Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.840988
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-1425-1)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'linux' package(s) announced via the USN-1425-1 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'linux' package(s) announced via the USN-1425-1 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: Sasha Levin discovered a flaw in the permission checking for device assignments requested via the kvm ioctl in the Linux kernel. A local user could use this flaw to crash the system causing a denial of service. (CVE-2011-4347) Stephan Barwolf discovered a flaw in the KVM (kernel-based virtual machine) subsystem of the Linux kernel. A local unprivileged user can crash use this flaw to crash VMs causing a deny of service. (CVE-2012-0045) A flaw was discovered in the Linux kernel's cifs file system. An unprivileged local user could exploit this flaw to crash the system leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2012-1090) H. Peter Anvin reported a flaw in the Linux kernel that could crash the system. A local user could exploit this flaw to crash the system. (CVE-2012-1097) Tetsuo Handa reported a flaw in the OOM (out of memory) killer of the Linux kernel. A local unprivileged user can exploit this flaw to cause system unstability and denial of services. (CVE-2012-4398) Affected Software/OS: 'linux' package(s) on Ubuntu 10.04. 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
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-4347 [oss-security] 20111124 Re: CVE request -- kernel: kvm: device assignment DoS http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/24/7 http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.1.10 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=756084 https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c4e7f9022e506c6635a5037713c37118e23193e4 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-0045 SUSE-SU-2012:0616 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-05/msg00013.html [oss-security] 20120111 Re: CVE request -- kernel: kvm: syscall instruction induced guest panic http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/12/2 http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c2226fc9e87ba3da060e47333657cd6616652b84 http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.2.14 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=773370 https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c2226fc9e87ba3da060e47333657cd6616652b84 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-1090 48842 http://secunia.com/advisories/48842 48964 http://secunia.com/advisories/48964 RHSA-2012:0481 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0481.html RHSA-2012:0531 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0531.html SUSE-SU-2012:0554 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-04/msg00021.html [oss-security] 20120228 Re: CVE request -- kernel: cifs: dentry refcount leak when opening a FIFO on lookup leads to panic on unmount http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/28/4 http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.2.10 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=798293 https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/88d7d4e4a439f32acc56a6d860e415ee71d3df08 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-1097 48898 http://secunia.com/advisories/48898 [oss-security] 20120305 CVE-2012-1097 kernel: regset: Prevent null pointer reference on readonly regsets http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/05/1 http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c8e252586f8d5de906385d8cf6385fee289a825e https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=799209 https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c8e252586f8d5de906385d8cf6385fee289a825e Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-4398 55077 http://secunia.com/advisories/55077 55361 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55361 RHSA-2013:0223 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0223.html RHSA-2013:1348 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1348.html SUSE-SU-2015:0481 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.html [linux-kernel] 20120207 [PATCH 5/5] kmod: make __request_module() killable http://lkml.indiana.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1202.0/03340.html [oss-security] 20120902 CVE Request -- kernel: request_module() OOM local DoS http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/02/3 http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/linux-3.4.tar.bz2 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=853474 openSUSE-SU-2015:0566 http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.html
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