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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.840611
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-1086-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'linux-ec2' package(s) announced via the USN-1086-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'linux-ec2' package(s) announced via the USN-1086-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Dan Rosenberg discovered that multiple terminal ioctls did not correctly
initialize structure memory. A local attacker could exploit this to read
portions of kernel stack memory, leading to a loss of privacy.
(CVE-2010-4075)

Dan Rosenberg discovered that the socket filters did not correctly
initialize structure memory. A local attacker could create malicious
filters to read portions of kernel stack memory, leading to a loss of
privacy. (CVE-2010-4158)

Dan Rosenberg discovered that the SCSI subsystem did not correctly validate
iov segments. A local attacker with access to a SCSI device could send
specially crafted requests to crash the system, leading to a denial of
service. (CVE-2010-4163, CVE-2010-4668)

Affected Software/OS:
'linux-ec2' package(s) on Ubuntu 10.04.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
4.7

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2010-4075
BugTraq ID: 43806
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/43806
Bugtraq: 20111013 VMSA-2011-0012 VMware ESXi and ESX updates to third party libraries and ESX Service Console (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded
http://lkml.indiana.edu/hypermail//linux/kernel/1009.1/03388.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/09/25/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/06/6
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/07/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/25/3
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0958.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0007.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0017.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0162.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/42884
http://secunia.com/advisories/42890
http://secunia.com/advisories/42963
http://secunia.com/advisories/46397
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0168
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2010-4158
20101109 Kernel 0-day
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2010-November/077321.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514705
20101118 Re: Kernel 0-day
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514845
20111013 VMSA-2011-0012 VMware ESXi and ESX updates to third party libraries and ESX Service Console
42745
http://secunia.com/advisories/42745
42778
http://secunia.com/advisories/42778
42801
http://secunia.com/advisories/42801
42884
42890
42932
http://secunia.com/advisories/42932
42963
43291
http://secunia.com/advisories/43291
44758
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44758
46397
ADV-2010-3321
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3321
ADV-2011-0012
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0012
ADV-2011-0124
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0124
ADV-2011-0168
ADV-2011-0298
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298
ADV-2011-0375
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0375
FEDORA-2010-18983
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052513.html
MDVSA-2011:029
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:029
RHSA-2010:0958
RHSA-2011:0007
RHSA-2011:0017
RHSA-2011:0162
SUSE-SA:2010:060
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-12/msg00004.html
SUSE-SA:2011:001
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00000.html
SUSE-SA:2011:002
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00001.html
SUSE-SA:2011:004
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00004.html
SUSE-SA:2011:007
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html
SUSE-SA:2011:008
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00002.html
[netdev] 20101109 [PATCH] Prevent reading uninitialized memory with socket filters
http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg146361.html
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=57fe93b374a6b8711995c2d466c502af9f3a08bb
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36.2
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=651698
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2010-4163
44793
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44793
[oss-security] 20101110 CVE request: kernel: Multiple DoS issues in block layer
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/10/18
[oss-security] 20101112 Re: CVE request: kernel: Multiple DoS issues in block layer
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/12/2
[oss-security] 20101129 Re: CVE request: kernel: Multiple DoS issues in block layer
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/29/1
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9284bcf4e335e5f18a8bc7b26461c33ab60d0689
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=652957
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2010-4668
BugTraq ID: 45660
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45660
http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/11/29/70
http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/11/29/68
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/30/4
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/30/7
XForce ISS Database: linux-blkrqmapuseriov-dos(64496)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64496
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