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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.841544
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-1939-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'linux' package(s) announced via the USN-1939-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'linux' package(s) announced via the USN-1939-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Vasily Kulikov discovered a flaw in the Linux Kernel's perf tool that
allows for privilege escalation. A local user could exploit this flaw to
run commands as root when using the perf tool.
(CVE-2013-1060)

Michael S. Tsirkin discovered a flaw in how the Linux kernel's KVM
subsystem allocates memory slots for the guest's address space. A local
user could exploit this flaw to gain system privileges or obtain sensitive
information from kernel memory. (CVE-2013-1943)

A flaw was discovered in the SCTP (stream control transfer protocol)
network protocol's handling of duplicate cookies in the Linux kernel. A
remote attacker could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service
(system crash) on another remote user querying the SCTP connection.
(CVE-2013-2206)

Hannes Frederic Sowa discovered a flaw in setsockopt UDP_CORK option in the
Linux kernel's IPv6 stack. A local user could exploit this flaw to cause a
denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2013-4162)

Affected Software/OS:
'linux' package(s) on Ubuntu 10.04.

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-2013-1060
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/kernel-team/2013-July/031248.html
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/kernel-team/2013-July/031249.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1938-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1939-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1941-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1942-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1943-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1944-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1945-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1946-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1947-1
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2013-1943
USN-1939-1
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fa3d315a4ce2c0891cdde262562e710d95fba19e
http://web.archive.org/web/20130329070349/http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.0/ChangeLog-3.0
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=950490
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/fa3d315a4ce2c0891cdde262562e710d95fba19e
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2013-2206
DSA-2766
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2766
RHSA-2013:1166
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1166.html
RHSA-2013:1173
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1173.html
SUSE-SU-2013:1744
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-11/msg00020.html
SUSE-SU-2013:1748
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-11/msg00021.html
SUSE-SU-2013:1749
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-11/msg00023.html
SUSE-SU-2013:1750
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-11/msg00024.html
[oss-security] 20130620 Re: CVE Request -- Linux kernel: sctp: duplicate cookie handling NULL pointer dereference
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/21/1
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f2815633504b442ca0b0605c16bf3d88a3a0fcea
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.8.5
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=976562
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f2815633504b442ca0b0605c16bf3d88a3a0fcea
openSUSE-SU-2013:1971
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00129.html
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2013-4162
54148
http://secunia.com/advisories/54148
55055
http://secunia.com/advisories/55055
61411
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61411
RHSA-2013:1436
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1436.html
RHSA-2013:1460
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1460.html
RHSA-2013:1520
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1520.html
SUSE-SU-2013:1473
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-09/msg00003.html
SUSE-SU-2013:1474
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-09/msg00004.html
USN-1938-1
USN-1941-1
USN-1942-1
USN-1943-1
USN-1944-1
USN-1945-1
USN-1946-1
USN-1947-1
[oss-security] 20130723 Re: CVE Request: Linux kernel: panic while pushing pending data out of an IPv6 socket with UDP_CORK enabled.
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/07/23/9
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8822b64a0fa64a5dd1dfcf837c5b0be83f8c05d1
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=987627
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8822b64a0fa64a5dd1dfcf837c5b0be83f8c05d1
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