Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.843003
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-3160-1)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'linux' package(s) announced via the USN-3160-1 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'linux' package(s) announced via the USN-3160-1 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: CAI Qian discovered that shared bind mounts in a mount namespace exponentially added entries without restriction to the Linux kernel's mount table. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2016-6213) It was discovered that a race condition existed in the procfs environ_read function in the Linux kernel, leading to an integer underflow. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information (kernel memory). (CVE-2016-7916) Affected Software/OS: 'linux' package(s) on Ubuntu 14.04. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 4.7 CVSS Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-6213 BugTraq ID: 91754 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91754 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/13/8 RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2017:1842 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842 RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2017:2077 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-7916 BugTraq ID: 94138 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94138 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3159-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3159-2
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