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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.840776
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu Update for acpid USN-1234-1
Summary:Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-1234-1
Description:Summary:
Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-1234-1

Vulnerability Insight:
Vasiliy Kulikov discovered that acpid did not properly handle connections
from poorly behaving clients. A local attacker could potentially exploit
this to cause a denial of service.

Affected Software/OS:
acpid on Ubuntu 11.04,
Ubuntu 10.10,
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

Solution:
Please Install the Updated Packages.

CVSS Score:
2.1

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-1159
BugTraq ID: 45915
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45915
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-May/060053.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-May/059880.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/19/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/15/12
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/15/7
http://secunia.com/advisories/42947
http://secunia.com/advisories/44621
CopyrightCopyright (c) 2011 Greenbone Networks GmbH

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