| Description: | Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'linux-2.6' package(s) announced via the DLA-412-1 advisory.
Vulnerability Insight:
This update fixes the CVEs described below.
CVE-2015-7566
Ralf Spenneberg of OpenSource Security reported that the visor driver crashes when a specially crafted USB device without bulk-out endpoint is detected.
CVE-2015-8767
An SCTP denial-of-service was discovered which can be triggered by a local attacker during a heartbeat timeout event after the 4-way handshake.
CVE-2015-8785
It was discovered that local users permitted to write to a file on a FUSE filesystem could cause a denial of service (unkillable loop in the kernel).
CVE-2016-0723
A use-after-free vulnerability was discovered in the TIOCGETD ioctl. A local attacker could use this flaw for denial-of-service.
CVE-2016-2069
Andy Lutomirski discovered a race condition in flushing of the TLB when switching tasks. On an SMP system this could possibly lead to a crash, information leak or privilege escalation.
For the oldoldstable distribution (squeeze), these problems have been fixed in version 2.6.32-48squeeze19. Additionally, this version includes upstream stable update 2.6.32.70. This is the final update to the linux-2.6 package for squeeze.
For the oldstable distribution (wheezy), these problems will be fixed soon.
For the stable distribution (jessie), CVE-2015-7566, CVE-2015-8767 and CVE-2016-0723 were fixed in linux version 3.16.7-ckt20-1+deb8u3 and the remaining problems will be fixed soon.
Affected Software/OS:
'linux-2.6' package(s) on Debian 6.
Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).
CVSS Score:
5.6
CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:C
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