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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.844867
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-4879-1)
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-4879-1 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-4879-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
It was discovered that the Marvell WiFi-Ex device driver in the Linux
kernel did not properly validate ad-hoc SSIDs. A local attacker could use
this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2020-36158)

Loris Reiff discovered that the BPF implementation in the Linux kernel did
not properly validate attributes in the getsockopt BPF hook. A local
attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service (system
crash). (CVE-2021-20194)

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-2020-36158
Debian Security Information: DSA-4843 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4843
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HCHBIRS27VMOGMBHPWP2R7SZRFXT6O6U/
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=5c455c5ab332773464d02ba17015acdca198f03d
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/5c455c5ab332773464d02ba17015acdca198f03d
https://lore.kernel.org/r/20201206084801.26479-1-ruc_zhangxiaohui@163.com
https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-wireless/patch/20201206084801.26479-1-ruc_zhangxiaohui@163.com/
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/02/msg00018.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/03/msg00010.html
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2021-20194
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1912683
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210326-0003/
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