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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.843039
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-3189-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'linux, linux-raspi2, linux-snapdragon' package(s) announced via the USN-3189-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'linux, linux-raspi2, linux-snapdragon' package(s) announced via the USN-3189-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Mikulas Patocka discovered that the asynchronous multibuffer cryptographic
daemon (mcryptd) in the Linux kernel did not properly handle being invoked
with incompatible algorithms. A local attacker could use this to cause a
denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2016-10147)

Qidan He discovered that the ICMP implementation in the Linux kernel did
not properly check the size of an ICMP header. A local attacker with
CAP_NET_ADMIN could use this to expose sensitive information.
(CVE-2016-8399)

Affected Software/OS:
'linux, linux-raspi2, linux-snapdragon' package(s) on Ubuntu 16.04.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.6

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-10147
95677
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95677
RHSA-2017:1842
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842
RHSA-2017:2077
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077
[linux-crypto] 20161202 Crash in crypto mcryptd
http://marc.info/?l=linux-crypto-vger&m=148063683310477&w=2
[oss-security] 20170117 CVE request -- linux kernel: crash by spawning mcrypt(alg) with incompatible algorithm
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/17/13
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=48a992727d82cb7db076fa15d372178743b1f4cd
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.8.15
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1404200
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/48a992727d82cb7db076fa15d372178743b1f4cd
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-8399
BugTraq ID: 94708
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94708
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2017:0817
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0817.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2017:0869
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0869
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2017:2930
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2930
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2017:2931
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2931
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