Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2006.250.1
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-250-1)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'linux-source-2.6.12' package(s) announced via the USN-250-1 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'linux-source-2.6.12' package(s) announced via the USN-250-1 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: Herbert Xu discovered a remote Denial of Service vulnerability in the ICMP packet handler. In some situations a memory allocation was released twice, which led to memory corruption. A remote attacker could exploit this to crash the machine. Affected Software/OS: 'linux-source-2.6.12' package(s) on Ubuntu 5.10. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 5.0 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2006-0454 16532 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16532 18766 http://secunia.com/advisories/18766 18774 http://secunia.com/advisories/18774 18784 http://secunia.com/advisories/18784 18788 http://secunia.com/advisories/18788 18861 http://secunia.com/advisories/18861 2006-0006 http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0006 ADV-2006-0464 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0464 FEDORA-2006-102 http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2006-February/msg00037.html FLSA:157459-4 http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427981/100/0/threaded MDKSA-2006:040 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:040 SUSE-SA:2006:006 http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_06_kernel.html USN-250-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-250-1 [dailydave] 20060207 Fun with Linux (2.6.12 -> 2.6.15.2) http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2006-February/002909.html [linux-kernel] 20060207 Linux 2.6.15.3 http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=113927617401569&w=2 [linux-kernel] 20060207 Re: Linux 2.6.15.3 http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=113927648820694&w=2 http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.15.3 kernel-icmp-ipoptionsecho-dos(24575) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24575
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