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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.71067
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu USN-1336-1 (linux-image-3.0.0-15-generic)
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:
The remote host is missing an update to linux-image-3.0.0-15-generic
announced via advisory USN-1336-1.

Details:

J?ri Aedla discovered that the kernel incorrectly handled /proc//mem
permissions. A local attacker could exploit this and gain root privileges.

Solution:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 11.10:
linux-image-3.0.0-15-generic 3.0.0-15.26
linux-image-3.0.0-15-generic-pae 3.0.0-15.26
linux-image-3.0.0-15-omap 3.0.0-15.26
linux-image-3.0.0-15-powerpc 3.0.0-15.26
linux-image-3.0.0-15-powerpc-smp 3.0.0-15.26
linux-image-3.0.0-15-powerpc64-smp 3.0.0-15.26
linux-image-3.0.0-15-server 3.0.0-15.26
linux-image-3.0.0-15-virtual 3.0.0-15.26

http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=USN-1336-1

CVSS Score:
6.9

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:H/Au:NR/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-0056
47708
http://secunia.com/advisories/47708
51625
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51625
RHSA-2012:0052
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2012-0052.html
RHSA-2012:0061
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2012-0061.html
USN-1336-1
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1336-1
VU#470151
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/470151
[oss-security] 20120117 Re: CVE request: kernel: proc: clean up and fix /proc/<pid>/mem handling
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/18/2
[oss-security] 20120118 CVE request: kernel: proc: clean up and fix /proc/<pid>/mem handling
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/18/1
[oss-security] 20120119 Re: CVE request: kernel: proc: clean up and fix /proc/<pid>/mem handling
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/19/4
[oss-security] 20120122 Re: CVE request: kernel: proc: clean up and fix /proc/<pid>/mem handling
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/22/4
http://blog.zx2c4.com/749
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=e268337dfe26dfc7efd422a804dbb27977a3cccc
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.2.2
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=782642
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