenance of Red Hat Enterprise
    Linux version 7. This is the second regular update.
    
    Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Important
    security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base
    scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each
    vulnerability from the CVE links in the References section.
    
    The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux
    operating system.
    
    * A flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's file system
    implementation handled rename operations in which the source was
    inside and the destination was outside of a bind mount. A privileged
    user inside a container could use this flaw to escape the bind mount
    and, potentially, escalate their privileges on the system.
    (CVE-2015-2925, Important)
    
    * A race condition flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's IPC
    subsystem initialized certain fields in an IPC object structure that
    were later used for permission checking before inserting the object
    into a globally visible list. A local, unprivileged user could
    potentially use this flaw to elevate their privileges on the system.
    (CVE-2015-7613, Important)
    
    * It was found that reporting emulation failures to user space could
    lead to either a local (CVE-2014-7842) or a L2->L1 (CVE-2010-5313)
    denial of service. In the case of a local denial of service, an
    attacker must have access to the MMIO area or be able to access an I/O
    port. (CVE-2010-5313, CVE-2014-7842, Moderate)
    
    * A flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's KVM subsystem handled
    non-canonical addresses when emulating instructions that change the
    RIP (for example, branches or calls). A guest user with access to an
    I/O or MMIO region could use this flaw to crash the guest.
    (CVE-2014-3647, Moderate)
    
    * It was found that the Linux kernel memory resource controller's
    (memcg) handling of OOM (out of memory) conditions could lead to
    deadlocks. An attacker could use this flaw to lock up the system.
    (CVE-2014-8171, Moderate)
    
    * A race condition flaw was found between the chown and execve system
    calls. A local, unprivileged user could potentially use this flaw to
    escalate their privileges on the system. (CVE-2015-3339, Moderate)
    
    * A flaw was discovered in the way the Linux kernel's TTY subsystem
    handled the tty shutdown phase. A local, unprivileged user could use
    this flaw to cause a denial of service on the system. (CVE-2015-4170,
    Moderate)
    
    * A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the SCTP
    implementation. A local user could use this flaw to cause a denial of
    service on the system by triggering a kernel panic when creating
    multiple sockets in parallel while the system did not have the SCTP
    module loaded. (CVE-2015-5283, Moderate)
    
    * A flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's perf subsystem
    retrieved userlevel stack traces on PowerPC systems. A local,
    unprivileged user could use this flaw to cause a denial of service on
    the system. (CVE-2015-6526, Moderate)
    
    * A flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's Crypto subsystem
    handled automatic loading of kernel modules. A local user could use
    this flaw to load any installed kernel module, and thus increase the
    attack surface of the running kernel. (CVE-2013-7421, CVE-2014-9644,
    Low)
    
    * An information leak flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel
    changed certain segment registers and thread-local storage (TLS)
    during a context switch. A local, unprivileged user could use this
    flaw to leak the user space TLS base address of an arbitrary process.
    (CVE-2014-9419, Low)
    
    * It was found that the Linux kernel KVM subsystem's sysenter
    instruction emulation was not sufficient. An unprivileged guest user
    could use this flaw to escalate their privileges by tricking the
    hypervisor to emulate a SYSENTER instruction in 16-bit mode, if the
    guest OS did not initialize the SYSENTER model-specific registers
    (MSRs). Note: Certified guest operating systems for Red Hat Enterprise
    Linux with KVM do initialize the SYSENTER MSRs and are thus not
    vulnerable to this issue when running on a KVM hypervisor.
    (CVE-2015-0239, Low)
    
    * A flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel handled the securelevel
    functionality after performing a kexec operation. A local attacker
    could use this flaw to bypass the security mechanism of the
    securelevel/secureboot combination. (CVE-2015-7837, Low)"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2015-November/005581.html"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"solution", 
        value:"Update the affected kernel packages."
      );
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/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:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-abi-whitelists");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-debug-devel");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-devel");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-doc");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-headers");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-tools");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-tools-libs");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:kernel-tools-libs-devel");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:perf");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:python-perf");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:oracle:linux:7");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2014/11/10");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2015/11/25");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2015/11/30");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2015-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
      script_family(english:"Oracle Linux Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl", "linux_alt_patch_detect.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/OracleLinux", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("global_settings.inc");
    include("rpm.inc");
    include("ksplice.inc");
    
