Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.60390
Category:	Slackware Local Security Checks
Title:	Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2008-042-01)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'kernel' package(s) announced via the SSA:2008-042-01 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'kernel' package(s) announced via the SSA:2008-042-01 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: New kernel packages are available for Slackware 12.0, and -current to fix a local root exploit. More details about this issue may be found in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database: [links moved to references] Here are the details from the Slackware 12.0 ChangeLog: +--------------------------+ patches/packages/kernel-generic-2.6.21.5-i486-2_slack12.0.tgz: All of these kernel upgrades fix yesterday's local root exploit. For more information, see: [links moved to references] (* Security fix *) patches/packages/kernel-generic-smp-2.6.21.5_smp-i686-2_slack12.0.tgz: (* Security fix *) patches/packages/kernel-huge-2.6.21.5-i486-2_slack12.0.tgz: (* Security fix *) patches/packages/kernel-huge-smp-2.6.21.5_smp-i686-2_slack12.0.tgz: (* Security fix *) If you use lilo, don't forget to run it again after the upgrade. +--------------------------+ Affected Software/OS: 'kernel' package(s) on Slackware 12.0, Slackware current. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). 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-2008-0010 20080212 CSA-L03: Linux kernel vmsplice unchecked user-pointer dereference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487982/100/0/threaded 27704 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27704 27796 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27796 28835 http://secunia.com/advisories/28835 28875 http://secunia.com/advisories/28875 28896 http://secunia.com/advisories/28896 5093 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5093 ADV-2008-0487 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0487/references DSA-1494 http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1494 FEDORA-2008-1422 https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00254.html FEDORA-2008-1423 https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00255.html http://isec.pl/vulnerabilities/isec-0026-vmsplice_to_kernel.txt http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.24.1 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-0163 BugTraq ID: 27704 BugTraq ID: 27798 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27798 Debian Security Information: DSA-1494 (Google Search) XForce ISS Database: linux-kernel-proc-unauth-access(40486) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/40486 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-0600 1019393 http://securitytracker.com/id?1019393 20080212 rPSA-2008-0052-1 kernel http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488009/100/0/threaded 27801 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27801 28858 http://secunia.com/advisories/28858 28889 http://secunia.com/advisories/28889 28912 http://secunia.com/advisories/28912 28925 http://secunia.com/advisories/28925 28933 http://secunia.com/advisories/28933 28937 http://secunia.com/advisories/28937 29245 http://secunia.com/advisories/29245 30818 http://secunia.com/advisories/30818 5092 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5092 FEDORA-2008-1433 https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00270.html FEDORA-2008-1629 https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-February/msg00485.html MDVSA-2008:043 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:043 MDVSA-2008:044 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:044 RHSA-2008:0129 http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0129.html SUSE-SA:2008:007 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00005.html SUSE-SA:2008:013 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-03/msg00002.html SUSE-SA:2008:030 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-06/msg00006.html USN-577-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-577-1 [linux-kernel] 20080210 Re: [PATCH] kernel 2.6.24.1 still vulnerable to the vmsplice local root exploit http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=120263652322197&w=2 http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=120264520431307&w=2 http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=120264773202422&w=2 http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=120266328220808&w=2 http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=120266353621139&w=2 http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0052 http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0052 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=432229 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=432517 https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2237 oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11358 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11358
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