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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.844029
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-4001-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'libseccomp' package(s) announced via the USN-4001-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'libseccomp' package(s) announced via the USN-4001-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Jann Horn discovered that libseccomp did not correctly generate 64-bit
syscall argument comparisons with arithmetic operators (LT, GT, LE, GE).
An attacker could use this to bypass intended access restrictions for
argument-filtered system calls.

Affected Software/OS:
'libseccomp' package(s) on Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 18.10, Ubuntu 19.04.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.5

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2019-9893
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-18
https://github.com/seccomp/libseccomp/issues/139
https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2019/q1/179
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2019:3624
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3624
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2019:2280 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00027.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2019:2283 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00022.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4001-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4001-2/
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