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/OracleLinux")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Oracle Linux");
    release = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/release");
    if (isnull(release) || !pregmatch(pattern: "Oracle (?:Linux Server|Enterprise Linux)", string:release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Oracle Linux");
    os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "Oracle (?:Linux Server|Enterprise Linux) .*release ([0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?)", string:release);
    if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Oracle Linux");
    os_ver = os_ver[1];
    if (! preg(pattern:"^7([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Oracle Linux 7", "Oracle Linux " + os_ver);
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
    if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
    if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Oracle Linux", cpu);
    if ("x86_64" >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_ARCH_NOT, "x86_64", cpu);
    
    if (get_one_kb_item("Host/ksplice/kernel-cves"))
    {
      rm_kb_item(name:"Host/uptrack-uname-r");
      cve_list = make_list("CVE-2010-5313", "CVE-2013-7421", "CVE-2014-3647", "CVE-2014-7842", "CVE-2014-8171", "CVE-2014-9419", "CVE-2014-9644", "CVE-2015-0239", "CVE-2015-2925", "CVE-2015-3288", "CVE-2015-3339", "CVE-2015-4170", "CVE-2015-5283", "CVE-2015-6526", "CVE-2015-7553", "CVE-2015-7613", "CVE-2015-7837", "CVE-2015-8215", "CVE-2016-0774");  
      if (ksplice_cves_check(cve_list))
      {
        audit(AUDIT_PATCH_INSTALLED, "KSplice hotfix for ELSA-2015-2152");
      }
      else
      {
        __rpm_report = ksplice_reporting_text();
      }
    }
    
    kernel_major_minor = get_kb_item("Host/uname/major_minor");
    if (empty_or_null(kernel_major_minor)) exit(1, "Unable to determine kernel major-minor level.");
    expected_kernel_major_minor = "3.10";
    if (kernel_major_minor != expected_kernel_major_minor)
      audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "running kernel level " + expected_kernel_major_minor + ", it is running kernel level " + kernel_major_minor);
    
    flag = 0;
    if (rpm_exists(release:"EL7", rpm:"kernel-3.10.0") && rpm_check(release:"EL7", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"kernel-3.10.0-327.el7")) flag++;
    if (rpm_exists(release:"EL7", rpm:"kernel-abi-whitelists-3.10.0") && rpm_check(release:"EL7", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"kernel-abi-whitelists-3.10.0-327.el7")) flag++;
    if (rpm_exists(release:"EL7", rpm:"kernel-debug-3.10.0") && rpm_check(release:"EL7", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"kernel-debug-3.10.0-327.el7")) flag++;
    if (rpm_exists(release:"EL7", rpm:"kernel-debug-devel-3.10.0") && rpm_check(release:"EL7", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"kernel-debug-devel-3.10.0-327.el7")) flag++;
    if (rpm_exists(release:"EL7", rpm:"kernel-devel-3.10.0") && rpm_check(release:"EL7", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"kernel-devel-3.10.0-327.el7")) flag++;
    if (rpm_exists(release:"EL7", rpm:"kernel-doc-3.10.0") && rpm_check(release:"EL7", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"kernel-doc-3.10.0-327.el7")) flag++;
    if (rpm_exists(release:"EL7", rpm:"kernel-headers-3.10.0") && rpm_check(release:"EL7", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"kernel-headers-3.10.0-327.el7")) flag++;
    if (rpm_exists(release:"EL7", rpm:"kernel-tools-3.10.0") && rpm_check(release:"EL7", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"kernel-tools-3.10.0-327.el7")) flag++;
    if (rpm_exists(release:"EL7", rpm:"kernel-tools-libs-3.10.0") && rpm_check(release:"EL7", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"kernel-tools-libs-3.10.0-327.el7")) flag++;
    if (rpm_exists(release:"EL7", rpm:"kernel-tools-libs-devel-3.10.0") && rpm_check(release:"EL7", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"kernel-tools-libs-devel-3.10.0-327.el7")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"EL7", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"perf-3.10.0-327.el7")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"EL7", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"python-perf-3.10.0-327.el7")) flag++;
    
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
      else security_hole(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else
    {
      tested = pkg_tests_get();
      if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
      else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "affected kernel");
    }
    
