Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.844803
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-4710-1)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'linux, linux-hwe' package(s) announced via the USN-4710-1 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'linux, linux-hwe' package(s) announced via the USN-4710-1 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: Kiyin (Yin Liang ) discovered that the perf subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly deallocate memory in some situations. A privileged attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (kernel memory exhaustion). Affected Software/OS: 'linux, linux-hwe' package(s) on Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 4.9 CVSS Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2020-25704 https://www.starwindsoftware.com/security/sw-20220802-0003/ https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1895961 https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=7bdb157cdebbf95a1cd94ed2e01b338714075d00 https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/11/09/1 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00015.html https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00027.html
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