Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.54271
Category:	Trustix Local Security Checks
Title:	Trustix Security Advisory TSLSA-2003-0046 (kernel)
Summary:	NOSUMMARY
Description:	Description: The remote host is missing updates announced in advisory TSLSA-2003-0046. This update fixes an issue related to bounds checking in the do_brk() function in the Linux kernel versions 2.4.22 and previous. This issue is known to be exploitable gaining root privileges. CVE has assigned the name CVE-2003-0961 to this issue. Solution: Update your system with the packages as indicated in the referenced security advisory. http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=TSLSA-2003-0046 Risk factor : High CVSS Score: 7.2
Cross-Ref:	BugTraq ID: 9138 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2003-0961 Bugtraq: 20031204 Hot fix for do_brk bug (Google Search) http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107064830206816&w=2 Bugtraq: 20031204 [iSEC] Linux kernel do_brk() vulnerability details (Google Search) http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107064798706473&w=2 Bugtraq: 20040112 SmoothWall Project Security Advisory SWP-2004:001 (Google Search) http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107394143105081&w=2 CERT/CC vulnerability note: VU#301156 http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/301156 Conectiva Linux advisory: CLA-2003:796 http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000796 Debian Security Information: DSA-403 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-403 Debian Security Information: DSA-417 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-417 Debian Security Information: DSA-423 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-423 Debian Security Information: DSA-433 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-433 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-450 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-450 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 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:110 http://isec.pl/papers/linux_kernel_do_brk.pdf http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-368.html http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-389.html http://secunia.com/advisories/10328 http://secunia.com/advisories/10329 http://secunia.com/advisories/10330 http://secunia.com/advisories/10333 http://secunia.com/advisories/10338 SuSE Security Announcement: SuSE-SA:2003:049 (Google Search) http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2003_049_kernel.html
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