  • NASL familyHuawei Local Security Checks
    NASL idEULEROS_SA-2019-1487.NASL
    descriptionAccording to the versions of the kernel packages installed, the EulerOS Virtualization installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities : - It was found that the Linux kernel
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id124811
    published2019-05-13
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/124811
    titleEulerOS Virtualization 3.0.1.0 : kernel (EulerOS-SA-2019-1487)
  • NASL familyHuawei Local Security Checks
    NASL idEULEROS_SA-2019-1505.NASL
    descriptionAccording to the versions of the kernel packages installed, the EulerOS Virtualization for ARM 64 installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities : - The kernel package contains the Linux kernel (vmlinuz), the core of any Linux operating system. The kernel handles the basic functions of the operating system: memory allocation, process allocation, device input and output, etc.Security Fix(es):A flaw named FragmentSmack was found in the way the Linux kernel handled reassembly of fragmented IPv4 and IPv6 packets. A remote attacker could use this flaw to trigger time and calculation expensive fragment reassembly algorithm by sending specially crafted packets which could lead to a CPU saturation and hence a denial of service on the system.(CVE-2018-5391)Multiple out-of-bounds write flaws were found in the way the Cherry Cymotion keyboard driver, KYE/Genius device drivers, Logitech device drivers, Monterey Genius KB29E keyboard driver, Petalynx Maxter remote control driver, and Sunplus wireless desktop driver handled HID reports with an invalid report descriptor size. An attacker with physical access to the system could use either of these flaws to write data past an allocated memory buffer.(CVE-2014-3184)The __get_data_block function in fs/f2fs/data.c in the Linux kernel before 4.11 allows local users to cause a denial of service (integer overflow and loop) via crafted use of the open and fallocate system calls with an FS_IOC_FIEMAP ioctl.(CVE-2017-18257)netetfilter/xt_osf.c in the Linux kernel through 4.14.4 does not require the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability for add_callback and remove_callback operations. This allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions because the xt_osf_fingers data structure is shared across all network namespaces.(CVE-2017-17450)A denial of service flaw was discovered in the Linux kernel, where a race condition caused a NULL pointer dereference in the RDS socket-creation code. A local attacker could use this flaw to create a situation in which a NULL pointer crashed the kernel.(CVE-2015-7990)An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 4.19.9. The USB subsystem mishandles size checks during the reading of an extra descriptor, related to __usb_get_extra_descriptor in drivers/usb/core/usb.c.(CVE-2018-20169)mm/memory.c in the Linux kernel before 4.1.4 mishandles anonymous pages, which allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (page tainting) via a crafted application that triggers writing to page zero.(CVE-2015-3288)The ovl_setattr function in fs/overlayfs/inode.c in the Linux kernel through 4.3.3 attempts to merge distinct setattr operations, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions and modify the attributes of arbitrary overlay files via a crafted application.(CVE-2015-8660)A flaw was found in the Linux kernel where a local user with a shell account can abuse the userfaultfd syscall when using hugetlbfs. A missing size check in hugetlb_mcopy_atomic_pte could create an invalid inode variable, leading to a kernel panic.(CVE-2017-15128)An integer overflow flaw was found in the way the lzo1x_decompress_safe() function of the Linux kernel
    last seen2020-04-16
    modified2019-05-13
    plugin id124828
    published2019-05-13
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2019-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/124828
    titleEulerOS Virtualization for ARM 64 3.0.1.0 : kernel (EulerOS-SA-2019-1505)
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idSUSE_SU-2017-1301-1.NASL
    descriptionThe SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 SP4 kernel was updated to receive various security and bugfixes. Notable new features : - Toleration of newer crypto hardware for z Systems - USB 2.0 Link power management for Haswell-ULT The following security bugs were fixed : - CVE-2017-7308: The packet_set_ring function in net/packet/af_packet.c in the Linux kernel did not properly validate certain block-size data, which allowed local users to cause a denial of service (overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted system calls (bnc#1031579) - CVE-2017-2671: The ping_unhash function in net/ipv4/ping.c in the Linux kernel was too late in obtaining a certain lock and consequently could not ensure that disconnect function calls are safe, which allowed local users to cause a denial of service (panic) by leveraging access to the protocol value of IPPROTO_ICMP in a socket system call (bnc#1031003) - CVE-2017-7184: The xfrm_replay_verify_len function in net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c in the Linux kernel did not validate certain size data after an XFRM_MSG_NEWAE update, which allowed local users to obtain root privileges or cause a denial