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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.841279
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-1688-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'linux-lts-backport-oneiric' package(s) announced via the USN-1688-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'linux-lts-backport-oneiric' package(s) announced via the USN-1688-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Jon Howell reported a flaw in the Linux kernel's KVM (Kernel-based virtual
machine) subsystem's handling of the XSAVE feature. On hosts, using qemu
userspace, without the XSAVE feature an unprivileged local attacker could
exploit this flaw to crash the system. (CVE-2012-4461)

A flaw was discovered in the Linux kernel's handling of script execution
when module loading is enabled. A local attacker could exploit this flaw to
cause a leak of kernel stack contents. (CVE-2012-4530)

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

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
2.1

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-4461
51160
http://secunia.com/advisories/51160
56414
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56414
RHSA-2013:0223
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0223.html
RHSA-2013:0882
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0882.html
SUSE-SU-2012:1679
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2012/suse-su-20121679-1.html
[oss-security] 20121106 CVE-2012-4461 -- kernel: kvm: invalid opcode oops on SET_SREGS with OSXSAVE bit set
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/06/14
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.emulators.kvm.devel/100742
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6d1068b3a98519247d8ba4ec85cd40ac136dbdf9
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.6.9
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=862900
openSUSE-SU-2013:0925
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00005.html
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-4530
SUSE-SU-2013:0674
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00018.html
[oss-security] 20121019 Re: CVE Request -- kernel stack disclosure in binfmt_script load_script()
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/19/3
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b66c5984017533316fd1951770302649baf1aa33
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.7.2
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=868285
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b66c5984017533316fd1951770302649baf1aa33
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