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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.844275
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-4161-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'linux, linux-aws, linux-azure, linux-gcp, linux-kvm, linux-raspi2' package(s) announced via the USN-4161-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'linux, linux-aws, linux-azure, linux-gcp, linux-kvm, linux-raspi2' package(s) announced via the USN-4161-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
It was discovered that the IPv6 routing implementation in the Linux kernel
contained a reference counting error leading to a use-after-free
vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service
(system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Affected Software/OS:
'linux, linux-aws, linux-azure, linux-gcp, linux-kvm, linux-raspi2' package(s) on Ubuntu 19.10.

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-2019-18198
https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.3.4
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ca7a03c4175366a92cee0ccc4fec0038c3266e26
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ca7a03c4175366a92cee0ccc4fec0038c3266e26
https://launchpad.net/bugs/1847478
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4161-1/
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