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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.841781
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-2177-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'linux-lts-saucy' package(s) announced via the USN-2177-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'linux-lts-saucy' package(s) announced via the USN-2177-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
A flaw was discovered in the Kernel Virtual Machine (KVM) subsystem of the
Linux kernel. A guest OS user could exploit this flaw to execute arbitrary
code on the host OS. (CVE-2014-0049)

Al Viro discovered an error in how CIFS in the Linux kernel handles
uncached write operations. An unprivileged local user could exploit this
flaw to cause a denial of service (system crash), obtain sensitive
information from kernel memory, or possibly gain privileges.
(CVE-2014-0069)

Jouni Malinen reported a flaw in the handling of fragmentation in the
mac8Linux subsystem of the kernel. A remote attacker could exploit this
flaw to obtain potential sensitive cleartext information by reading
packets. (CVE-2014-8709)

Affected Software/OS:
'linux-lts-saucy' package(s) on Ubuntu 12.04.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.4

CVSS Vector:
AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-0049
[oss-security] 20140303 CVE-2014-0049 -- Linux kernel: kvm: mmio_fragments out-of-the-bounds access
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/03/1
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a08d3b3b99efd509133946056531cdf8f3a0c09b
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.13.6
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1062368
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a08d3b3b99efd509133946056531cdf8f3a0c09b
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-0069
65588
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65588
RHSA-2014:0328
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0328.html
SUSE-SU-2014:0459
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00026.html
[linux-cifs] 20140214 [PATCH] cifs: ensure that uncached writes handle unmapped areas correctly
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel.cifs/9401
[oss-security] 20140217 CVE-2014-0069 -- kernel: cifs: incorrect handling of bogus user pointers during uncached writes
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/17/4
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5d81de8e8667da7135d3a32a964087c0faf5483f
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1064253
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/5d81de8e8667da7135d3a32a964087c0faf5483f
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-8709
BugTraq ID: 70965
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70965
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/09/1
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2015:0290
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0290.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2015:1272
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1272.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037968
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2015:0481 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2015:0652 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00000.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2015:0566 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.html
XForce ISS Database: linux-kernel-cve20148709-info-disclsoure(98922)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98922
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