| Description: | Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'linux' package(s) announced via the DSA-3448-1 advisory.
Vulnerability Insight:
Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel that may lead to a privilege escalation or denial-of-service.
CVE-2013-4312
Tetsuo Handa discovered that it is possible for a process to open far more files than the process' limit leading to denial-of-service conditions.
CVE-2015-7566
Ralf Spenneberg of OpenSource Security reported that the visor driver crashes when a specially crafted USB device without bulk-out endpoint is detected.
CVE-2015-8767
An SCTP denial-of-service was discovered which can be triggered by a local attacker during a heartbeat timeout event after the 4-way handshake.
CVE-2016-0723
A use-after-free vulnerability was discovered in the TIOCGETD ioctl. A local attacker could use this flaw for denial-of-service.
CVE-2016-0728
The Perception Point research team discovered a use-after-free vulnerability in the keyring facility, possibly leading to local privilege escalation.
For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in version 3.16.7-ckt20-1+deb8u3.
We recommend that you upgrade your linux packages.
Affected Software/OS:
'linux' package(s) on Debian 8.
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
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