Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.57132
Category:	Mandrake Local Security Checks
Title:	Mandrake Security Advisory MDKSA-2006:124 (kernel)
Summary:	NOSUMMARY
Description:	Description: The remote host is missing an update to kernel announced via advisory MDKSA-2006:124. A race condition in the Linux kernel 2.6.17.4 and earlier allows local users to obtain root privileges due to a race condition in the /proc filesystem. The provided packages are patched to fix these vulnerabilities. All users are encouraged to upgrade to these updated kernels immediately and reboot to effect the fixes. To update your kernel, please follow the directions located at: http://www.mandriva.com/en/security/kernelupdate Affected: 2006.0, Corporate 3.0, Multi Network Firewall 2.0 Solution: To upgrade automatically use MandrakeUpdate or urpmi. The verification of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you. https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=MDKSA-2006:124 Risk factor : High CVSS Score: 6.2
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2006-3626 BugTraq ID: 18992 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18992 Bugtraq: 20060717 rPSA-2006-0130-1 kernel (Google Search) http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440300/100/0/threaded Debian Security Information: DSA-1111 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1111 http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-July/047907.html http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:124 http://www.osvdb.org/27120 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10060 http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0617.html http://secunia.com/advisories/21041 http://secunia.com/advisories/21057 http://secunia.com/advisories/21073 http://secunia.com/advisories/21119 http://secunia.com/advisories/21123 http://secunia.com/advisories/21179 http://secunia.com/advisories/21498 http://secunia.com/advisories/21605 http://secunia.com/advisories/22174 SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SA:2006:042 (Google Search) http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_42_kernel.html SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SA:2006:047 (Google Search) http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_47_kernel.html SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SA:2006:049 (Google Search) http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_49_kernel.html SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2006:017 (Google Search) http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_17_sr.html https://usn.ubuntu.com/319-1/ http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-319-2 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2816 XForce ISS Database: linux-proc-race-condition(27790) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27790
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