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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.842582
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-2852-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'linux-raspi2' package(s) announced via the USN-2852-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'linux-raspi2' package(s) announced via the USN-2852-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Jann Horn discovered a ptrace issue with user namespaces in the Linux
kernel. The namespace owner could potentially exploit this flaw by ptracing
a root owned process entering the user namespace to elevate its privileges
and potentially gain access outside of the namespace.
([link moved to references], CVE-2015-8709)

Affected Software/OS:
'linux-raspi2' package(s) on Ubuntu 15.10.

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-2015-8709
BugTraq ID: 79899
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79899
Debian Security Information: DSA-3434 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3434
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176484.html
https://lkml.org/lkml/2015/12/25/71
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=145204362722256&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=145204641422813&w=2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/17/12
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/31/5
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034899
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2016:1019 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00019.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2016:1031 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00025.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2016:1032 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00026.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2016:1033 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00027.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2016:1034 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00028.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2016:1035 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00029.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2016:1037 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00030.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2016:1038 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00031.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2016:1039 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00032.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2016:1040 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00033.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2016:1041 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00034.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2016:1045 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00036.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2016:1046 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00037.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2016:1764 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00005.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:1008 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00015.html
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