Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.61870
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu USN-662-2 (linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.22/24)
Summary:	NOSUMMARY
Description:	Description: The remote host is missing an update to linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.22/24 announced via advisory USN-662-2. A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases: Ubuntu 7.10 Ubuntu 8.04 LTS This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu. Details follow: USN-662-1 fixed vulnerabilities in ndiswrapper in Ubuntu 8.10. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 8.04 and 7.10. Original advisory details: Anders Kaseorg discovered that ndiswrapper did not correctly handle long ESSIDs. For a system using ndiswrapper, a physically near-by attacker could generate specially crafted wireless network traffic and execute arbitrary code with root privileges. (CVE-2008-4395) Solution: The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 7.10: linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.22-15-386 2.6.22-15.40 linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.22-15-generic 2.6.22-15.40 linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.22-15-rt 2.6.22-15.40 linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.22-15-server 2.6.22-15.40 Ubuntu 8.04 LTS: linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24-21-386 2.6.24-21.33 linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24-21-generic 2.6.24-21.33 linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24-21-rt 2.6.24-21.33 linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24-21-server 2.6.24-21.33 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-662-2 Risk factor : Critical CVSS Score: 8.3
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-4395 BugTraq ID: 32118 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32118 http://www.mail-archive.com/frugalware-git@frugalware.org/msg22366.html http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021142 http://secunia.com/advisories/32509 SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SA:2008:057 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-12/msg00001.html http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-662-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-662-2 XForce ISS Database: linux-kernel-ndiswrapper-bo(46437) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46437
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