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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.842986
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-3151-3)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'linux-snapdragon' package(s) announced via the USN-3151-3 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'linux-snapdragon' package(s) announced via the USN-3151-3 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Philip Pettersson discovered a race condition in the af_packet
implementation in the Linux kernel. A local unprivileged attacker could use
this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or run arbitrary code with
administrative privileges.

Affected Software/OS:
'linux-snapdragon' package(s) on Ubuntu 16.04.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.2

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-8655
1037403
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037403
1037968
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037968
40871
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40871/
44696
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44696/
94692
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94692
RHSA-2017:0386
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0386.html
RHSA-2017:0387
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0387.html
RHSA-2017:0402
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0402.html
SUSE-SU-2016:3096
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00044.html
SUSE-SU-2016:3113
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00054.html
SUSE-SU-2016:3116
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00055.html
SUSE-SU-2016:3117
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00056.html
SUSE-SU-2016:3169
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00067.html
SUSE-SU-2016:3183
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00070.html
SUSE-SU-2016:3197
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00073.html
SUSE-SU-2016:3205
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00076.html
SUSE-SU-2016:3206
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00077.html
SUSE-SU-2016:3247
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00087.html
USN-3149-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3149-1
USN-3149-2
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3149-2
USN-3150-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3150-1
USN-3150-2
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3150-2
USN-3151-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3151-1
USN-3151-2
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3151-2
USN-3151-3
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3151-3
USN-3151-4
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3151-4
USN-3152-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3152-1
USN-3152-2
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3152-2
[oss-security] 20161206 CVE-2016-8655 Linux af_packet.c race condition (local root)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/06/1
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=84ac7260236a49c79eede91617700174c2c19b0c
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140063/Linux-Kernel-4.4.0-AF_PACKET-Race-Condition-Privilege-Escalation.html
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1400019
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/84ac7260236a49c79eede91617700174c2c19b0c
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-03-01.html
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