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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.881651
Category:CentOS Local Security Checks
Title:CentOS Update for kernel CESA-2013:0567 centos6
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:

* A race condition was found in the way the Linux kernel's ptrace
implementation handled PTRACE_SETREGS requests when the debuggee was woken
due to a SIGKILL signal instead of being stopped. A local, unprivileged
user could use this flaw to escalate their privileges. (CVE-2013-0871,
Important)

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 6

Solution:
Please install the updated packages.

CVSS Score:
6.9

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2013-0871
Debian Security Information: DSA-2632 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2632
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/15/16
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2013:0567
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0567.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2013:0661
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0661.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2013:0662
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0662.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2013:0695
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0695.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2013:0341 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-02/msg00022.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2013:0674 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00018.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2013:0925 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00005.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1736-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1737-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1738-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1739-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1740-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1741-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1742-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1743-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1744-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1745-1
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2013 Greenbone AG

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