Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.880640
Category:	CentOS Local Security Checks
Title:	CentOS Update for kernel CESA-2010:0792 centos5 i386
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'kernel'; package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'kernel' package(s) announced via the referenced advisory. Vulnerability Insight: The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. This update fixes the following security issue: * The rds_page_copy_user() function in the Linux kernel Reliable Datagram Sockets (RDS) protocol implementation was missing sanity checks. A local, unprivileged user could use this flaw to escalate their privileges. (CVE-2010-3904, Important) Red Hat would like to thank Dan Rosenberg of Virtual Security Research for reporting this issue. Users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to correct this issue. The system must be rebooted for this update to take effect. Affected Software/OS: kernel on CentOS 5 Solution: Please install the updated packages. 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-2010-3904 Bugtraq: 20111013 VMSA-2011-0012 VMware ESXi and ESX updates to third party libraries and ESX Service Console (Google Search) http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded CERT/CC vulnerability note: VU#362983 http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/362983 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44677/ http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155751/vReliable-Datagram-Sockets-RDS-rds_page_copy_user-Privilege-Escalation.html http://www.vsecurity.com/download/tools/linux-rds-exploit.c http://www.vsecurity.com/resources/advisory/20101019-1/ http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0792.html http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0842.html http://securitytracker.com/id?1024613 http://secunia.com/advisories/46397 SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SA:2010:053 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00008.html SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SA:2010:057 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-11/msg00004.html SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SA:2011:007 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-02/msg00000.html http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1000-1 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0298
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