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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.844539
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-4463-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'linux, linux-aws, linux-kvm, linux-lts-xenial, linux-raspi2, linux-snapdragon' package(s) announced via the USN-4463-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'linux, linux-aws, linux-kvm, linux-lts-xenial, linux-raspi2, linux-snapdragon' package(s) announced via the USN-4463-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
It was discovered that the bcache subsystem in the Linux kernel did not
properly release a lock in some error conditions. A local attacker could
possibly use this to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2020-12771)

Kyungtae Kim discovered that the USB testing driver in the Linux kernel did
not properly deallocate memory on disconnect events. A physically proximate
attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion).
(CVE-2020-15393)

Affected Software/OS:
'linux, linux-aws, linux-kvm, linux-lts-xenial, linux-raspi2, linux-snapdragon' package(s) on Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
4.9

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2020-12771
https://lkml.org/lkml/2020/4/26/87
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200608-0001/
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00019.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00032.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/10/msg00034.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2020:1062 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00071.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2020:1153 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00009.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4462-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4463-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4465-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4483-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4485-1/
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2020-15393
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip.git/commit/?id=831eebad70a25f55b5745453ac252d4afe997187
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=28ebeb8db77035e058a510ce9bd17c2b9a009dba
https://lkml.org/lkml/2020/6/2/968
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