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Test ID: | 1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.840257 |
Category: | Ubuntu Local Security Checks |
Title: | Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-662-2) |
Summary: | The remote host is missing an update for the 'linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.22, linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24' package(s) announced via the USN-662-2 advisory. |
Description: | Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.22, linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24' package(s) announced via the USN-662-2 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: 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) Affected Software/OS: 'linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.22, linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24' package(s) on Ubuntu 7.10, Ubuntu 8.04. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 8.3 CVSS Vector: AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
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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