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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.844334
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-4271-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'mesa' package(s) announced via the USN-4271-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'mesa' package(s) announced via the USN-4271-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Tim Brown discovered that Mesa incorrectly handled shared memory
permissions. A local attacker could use this issue to obtain and possibly
alter sensitive information belonging to another user.

Affected Software/OS:
'mesa' package(s) on Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 19.10.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
3.6

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2019-5068
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mesa/mesa/-/commit/02c3dad0f3b4d26e0faa5cc51d06bc50d693dcdc
https://lists.freedesktop.org/pipermail/mesa-dev/2019-October/223704.html
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0857
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/11/msg00013.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2020:0084 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00037.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4271-1/
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