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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.843040
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-3189-2)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'linux-lts-xenial' package(s) announced via the USN-3189-2 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'linux-lts-xenial' package(s) announced via the USN-3189-2 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
USN-3189-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 16.04
LTS. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux
Hardware Enablement (HWE) kernel from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS for Ubuntu
14.04 LTS.

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-lts-xenial' package(s) on Ubuntu 14.04.

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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