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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.844772
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-4678-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'linux, linux-aws, linux-azure, linux-gcp, linux-hwe-5.8, linux-kvm, linux-oracle, linux-raspi' package(s) announced via the USN-4678-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'linux, linux-aws, linux-azure, linux-gcp, linux-hwe-5.8, linux-kvm, linux-oracle, linux-raspi' package(s) announced via the USN-4678-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
It was discovered that the AMD 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-2020-12912)

Jann Horn discovered that the io_uring subsystem in the Linux kernel did
not properly perform reference counting in some situations. A local
attacker could use this to expose sensitive information or possibly
escalate privileges. (CVE-2020-29534)

Affected Software/OS:
'linux, linux-aws, linux-azure, linux-gcp, linux-hwe-5.8, linux-kvm, linux-oracle, linux-raspi' package(s) on Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 20.10.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.2

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2020-12912
https://www.amd.com/en/corporate/product-security
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2020-29534
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=2089
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.9.3
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=0f2122045b946241a9e549c2a76cea54fa58a7ff
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