Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.54515
Category:	Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:	Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200401-01 (Kernel)
Summary:	The remote host is missing updates announced in;advisory GLSA 200401-01.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing updates announced in advisory GLSA 200401-01. Vulnerability Insight: A critical security vulnerability has been found in recent Linux kernels which allows for local privilege escalation. Solution: Users are encouraged to upgrade to the latest available sources for their system: $> emerge sync $> emerge -pv your-favourite-sources $> emerge your-favourite-sources $> # Follow usual procedure for compiling and installing a kernel. $> # If you use genkernel, run genkernel as you would do normally. $> # IF YOUR KERNEL IS MARKED as 'remerge required!' THEN $> # YOU SHOULD UPDATE YOUR KERNEL EVEN IF PORTAGE $> # REPORTS THAT THE SAME VERSION IS INSTALLED. CVSS Score: 7.2 CVSS Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2003-0985 BugTraq ID: 9356 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9356 Bugtraq: 20040105 Linux kernel do_mremap() proof-of-concept exploit code (Google Search) http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107340358402129&w=2 Bugtraq: 20040105 Linux kernel mremap vulnerability (Google Search) http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107332782121916&w=2 Bugtraq: 20040106 Linux mremap bug correction (Google Search) http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107340814409017&w=2 Bugtraq: 20040107 [slackware-security] Kernel security update (SSA:2004-006-01) (Google Search) http://marc.info/?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.info/?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 Conectiva Linux advisory: CLA-2004:799 http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000799 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-1070 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1070 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-423 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-423 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-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 En Garde Linux Advisory: ESA-20040105-001 http://www.linuxsecurity.com/advisories/engarde_advisory-3904.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 http://isec.pl/vulnerabilities/isec-0013-mremap.txt http://www.osvdb.org/3315 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A860 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A867 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 http://secunia.com/advisories/10532 http://secunia.com/advisories/20163 http://secunia.com/advisories/20202 http://secunia.com/advisories/20338 SGI Security Advisory: 20040102-01-U ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20040102-01-U 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 http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107332754521495&w=2 XForce ISS Database: linux-domremap-gain-privileges(14135) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14135
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