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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.845303
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-5357-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'linux, linux-aws, linux-azure-4.15, linux-dell300x, linux-hwe, linux-kvm, linux-snapdragon' package(s) announced via the USN-5357-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'linux, linux-aws, linux-azure-4.15, linux-dell300x, linux-hwe, linux-kvm, linux-snapdragon' package(s) announced via the USN-5357-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
It was discovered that the IPsec implementation in the Linux kernel did not
properly allocate enough memory when performing ESP transformations,
leading to a heap-based buffer overflow. A local attacker could use this to
cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary
code.

Affected Software/OS:
'linux, linux-aws, linux-azure-4.15, linux-dell300x, linux-hwe, linux-kvm, linux-snapdragon' package(s) on Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
4.6

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2022-27666
Debian Security Information: DSA-5127 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5127
Debian Security Information: DSA-5173 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5173
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2061633
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ebe48d368e97d007bfeb76fcb065d6cfc4c96645
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