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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.842381
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-2681-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'linux' package(s) announced via the USN-2681-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'linux' package(s) announced via the USN-2681-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
A flaw was discovered in the user space memory copying for the pipe iovecs
in the Linux kernel. An unprivileged local user could exploit this flaw to
cause a denial of service (system crash) or potentially escalate their
privileges. (CVE-2015-1805)

A flaw was discovered in the kvm (kernel virtual machine) subsystem's
kvm_apic_has_events function. A unprivileged local user could exploit this
flaw to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2015-4692)

Daniel Borkmann reported a kernel crash in the Linux kernel's BPF filter
JIT optimization. A local attacker could exploit this flaw to cause a
denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2015-4700)

A flaw was discovered in how the Linux kernel handles invalid UDP
checksums. A remote attacker could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of
service using a flood of UDP packets with invalid checksums.
(CVE-2015-5364)

A flaw was discovered in how the Linux kernel handles invalid UDP
checksums. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service against
applications that use epoll by injecting a single packet with an invalid
checksum. (CVE-2015-5366)

A double free flaw was discovered in the Linux kernel's path lookup. A
local user could cause a denial of service (Oops). (CVE-2015-5706)

Affected Software/OS:
'linux' package(s) on Ubuntu 14.04.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.8

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-1805
1032454
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032454
74951
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74951
DSA-3290
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3290
RHSA-2015:1042
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1042.html
RHSA-2015:1081
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1081.html
RHSA-2015:1082
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1082.html
RHSA-2015:1120
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1120.html
RHSA-2015:1137
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1137.html
RHSA-2015:1138
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1138.html
RHSA-2015:1190
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1190.html
RHSA-2015:1199
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1199.html
RHSA-2015:1211
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1211.html
SUSE-SU-2015:1224
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00023.html
SUSE-SU-2015:1324
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00049.html
SUSE-SU-2015:1478
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00004.html
SUSE-SU-2015:1487
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00007.html
SUSE-SU-2015:1488
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00008.html
SUSE-SU-2015:1489
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00009.html
SUSE-SU-2015:1490
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00010.html
SUSE-SU-2015:1491
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00011.html
SUSE-SU-2015:1592
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00018.html
SUSE-SU-2015:1611
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00021.html
USN-2679-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2679-1
USN-2680-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2680-1
USN-2681-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2681-1
USN-2967-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2967-1
USN-2967-2
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2967-2
[oss-security] 20150606 CVE-2015-1805 Linux kernel: pipe: iovec overrun leading to memory corruption
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/06/2
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=637b58c2887e5e57850865839cc75f59184b23d1
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f0d1bec9d58d4c038d0ac958c9af82be6eb18045
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-04-02.html
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-05-01.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1202855
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/637b58c2887e5e57850865839cc75f59184b23d1
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f0d1bec9d58d4c038d0ac958c9af82be6eb18045
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-4692
BugTraq ID: 75142
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75142
Debian Security Information: DSA-3329 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3329
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-June/160829.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-June/161144.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/21/1
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032798
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2015:1324 (Google Search)
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2015:1382 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00011.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2682-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2683-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2684-1
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-4700
BugTraq ID: 75356
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75356
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/23/2
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2015:1778
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1778.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033046
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2015:1224 (Google Search)
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2015:1478 (Google Search)
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2015:1487 (Google Search)
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2015:1488 (Google Search)
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2015:1489 (Google Search)
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2015:1490 (Google Search)
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2015:1491 (Google Search)
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2015:1592 (Google Search)
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2015:1611 (Google Search)
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-5364
BugTraq ID: 75510
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75510
Debian Security Information: DSA-3313 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3313
https://twitter.com/grsecurity/status/605854034260426753
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/30/13
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2015:1623
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1623.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2015:1787
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1787.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2016:0045
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0045.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2016:1096
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1096.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2016:1100
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1100.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2016:1225
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1225
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032794
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2713-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2714-1
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-5366
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-5706
BugTraq ID: 76142
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76142
http://twitter.com/grsecurity/statuses/597127122910490624
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/01/5
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