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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.841904
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-2284-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'linux-ti-omap4' package(s) announced via the USN-2284-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'linux-ti-omap4' package(s) announced via the USN-2284-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Sasha Levin reported a flaw in the Linux kernel's point-to-point protocol
(PPP) when used with the Layer Two Tunneling Protocol (L2TP). A local user
could exploit this flaw to gain administrative privileges. (CVE-2014-4943)

Andy Lutomirski discovered a flaw with the Linux kernel's ptrace syscall on
x86_64 processors. An attacker could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of
service (System Crash) or potential gain administrative privileges.
(CVE-2014-4699)

Michael S. Tsirkin discovered an information leak in the Linux kernel's
segmentation of skbs when using the zerocopy feature of vhost-net. A local
attacker could exploit this flaw to gain potentially sensitive information
from kernel memory. (CVE-2014-0131)

Affected Software/OS:
'linux-ti-omap4' package(s) on Ubuntu 12.04.

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-2014-0131
SUSE-SU-2015:0481
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.html
[netdev] 20140310 [PATCH 0/5] skbuff: fix skb_segment with zero copy skbs
http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg274250.html
[netdev] 20140310 [PATCH 5/5] skbuff: skb_segment: orphan frags before copying
http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg274316.html
[oss-security] 20140310 CVE-2014-0131 -- kernel: net: use-after-free during segmentation with zerocopy
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/10/4
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1fd819ecb90cc9b822cd84d3056ddba315d3340f
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1074589
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/1fd819ecb90cc9b822cd84d3056ddba315d3340f
openSUSE-SU-2015:0566
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.html
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-4699
Debian Security Information: DSA-2972 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2972
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34134
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127573/Linux-Kernel-ptrace-sysret-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/04/4
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/05/4
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/08/16
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/08/5
http://www.osvdb.org/108754
http://secunia.com/advisories/59633
http://secunia.com/advisories/59639
http://secunia.com/advisories/59654
http://secunia.com/advisories/60220
http://secunia.com/advisories/60380
http://secunia.com/advisories/60393
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2266-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2267-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2268-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2269-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2270-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2271-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2272-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2273-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2274-1
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-4943
Debian Security Information: DSA-2992 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2992
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36267
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/17/1
http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/109277
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2014:1025
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1025.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030610
http://secunia.com/advisories/59790
http://secunia.com/advisories/60011
http://secunia.com/advisories/60071
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2014:1316 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00006.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2014:1319 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00007.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2015:0481 (Google Search)
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2015:0566 (Google Search)
XForce ISS Database: linux-kernel-cve20144943-priv-esc(94665)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/94665
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