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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.841416
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-1815-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'linux' package(s) announced via the USN-1815-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'linux' package(s) announced via the USN-1815-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Andy Lutomirski discover an error in the Linux kernel's credential handling
on unix sockets. A local user could exploit this flaw to gain
administrative privileges. (CVE-2013-1979)

Andy Lutomirski discovered a privilege escalation in the Linux kernel's
user namespaces. A local user could exploit the flaw to gain administrative
privileges. (CVE-2013-1959)

Affected Software/OS:
'linux' package(s) on Ubuntu 13.04.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
6.9

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2013-1959
25307
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/25307
[oss-security] 20130428 Multiple Linux setuid output redirection vulnerabilities
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/29/1
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6708075f104c3c9b04b23336bb0366ca30c3931b
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e3211c120a85b792978bcb4be7b2886df18d27f0
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.8.9
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6708075f104c3c9b04b23336bb0366ca30c3931b
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/e3211c120a85b792978bcb4be7b2886df18d27f0
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2013-1979
FEDORA-2013-6537
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-April/103750.html
FEDORA-2013-6999
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/104480.html
MDVSA-2013:176
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:176
SUSE-SU-2013:1182
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00016.html
SUSE-SU-2014:1316
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00006.html
SUSE-SU-2014:1319
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00007.html
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=83f1b4ba917db5dc5a061a44b3403ddb6e783494
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.8.11
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=955629
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/83f1b4ba917db5dc5a061a44b3403ddb6e783494
openSUSE-SU-2013:1187
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00018.html
openSUSE-SU-2013:1971
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00129.html
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