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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.841238
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-1650-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'linux' package(s) announced via the USN-1650-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'linux' package(s) announced via the USN-1650-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Rodrigo Freire discovered a flaw in the Linux kernel's TCP illinois
congestion control algorithm. A local attacker could use this to cause a
denial of service.

Affected Software/OS:
'linux' package(s) on Ubuntu 8.04.

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-2012-4565
51409
http://secunia.com/advisories/51409
56346
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56346
FEDORA-2012-17479
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/091110.html
RHSA-2012:1580
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1580.html
USN-1644-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1644-1
USN-1645-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1645-1
USN-1646-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1646-1
USN-1647-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1647-1
USN-1648-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1648-1
USN-1649-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1649-1
USN-1650-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1650-1
USN-1651-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1651-1
USN-1652-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1652-1
[oss-security] 20121031 Re: CVE Request -- kernel: net: divide by zero in tcp algorithm illinois
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/31/5
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8f363b77ee4fbf7c3bbcf5ec2c5ca482d396d664
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.4.19
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=871848
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8f363b77ee4fbf7c3bbcf5ec2c5ca482d396d664
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2012 Greenbone AG

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