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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.841835
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-2226-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'linux' package(s) announced via the USN-2226-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'linux' package(s) announced via the USN-2226-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Matthew Daley reported an information leak in the floppy disk driver of the
Linux kernel. An unprivileged local user could exploit this flaw to obtain
potentially sensitive information from kernel memory. (CVE-2014-1738)

Matthew Daley reported a flaw in the handling of ioctl commands by the
floppy disk driver in the Linux kernel. An unprivileged local user could
exploit this flaw to gain administrative privileges if the floppy disk
module is loaded. (CVE-2014-1737)

A flaw was discovered in the handling of network packets when mergeable
buffers are disabled for virtual machines in the Linux kernel. Guest OS
users may exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service (host OS crash) or
possibly gain privilege on the host OS. (CVE-2014-0077)

Torok Edwin discovered a flaw with Xen netback driver when used with
Linux configurations that do not allow sleeping in softirq context. A guest
administrator could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service (system
crash) on the host. (CVE-2014-2580)

A flaw was discovered in the Linux kernel's ping sockets. An unprivileged
local user could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service (system
crash) or possibly gain privileges via a crafted application.
(CVE-2014-2851)

Hannes Frederic Sowa reported a hash collision ordering problem in the xfs
filesystem in the Linux kernel. A local user could exploit this flaw to
cause filesystem corruption and a denial of service (oops or panic).
(CVE-2014-7283)

Affected Software/OS:
'linux' package(s) on Ubuntu 14.04.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

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-2014-0077
59386
http://secunia.com/advisories/59386
59599
http://secunia.com/advisories/59599
66678
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66678
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d8316f3991d207fe32881a9ac20241be8fa2bad0
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.13.10
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1064440
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d8316f3991d207fe32881a9ac20241be8fa2bad0
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-1737
BugTraq ID: 67300
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67300
Debian Security Information: DSA-2926 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2926
Debian Security Information: DSA-2928 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2928
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/09/2
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2014:0800
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0800.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2014:0801
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0801.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030474
http://secunia.com/advisories/59262
http://secunia.com/advisories/59309
http://secunia.com/advisories/59406
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2014:0667 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-05/msg00007.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2014:0683 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-05/msg00012.html
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-1738
BugTraq ID: 67302
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67302
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-2580
BugTraq ID: 66386
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66386
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/24/8
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/24/6
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029949
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-2851
BugTraq ID: 66779
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66779
https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/4/10/736
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/11/4
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030769
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-7283
BugTraq ID: 70261
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70261
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/01/29
http://marc.info/?l=linux-xfs&m=139590613002926&w=2
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2014:1943
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1943.html
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