Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.51326
Category:	Conectiva Local Security Checks
Title:	Conectiva Security Advisory CLA-2004:799
Summary:	Conectiva Security Advisory CLA-2004:799
Description:	The remote host is missing updates announced in advisory CLA-2004:799. The Linux kernel is responsible for handling the basic functions of the GNU/Linux operating system. This announcement fixes two local vulnerabilities in the kernel package: 1) mremap() local vulnerability (CVE-2003-0985[2]) Paul Starzetz from iSEC Security Research reported[1] another vulnerability in the Linux memory management code which can be used by local attackers to obtain root privileges or cause a denial of service condition (DoS). 2) Information leak in RTC code (CVE-2003-0984[3]) Russell King reported that real time clock (RTC) routines in Linux kernel 2.4.23 and earlier do not properly initialize their structures, which could leak kernel data to user space. Solution: The apt tool can be used to perform RPM package upgrades by running 'apt-get update' followed by 'apt-get upgrade' http://isec.pl/vulnerabilities/isec-0013-mremap.txt http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2003-0985 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2003-0984 http://www.conectiva.com.br/suporte/pr/sistema.kernel.atualizar.html http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=CLA-2004:799 http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/index.php?id=a&anuncio=002004 Risk factor : High
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2003-0985 Bugtraq: 20040105 Linux kernel mremap vulnerability (Google Search) http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=107332782121916&w=2 http://isec.pl/vulnerabilities/isec-0013-mremap.txt Bugtraq: 20040105 Linux kernel do_mremap() proof-of-concept exploit code (Google Search) http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=107340358402129&w=2 Bugtraq: 20040106 Linux mremap bug correction (Google Search) http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=107340814409017&w=2 Debian Security Information: DSA-423 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-423 Debian Security Information: DSA-450 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-450 Debian Security Information: DSA-1070 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1070 Debian Security Information: DSA-1067 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1067 Debian Security Information: DSA-1069 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1069 Debian Security Information: DSA-1082 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1082 Debian Security Information: DSA-413 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-413 Debian Security Information: DSA-417 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-417 Debian Security Information: DSA-427 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-427 Debian Security Information: DSA-439 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-439 Debian Security Information: DSA-440 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-440 Debian Security Information: DSA-442 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-442 Debian Security Information: DSA-470 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-470 Debian Security Information: DSA-475 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-475 SuSE Security Announcement: SuSE-SA:2004:001 (Google Search) SuSE Security Announcement: SuSE-SA:2004:003 (Google Search) http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_03_linux_kernel.html Conectiva Linux advisory: CLA-2004:799 http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000799 En Garde Linux Advisory: ESA-20040105-001 http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/engarde_advisory-3904.html http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-416.html http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-417.html http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-418.html http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-419.html Immunix Linux Advisory: IMNX-2004-73-001-01 http://download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7.3/updates/IMNX-2004-73-001-01 http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:001 SGI Security Advisory: 20040102-01-U ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040102-01-U http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=107332754521495&w=2 Bugtraq: 20040107 [slackware-security] Kernel security update (SSA:2004-006-01) (Google Search) http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=107350348418373&w=2 Bugtraq: 20040108 [slackware-security] Slackware 8.1 kernel security update (SSA:2004-008-01) (Google Search) http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-01/0070.html Bugtraq: 20040112 SmoothWall Project Security Advisory SWP-2004:001 (Google Search) http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=107394143105081&w=2 CERT/CC vulnerability note: VU#490620 http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/490620 Computer Incident Advisory Center Bulletin: O-045 http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-045.shtml BugTraq ID: 9356 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9356 http://www.osvdb.org/3315 http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:860 http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:867 http://secunia.com/advisories/10532 http://secunia.com/advisories/20163 http://secunia.com/advisories/20202 http://secunia.com/advisories/20338 XForce ISS Database: linux-domremap-gain-privileges(14135) http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/14135 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2003-0984 http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2004-January/msg00000.html SuSE Security Announcement: SuSE-SA:2003:049 (Google Search) http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_049_kernel.html http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-188.html http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:001 BugTraq ID: 9154 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9154 http://www.osvdb.org/3317 http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9406 http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1008594 http://secunia.com/advisories/20162 http://secunia.com/advisories/10536 http://secunia.com/advisories/10537 http://secunia.com/advisories/10538 http://secunia.com/advisories/10555 http://secunia.com/advisories/10582 http://secunia.com/advisories/10583 http://secunia.com/advisories/10533 XForce ISS Database: linux-rtc-memory-leak(13943) http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/13943 http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1013 http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:859
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