Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.54524
Category:	Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:	Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200402-06 (Kernel)
Summary:	The remote host is missing updates announced in;advisory GLSA 200402-06.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing updates announced in advisory GLSA 200402-06. Vulnerability Insight: A vulnerability has been discovered by in the ptrace emulation code for AMD64 platforms when eflags are processed, allowing a local user to obtain elevated privileges. Solution: Users are encouraged to upgrade to the latest available sources for their system: # emerge sync # emerge -pv your-favourite-sources # emerge your-favourite-sources # # Follow usual procedure for compiling and installing a kernel. # # If you use genkernel, run genkernel as you would do normally. # # IF YOUR KERNEL IS MARKED as 'remerge required!' THEN # # YOU SHOULD UPDATE YOUR KERNEL EVEN IF PORTAGE # # REPORTS THAT THE SAME VERSION IS INSTALLED. 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-2004-0001 BugTraq ID: 9429 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9429 CERT/CC vulnerability note: VU#337238 http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/337238 http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200402-06.xml https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A868 http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-017.html XForce ISS Database: linux-ptrace-gain-privilege(14888) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14888
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