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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.844705
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-4626-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'linux, linux-aws, linux-azure, linux-gcp, linux-kvm, linux-oracle, linux-raspi' package(s) announced via the USN-4626-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'linux, linux-aws, linux-azure, linux-gcp, linux-kvm, linux-oracle, linux-raspi' package(s) announced via the USN-4626-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Simon Scannell discovered that the bpf verifier in the Linux kernel did not
properly calculate register bounds for certain operations. A local attacker
could use this to expose sensitive information (kernel memory) or gain
administrative privileges. (CVE-2020-27194)

Moritz Lipp, Michael Schwarz, Andreas Kogler, David Oswald, Catherine
Easdon, Claudio Canella, and Daniel Gruss discovered that the Intel Running
Average Power Limit (RAPL) driver in the Linux kernel did not properly
restrict access to power data. A local attacker could possibly use this to
expose sensitive information. (CVE-2020-8694)

Affected Software/OS:
'linux, linux-aws, linux-azure, linux-gcp, linux-kvm, linux-oracle, linux-raspi' package(s) on Ubuntu 20.10.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
2.1

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2020-27194
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.8.15
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/5b9fbeb75b6a98955f628e205ac26689bcb1383e
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2020-8694
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00389
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00015.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00027.html
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