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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.840974
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu Update for linux-mvl-dove USN-1415-1
Summary:Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-1415-1
Description:Summary:
Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-1415-1

Vulnerability Insight:
Louis Rilling discovered a flaw in Linux kernel's clone command when
CLONE_IO is specified. An unprivileged local user could exploit this to
cause a denial of service.

Affected Software/OS:
linux-mvl-dove on Ubuntu 10.10

Solution:
Please Install the Updated Packages.

CVSS Score:
4.9

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-0879
1027086
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027086
48545
http://secunia.com/advisories/48545
48842
http://secunia.com/advisories/48842
DSA-2469
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2469
HPSBGN02970
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=139447903326211&w=2
RHSA-2012:0481
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0481.html
RHSA-2012:0531
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0531.html
SUSE-SU-2012:0616
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-05/msg00013.html
USN-1408-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1408-1
USN-1410-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1410-1
USN-1411-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1411-1
[oss-security] 20120223 Re: CVE request -- kernel: block: CLONE_IO io_context refcounting issues
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/23/5
http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.33
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=61cc74fbb87af6aa551a06a370590c9bc07e29d9
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=b69f2292063d2caf37ca9aec7d63ded203701bf3
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=796829
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/61cc74fbb87af6aa551a06a370590c9bc07e29d9
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b69f2292063d2caf37ca9aec7d63ded203701bf3
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2012 Greenbone AG

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