Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.55118
Category:	Conectiva Local Security Checks
Title:	Conectiva Security Advisory CLSA-2005:999
Summary:	Conectiva Security Advisory CLSA-2005:999
Description:	The remote host is missing updates announced in advisory CLSA-2005:999. The Linux kernel is responsible for handling the basic functions of the GNU/Linux operating system. This update addresses the following issues: - madwifi[1] and ndiswrapper kernel modules were not working properly - CVE-2005-1263[2]: ELF core dump privilege elevation - CVE-2005-1264[3]: root hole in raw device. The base kernel version upon which this package is based has been updated to 2.6.11.12.Solution: The apt tool can be used to perform RPM package upgrades by running 'apt-get update' followed by 'apt-get upgrade' http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/index.php?id=a&anuncio=000999 http://bugzilla.conectiva.com.br/show_bug.cgi?id=13743 Risk factor : High
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2005-1263 Bugtraq: 20050511 Linux kernel ELF core dump privilege elevation (Google Search) http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/397966 http://www.isec.pl/vulnerabilities/isec-0023-coredump.txt http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/428028/100/0/threaded http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/428058/100/0/threaded http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/427980/100/0/threaded http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-472.html http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-529.html http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-551.html SGI Security Advisory: 20060402-01-U ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060402-01-U BugTraq ID: 13589 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13589 http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10909 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0524 http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1122 http://secunia.com/advisories/19185 http://secunia.com/advisories/19607 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2005-1264 http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=111630512512222 http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2005-q2/0045.html http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2005-q2/0046.html http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-420.html BugTraq ID: 13651 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13651 http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10264 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0557
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