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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2016.0429
Category:Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2016-0429)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'kernel, kernel-userspace-headers, kmod-vboxadditions, kmod-virtualbox, kmod-xtables-addons' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2016-0429 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'kernel, kernel-userspace-headers, kmod-vboxadditions, kmod-virtualbox, kmod-xtables-addons' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2016-0429 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
This update is based on upstream 4.4.39 and fixes at least the following
security issues:

Due to lack of size checking on ICMP header length, it is possible to
cause out-of-bounds read on stack (CVE-2016-8399)

A use-after-free vulnerability in the SCSI generic driver allows users
with write access to /dev/sg* or /dev/bsg* to elevate their privileges
(CVE-2016-9576).

A use-after-free vulnerability was found in ALSA pcm layer, which allows
local users to cause a denial of service, memory corruption, or possibly
other unspecified impact (CVE-2016-9794).

Other fixes in this update:
- fix for HID gamepad DragonRise (mga#19853)
- fix for radeon driver crashing on Dell Precision M4800 (mga#19892)

For other upstream fixes in this update, see the referenced changelogs.

Affected Software/OS:
'kernel, kernel-userspace-headers, kmod-vboxadditions, kmod-virtualbox, kmod-xtables-addons' package(s) on Mageia 5.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.6

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-8399
BugTraq ID: 94708
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94708
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2017:0817
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0817.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2017:0869
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0869
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2017:2930
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2930
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2017:2931
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2931
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-9576
94821
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94821
RHSA-2017:0817
RHSA-2017:1842
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842
RHSA-2017:2077
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077
RHSA-2017:2669
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2669
SUSE-SU-2016:3146
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00062.html
SUSE-SU-2016:3188
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00072.html
SUSE-SU-2016:3203
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00075.html
SUSE-SU-2016:3217
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00081.html
SUSE-SU-2016:3248
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00088.html
SUSE-SU-2016:3252
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00091.html
[oss-security] 20161209 Linux Kernel use-after-free in SCSI generic device interface
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/08/19
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=a0ac402cfcdc904f9772e1762b3fda112dcc56a0
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.8.14
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1403145
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a0ac402cfcdc904f9772e1762b3fda112dcc56a0
openSUSE-SU-2016:3085
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00040.html
openSUSE-SU-2016:3086
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00041.html
openSUSE-SU-2016:3118
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00057.html
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-9794
BugTraq ID: 94654
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94654
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/03/2
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2016:2574
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2016:3146 (Google Search)
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2016:3188 (Google Search)
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2016:3203 (Google Search)
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2016:3217 (Google Search)
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2016:3248 (Google Search)
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2016:3252 (Google Search)
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:3118 (Google Search)
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