Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.842195
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu Update for linux USN-2596-1
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'linux'; package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'linux' package(s) announced via the referenced advisory. Vulnerability Insight: A race condition between chown() and execve() was discovered in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could exploit this race by using chown on a setuid-user-binary to gain administrative privileges. Affected Software/OS: linux on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Solution: Please Install the Updated Packages. CVSS Score: 6.2 CVSS Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-3339 Debian Security Information: DSA-3237 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3237 http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/157897.html http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/158804.html http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/20/5 RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2015:1272 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1272.html http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032412 SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2015:1487 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00007.html SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2015:1488 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00008.html SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2015:1489 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00009.html SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2015:1491 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00011.html SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2016:2074 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2015:1382 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00011.html
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