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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.841387
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-1787-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'linux' package(s) announced via the USN-1787-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'linux' package(s) announced via the USN-1787-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Emese Revfy discovered that in the Linux kernel signal handlers could leak
address information across an exec, making it possible to by pass ASLR
(Address Space Layout Randomization). A local user could use this flaw to
by pass ASLR to reliably deliver an exploit payload that would otherwise be
stopped (by ASLR). (CVE-2013-0914)

A memory use after free error was discover in the Linux kernel's tmpfs
filesystem. A local user could exploit this flaw to gain privileges or
cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2013-1767)

Mateusz Guzik discovered a race in the Linux kernel's keyring. A local user
could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service (system crash).
(CVE-2013-1792)

Affected Software/OS:
'linux' package(s) on Ubuntu 11.10.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
6.2

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2013-0914
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:176
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/11/8
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2013:1051
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1051.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2013:1187 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00018.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2013:1971 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00129.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1787-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1788-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1792-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1793-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1794-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1795-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1796-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1797-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1798-1
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2013-1767
MDVSA-2013:176
RHSA-2013:0744
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0744.html
RHSA-2013:0882
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0882.html
RHSA-2013:0928
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0928.html
USN-1787-1
USN-1788-1
USN-1792-1
USN-1793-1
USN-1794-1
USN-1795-1
USN-1796-1
USN-1797-1
USN-1798-1
[oss-security] 20130225 Re: kernel: tmpfs use-after-free
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/25/23
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5f00110f7273f9ff04ac69a5f85bb535a4fd0987
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.7.10
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=915592
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/5f00110f7273f9ff04ac69a5f85bb535a4fd0987
openSUSE-SU-2013:0847
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-05/msg00018.html
openSUSE-SU-2013:0925
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00005.html
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2013-1792
[oss-security] 20130307 CVE-2013-1792 Linux kernel: KEYS: race with concurrent install_user_keyrings()
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/07/1
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0da9dfdd2cd9889201bc6f6f43580c99165cd087
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.8.3
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=916646
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0da9dfdd2cd9889201bc6f6f43580c99165cd087
openSUSE-SU-2013:1187
openSUSE-SU-2014:0204
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00002.html
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