Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2021.5062.1
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-5062-1)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'linux, linux-aws, linux-kvm, linux-lts-xenial' package(s) announced via the USN-5062-1 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'linux, linux-aws, linux-kvm, linux-lts-xenial' package(s) announced via the USN-5062-1 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: Maxim Levitsky discovered that the KVM hypervisor implementation for AMD processors in the Linux kernel did not properly prevent a guest VM from enabling AVIC in nested guest VMs. An attacker in a guest VM could use this to write to portions of the host's physical memory. Affected Software/OS: 'linux, linux-aws, linux-kvm, linux-lts-xenial' package(s) on Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 6.1 CVSS Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2021-3653 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165477/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0083-1.html https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1983686 https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/08/16/1 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00010.html https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00012.html
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