of service (heap-based out-of-bounds access) by leveraging the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability (bsc#1030573). - CVE-2017-5970: The ipv4_pktinfo_prepare function in net/ipv4/ip_sockglue.c in the Linux kernel allowed attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via (1) an application that made crafted system calls or possibly (2) IPv4 traffic with invalid IP options (bsc#1024938). - CVE-2017-7616: Incorrect error handling in the set_mempolicy and mbind compat syscalls in mm/mempolicy.c in the Linux kernel allowed local users to obtain sensitive information from uninitialized stack data by triggering failure of a certain bitmap operation (bsc#1033336). - CVE-2017-7294: The vmw_surface_define_ioctl function in drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_surface.c in the Linux kernel did not validate addition of certain levels data, which allowed local users to trigger an integer overflow and out-of-bounds write, and cause a denial of service (system hang or crash) or possibly gain privileges, via a crafted ioctl call for a /dev/dri/renderD* device (bnc#1031440) - CVE-2017-7261: The vmw_surface_define_ioctl function in drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_surface.c in the Linux kernel did not check for a zero value of certain levels data, which allowed local users to cause a denial of service (ZERO_SIZE_PTR dereference, and GPF and possibly panic) via a crafted ioctl call for a /dev/dri/renderD* device (bnc#1031052) - CVE-2017-7187: The sg_ioctl function in drivers/scsi/sg.c in the Linux kernel allowed local users to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a large command size in an SG_NEXT_CMD_LEN ioctl call, leading to out-of-bounds write access in the sg_write function (bnc#1030213) - CVE-2017-6348: The hashbin_delete function in net/irda/irqueue.c in the Linux kernel improperly managed lock dropping, which allowed local users to cause a denial of service (deadlock) via crafted operations on IrDA devices (bnc#1027178) - CVE-2017-5669: The do_shmat function in ipc/shm.c in the Linux kernel did not restrict the address calculated by a certain rounding operation, which allowed local users to map page zero, and consequently bypass a protection mechanism that exists for the mmap system call, by making crafted shmget and shmat system calls in a privileged context (bnc#1026914) - CVE-2015-3288: mm/memory.c in the Linux kernel mishandled anonymous pages, which allowed local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (page tainting) via a crafted application that triggers writing to page zero (bsc#979021). - CVE-2016-10200: Race condition in the L2TPv3 IP Encapsulation feature in the Linux kernel allowed local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) by making multiple bind system calls without properly ascertaining whether a socket has the SOCK_ZAPPED status, related to net/l2tp/l2tp_ip.c and net/l2tp/l2tp_ip6.c (bnc#1028415) - CVE-2016-5243: The tipc_nl_compat_link_dump function in net/tipc/netlink_compat.c in the Linux kernel did not properly copy a certain string, which allowed local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory by reading a Netlink message (bnc#983212) - CVE-2017-6353: net/sctp/socket.c in the Linux kernel did not properly restrict association peel-off operations during certain wait states, which allowed local users to cause a denial of service (invalid unlock and double free) via a multithreaded application (bnc#1027066) - CVE-2017-6214: The tcp_splice_read function in net/ipv4/tcp.c in the Linux kernel allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and soft lockup) via vectors involving a TCP packet with the URG flag (bnc#1026722) - CVE-2017-6074: The dccp_rcv_state_process function in net/dccp/input.c in the Linux kernel mishandled DCCP_PKT_REQUEST packet data structures in the LISTEN state, which allowed local users to obtain root privileges or cause a denial of service (double free) via an application that made an IPV6_RECVPKTINFO setsockopt system call (bnc#1026024) - CVE-2017-5986: Race condition in the sctp_wait_for_sndbuf function in net/sctp/socket.c in the Linux kernel allowed local users to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and panic) via a multithreaded application that peels off an association in a certain buffer-full state (bsc#1025235) - CVE-2015-8970: crypto/algif_skcipher.c in the Linux kernel did not verify that a setkey operation has been performed on an AF_ALG socket an accept system call is processed, which allowed local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via a crafted application that does not supply a key, related to the lrw_crypt function in crypto/lrw.c (bsc#1008374). The update package also includes non-security fixes. See advisory for details. Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id100214
    published2017-05-16
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2017-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/100214
    titleSUSE SLES11 Security Update : kernel (SUSE-SU-2017:1301-1)
  • NASL familyUbuntu Local Security Checks
    NASL idUBUNTU_USN-3127-2.NASL
