Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.841187
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-1607-1)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'linux' package(s) announced via the USN-1607-1 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'linux' package(s) announced via the USN-1607-1 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: Vadim Ponomarev discovered a flaw in the Linux kernel causing a reference leak when PID namespaces are used. A remote attacker could exploit this flaw causing a denial of service. (CVE-2012-2127) A flaw was found in how the Linux kernel's KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) subsystem handled MSI (Message Signaled Interrupts). A local unprivileged user could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service or potentially elevate privileges. (CVE-2012-2137) Mathias Krause discover an error in Linux kernel's Datagram Congestion Control Protocol (DCCP) Congestion Control Identifier (CCID) use. A local attack could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service (crash) and potentially escalate privileges if the user can mmap page 0. (CVE-2013-1827) Affected Software/OS: 'linux' package(s) on Ubuntu 11.10. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 6.9 CVSS Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-2127 55774 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55774 USN-1594-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1594-1 USN-1607-1 http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1607-1 [oss-security] 20120420 Re: CVE request: pid namespace leak in kernel 3.0 and 3.1 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/20/25 [oss-security] 20120422 Re: Re: CVE request: pid namespace leak in kernel 3.0 and 3.1 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/22/1 http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=905ad269c55fc62bee3da29f7b1d1efeba8aa1e1 http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.2.bz2 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=757783 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=815188 https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/905ad269c55fc62bee3da29f7b1d1efeba8aa1e1 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-2137 50952 http://secunia.com/advisories/50952 50961 http://secunia.com/advisories/50961 54063 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54063 HPSBGN02970 http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139447903326211&w=2 RHSA-2012:0743 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0743.html USN-1529-1 http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1529-1 USN-1606-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1606-1 USN-1609-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1609-1 http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=f2ebd422f71cda9c791f76f85d2ca102ae34a1ed http://ubuntu.5.n6.nabble.com/PATCH-Oneiric-CVE-2012-2137-KVM-Fix-buffer-overflow-in-kvm-set-irq-td4990566.html http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.2.24 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=816151 openSUSE-SU-2013:0925 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00005.html Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2013-1827 RHSA-2013:0744 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0744.html [oss-security] 20130307 Re: CVE Requests (maybe): Linux kernel: various info leaks, some NULL ptr derefs http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/07/2 http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=276bdb82dedb290511467a5a4fdbe9f0b52dce6f http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.5.4 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=919164 https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/276bdb82dedb290511467a5a4fdbe9f0b52dce6f
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