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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.843015
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-3169-4)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'linux-snapdragon' package(s) announced via the USN-3169-4 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'linux-snapdragon' package(s) announced via the USN-3169-4 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Baozeng Ding discovered a race condition that could lead to a use-after-
free in the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) subsystem of the Linux
kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service
(system crash). (CVE-2016-9794)

Andrey Konovalov discovered that signed integer overflows existed in the
setsockopt() system call when handling the SO_SNDBUFFORCE and
SO_RCVBUFFORCE options. A local attacker with the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability
could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash or memory
corruption). (CVE-2016-9793)

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-2016-9793
BugTraq ID: 94655
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94655
https://github.com/xairy/kernel-exploits/tree/master/CVE-2016-9793
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/03/1
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2017:0931
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0931
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2017:0932
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0932
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2017:0933
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0933
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037968
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-9794
BugTraq ID: 94654
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94654
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/03/2
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2016:2574
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2016:3146 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00062.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2016:3188 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00072.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2016:3203 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00075.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2016:3217 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00081.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2016:3248 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00088.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2016:3252 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00091.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:3118 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-12/msg00057.html
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