    descriptionUSN-3127-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux Hardware Enablement (HWE) kernel from Ubuntu 14.04 LTS for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. It was discovered that the compression handling code in the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly check for an integer overflow. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2014-9904) Kirill A. Shutemov discovered that memory manager in the Linux kernel did not properly handle anonymous pages. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly gain administrative privileges. (CVE-2015-3288) Vitaly Kuznetsov discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly suppress hugetlbfs support in X86 paravirtualized guests. An attacker in the guest OS could cause a denial of service (guest system crash). (CVE-2016-3961) Ondrej Kozina discovered that the keyring interface in the Linux kernel contained a buffer overflow when displaying timeout events via the /proc/keys interface. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2016-7042). Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id94732
    published2016-11-11
    reporterUbuntu Security Notice (C) 2016-2019 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2016-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/94732
    titleUbuntu 12.04 LTS : linux-lts-trusty vulnerabilities (USN-3127-2)
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idOPENSUSE-2016-1015.NASL
    descriptionThe openSUSE 13.2 kernel was updated to fix various bugs and security issues. The following security bugs were fixed : - CVE-2016-1583: Prevent the usage of mmap when the lower file system does not allow it. This could have lead to local privilege escalation when ecryptfs-utils was installed and /sbin/mount.ecryptfs_private was setuid (bsc#983143). - CVE-2016-4913: The get_rock_ridge_filename function in fs/isofs/rock.c in the Linux kernel mishandles NM (aka alternate name) entries containing \0 characters, which allowed local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted isofs filesystem (bnc#980725). - CVE-2016-4580: The x25_negotiate_facilities function in net/x25/x25_facilities.c in the Linux kernel did not properly initialize a certain data structure, which allowed attackers to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via an X.25 Call Request (bnc#981267). - CVE-2016-0758: Tags with indefinite length could have corrupted pointers in asn1_find_indefinite_length (bsc#979867). - CVE-2016-2053: The asn1_ber_decoder function in lib/asn1_decoder.c in the Linux kernel allowed attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) via an ASN.1 BER file that lacks a public key, leading to mishandling by the public_key_verify_signature function in crypto/asymmetric_keys/public_key.c (bnc#963762). - CVE-2016-2187: The gtco_probe function in drivers/input/tablet/gtco.c in the Linux kernel allowed physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via a crafted endpoints value in a USB device descriptor (bnc#971919 971944). - CVE-2016-4482: The proc_connectinfo function in drivers/usb/core/devio.c in the Linux kernel did not initialize a certain data structure, which allowed local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a crafted USBDEVFS_CONNECTINFO ioctl call (bnc#978401 bsc#978445). - CVE-2016-4565: The InfiniBand (aka IB) stack in the Linux kernel incorrectly relies on the write system call, which allowed local users to cause a denial of service (kernel memory write operation) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a uAPI interface (bnc#979548 bsc#980363). - CVE-2016-3672: The arch_pick_mmap_layout function in arch/x86/mm/mmap.c in the Linux kernel did not properly randomize the legacy base address, which made it easier for local users to defeat the intended restrictions on the ADDR_NO_RANDOMIZE flag, and bypass the ASLR protection mechanism for a setuid or setgid program, by disabling stack-consumption resource limits (bnc#974308). - CVE-2016-4581: fs/pnode.c in the Linux kernel did not properly traverse a mount propagation tree in a certain case involving a slave mount, which allowed local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) via a crafted series of mount system calls (bnc#979913). - CVE-2016-4485: The llc_cmsg_rcv function in net/llc/af_llc.c in the Linux kernel did not initialize a certain data structure, which allowed attackers to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory by reading a message (bnc#978821). - CVE-2015-3288: A security flaw was found in the Linux kernel that there was a way to arbitrary change zero page memory. (bnc#979021). - CVE-2016-4578: sound/core/timer.c in the Linux kernel did not initialize certain r1 data structures, which allowed local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via crafted use of the ALSA timer interface, related to the (1) snd_timer_user_ccallback and (2) snd_timer_user_tinterrupt functions (bnc#979879). - CVE-2016-3134: The netfilter subsystem in the Linux kernel did not validate certain offset fields, which allowed local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via an IPT_SO_SET_REPLACE setsockopt call (bnc#971126). - CVE-2016-4486: The rtnl_fill_link_ifmap function in net/core/rtnetlink.c in the Linux kernel did not initialize a certain data structure, which allowed local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory by reading a Netlink message (bnc#978822). - CVE-2013-7446: Use-after-free vulnerability in net/unix/af_unix.c in the Linux kernel allowed local users to bypass intended AF_UNIX socket