Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.57177
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu USN-319-2 (linux-source-2.6.12)
Summary:	Ubuntu USN-319-2 (linux-source-2.6.12)
Description:	The remote host is missing an update to linux-source-2.6.12 announced via advisory USN-319-2. A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases: Ubuntu 5.04 Ubuntu 5.10 This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu. USN-319-1 fixed a Linux kernel vulnerability in Ubuntu 6.06 LTS. This followup advisory provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 5.04 and 5.10. For reference, these are the details of the original USN: A race condition has been discovered in the file permission handling of the /proc file system. A local attacker could exploit this to execute arbitrary code with full root privileges. Solution: The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 5.04: linux-image-2.6.10-6-* 2.6.10-34.22 linux-patch-ubuntu-2.6.10 2.6.10-34.22 Ubuntu 5.10: linux-image-2.6.12-10-* 2.6.12-10.36 linux-patch-ubuntu-2.6.12 2.6.12-10.36 After a standard system upgrade you need to reboot your computer to effect the necessary changes. http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=USN-319-2 Risk factor : High
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2006-3626 Bugtraq: 20060717 rPSA-2006-0130-1 kernel (Google Search) http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/440300/100/0/threaded http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-July/047907.html Debian Security Information: DSA-1111 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1111 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:124 http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0617.html SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2006:017 (Google Search) http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_17_sr.html SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SA:2006:042 (Google Search) http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_42_kernel.html SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SA:2006:047 (Google Search) http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_47_kernel.html SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SA:2006:049 (Google Search) http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_49_kernel.html http://www.ubuntulinux.org/support/documentation/usn/usn-319-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-319-2 BugTraq ID: 18992 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18992 http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10060 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2816 http://www.osvdb.org/27120 http://secunia.com/advisories/21041 http://secunia.com/advisories/21073 http://secunia.com/advisories/21119 http://secunia.com/advisories/21123 http://secunia.com/advisories/21179 http://secunia.com/advisories/21057 http://secunia.com/advisories/21605 http://secunia.com/advisories/22174 http://secunia.com/advisories/21498 XForce ISS Database: linux-proc-race-condition(27790) http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/27790
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