| Description: | Description:
The remote host is missing an update to linux-image-2.6.38-15-generic
announced via advisory USN-1531-1.
Details:
An error was discovered in the Linux kernel's network TUN/TAP device
implementation. A local user with access to the TUN/TAP interface (which is
not available to unprivileged users until granted by a root user) could
exploit this flaw to crash the system or potential gain administrative
privileges. (CVE-2012-2136)
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Reliable Datagram Sockets (RDS)
protocol implementation. A local, unprivileged user could use this flaw to
cause a denial of service. (CVE-2012-2372)
An error was discovered in the Linux kernel's memory subsystem (hugetlb).
An unprivileged local user could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of
service (crash the system). (CVE-2012-2390)
Solution:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 11.04:
linux-image-2.6.38-15-generic 2.6.38-15.65
linux-image-2.6.38-15-generic-pae 2.6.38-15.65
linux-image-2.6.38-15-omap 2.6.38-15.65
linux-image-2.6.38-15-powerpc 2.6.38-15.65
linux-image-2.6.38-15-powerpc-smp 2.6.38-15.65
linux-image-2.6.38-15-powerpc64-smp 2.6.38-15.65
linux-image-2.6.38-15-server 2.6.38-15.65
linux-image-2.6.38-15-versatile 2.6.38-15.65
linux-image-2.6.38-15-virtual 2.6.38-15.65
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=USN-1531-1
CVSS Score:
7.2
CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:NR/C:C/I:C/A:C
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