permissions or cause a denial of service (panic) via crafted epoll_ctl calls (bnc#955654). - CVE-2016-4569: The snd_timer_user_params function in sound/core/timer.c in the Linux kernel did not initialize a certain data structure, which allowed local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via crafted use of the ALSA timer interface (bnc#979213). - CVE-2016-2847: fs/pipe.c in the Linux kernel did not limit the amount of unread data in pipes, which allowed local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by creating many pipes with non-default sizes (bnc#970948 974646). - CVE-2016-3136: The mct_u232_msr_to_state function in drivers/usb/serial/mct_u232.c in the Linux kernel allowed physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via a crafted USB device without two interrupt-in endpoint descriptors (bnc#970955). - CVE-2016-2188: The iowarrior_probe function in drivers/usb/misc/iowarrior.c in the Linux kernel allowed physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via a crafted endpoints value in a USB device descriptor (bnc#970956). - CVE-2016-3138: The acm_probe function in drivers/usb/class/cdc-acm.c in the Linux kernel allowed physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via a USB device without both a control and a data endpoint descriptor (bnc#970911). - CVE-2016-3137: drivers/usb/serial/cypress_m8.c in the Linux kernel allowed physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via a USB device without both an interrupt-in and an interrupt-out endpoint descriptor, related to the cypress_generic_port_probe and cypress_open functions (bnc#970970). - CVE-2016-3951: Double free vulnerability in drivers/net/usb/cdc_ncm.c in the Linux kernel allowed physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by inserting a USB device with an invalid USB descriptor (bnc#974418). - CVE-2016-3140: The digi_port_init function in drivers/usb/serial/digi_acceleport.c in the Linux kernel allowed physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via a crafted endpoints value in a USB device descriptor (bnc#970892). - CVE-2016-2186: The powermate_probe function in drivers/input/misc/powermate.c in the Linux kernel allowed physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via a crafted endpoints value in a USB device descriptor (bnc#970958). - CVE-2016-2185: The ati_remote2_probe function in drivers/input/misc/ati_remote2.c in the Linux kernel allowed physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via a crafted endpoints value in a USB device descriptor (bnc#971124). - CVE-2016-3689: The ims_pcu_parse_cdc_data function in drivers/input/misc/ims-pcu.c in the Linux kernel allowed physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a USB device without both a master and a slave interface (bnc#971628). - CVE-2016-3156: The IPv4 implementation in the Linux kernel mishandles destruction of device objects, which allowed guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS networking outage) by arranging for a large number of IP addresses (bnc#971360). - CVE-2016-2184: The create_fixed_stream_quirk function in sound/usb/quirks.c in the snd-usb-audio driver in the Linux kernel allowed physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference or double free, and system crash) via a crafted endpoints value in a USB device descriptor (bnc#971125). - CVE-2016-3139: The wacom_probe function in drivers/input/tablet/wacom_sys.c in the Linux kernel allowed physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via a crafted endpoints value in a USB device descriptor (bnc#970909). - CVE-2015-8830: Integer overflow in the aio_setup_single_vector function in fs/aio.c in the Linux kernel 4.0 allowed local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a large AIO iovec. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of a CVE-2012-6701 regression (bnc#969354 bsc#969355). - CVE-2016-2782: The treo_attach function in drivers/usb/serial/visor.c in the Linux kernel allowed physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by inserting a USB device that lacks a (1) bulk-in or (2) interrupt-in endpoint (bnc#968670). - CVE-2015-8816: The hub_activate function in drivers/usb/core/hub.c in the Linux kernel did not properly maintain a hub-interface data structure, which allowed physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory access and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by unplugging a USB hub device (bnc#968010). - CVE-2015-7566: The clie_5_attach function in drivers/usb/serial/visor.c in the Linux kernel allowed physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by inserting a USB device that lacks a bulk-out endpoint (bnc#961512). - CVE-2016-2549: sound/core/hrtimer.c in the Linux kernel did not prevent recursive callback access, which allowed local users to cause a denial of service (deadlock) via a crafted ioctl call (bnc#968013). - CVE-2016-2547: sound/core/timer.c in the Linux kernel employs a locking approach that did not consider slave timer instances, which allowed local users to cause a denial of service (race condition, use-after-free, and system crash) via a crafted ioctl call (bnc#968011). - CVE-2016-2548: sound/core/timer.c in the Linux kernel retains certain linked lists after a close or stop action, which allowed local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted ioctl call, related to the (1) snd_timer_close and (2) _snd_timer_stop functions (bnc#968012). - CVE-2016-2546: sound/core/timer.c in the Linux kernel uses an incorrect type of mutex, which allowed local users to cause a denial of service (race condition, use-after-free, and system crash) via a crafted ioctl call (bnc#967975). - CVE-2016-2545: The snd_timer_interrupt function in sound/core/timer.c in the Linux kernel did not properly maintain a certain linked list, which allowed local users to cause a denial of service (race condition and system crash) via a crafted ioctl call (bnc#967974). - CVE-2016-2544: Race condition in the queue_delete function in sound/core/seq/seq_queue.c in the Linux kernel allowed local users to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and system crash) by making an ioctl call at a certain time (bnc#967973). - CVE-2016-2543: The snd_seq_ioctl_remove_events function in sound/core/seq/seq_clientmgr.c in the Linux kernel did not verify FIFO assignment before proceeding with FIFO clearing, which allowed local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) via a crafted ioctl call (bnc#967972). - CVE-2015-8709: ** DISPUTED ** kernel/ptrace.c in the Linux kernel mishandles uid and gid mappings, which allowed local users to gain privileges by establishing a user namespace, waiting for a root process to enter that namespace with an unsafe uid or gid, and then using the ptrace system call. NOTE: the vendor states
    last seen2020-06-05
    modified2016-08-25
    plugin id93104
    published2016-08-25
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2016-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/93104
    titleopenSUSE Security Update : the Linux Kernel (openSUSE-2016-1015)
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idSUSE_SU-2017-1613-1.NASL
    descriptionThe SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 SP3 kernel was updated to receive various security fixes. The following security bugs were fixed : - CVE-2017-1000364: The default stack guard page was too small and could be
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id100912
    published2017-06-20
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2017-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/100912
    titleSUSE SLES11 Security Update : kernel (SUSE-SU-2017:1613-1) (Stack Clash)
  • NASL familyUbuntu Local Security Checks
    NASL idUBUNTU_USN-3127-1.NASL
    descriptionIt was discovered that the compression handling code in the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly check for an integer overflow. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2014-9904) Kirill A. Shutemov discovered that memory manager in the Linux kernel did not properly handle anonymous pages. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly gain administrative privileges. (CVE-2015-3288) Vitaly Kuznetsov discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly suppress hugetlbfs support in X86 paravirtualized guests. An attacker in the guest OS could cause a denial of service (guest system crash). (CVE-2016-3961) Ondrej Kozina discovered that the keyring interface in the Linux kernel contained a buffer overflow when displaying timeout events via the /proc/keys interface. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2016-7042). Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id94731
    published2016-11-11
    reporterUbuntu Security Notice (C) 2016-2019 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2016-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/94731
    titleUbuntu 14.04 LTS : linux vulnerabilities (USN-3127-1)
  • NASL familyRed Hat Local Security Checks
    NASL idREDHAT-RHSA-2015-2152.NASL
    descriptionUpdated kernel packages that fix multiple security issues, address several hundred bugs, and add numerous enhancements are now available as part of the ongoing support and maintenance of Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 7. This is the second regular update. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Important security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from the CVE links in the References section. The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. * A flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id86972
    published2015-11-20
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2015-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/86972
    titleRHEL 7 : kernel (RHSA-2015:2152)
  • NASL familyCentOS Local Security Checks
    NASL idCENTOS_RHSA-2015-2152.NASL
    descriptionUpdated kernel packages that fix multiple security issues, address several hundred bugs, and add numerous enhancements are now available as part of the ongoing support and maintenance of Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 7. This is the second regular update. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Important security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from the CVE links in the References section. The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. * A flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id87135
    published2015-12-02
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2015-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/87135
    titleCentOS 7 : kernel (CESA-2015:2152)

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