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Ubuntu 8.04 LTS : linux vulnerabilities (USN-614-1)
high Nessus Plugin ID 33093
Synopsis
The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.Description
It was discovered that PowerPC kernels did not correctly handle reporting certain system details. By requesting a specific set of information, a local attacker could cause a system crash resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2007-6694)A race condition was discovered between dnotify fcntl() and close() in the kernel. If a local attacker performed malicious dnotify requests, they could cause memory consumption leading to a denial of service, or possibly send arbitrary signals to any process. (CVE-2008-1375)
On SMP systems, a race condition existed in fcntl(). Local attackers could perform malicious locks, causing system crashes and leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2008-1669)
The tehuti network driver did not correctly handle certain IO functions. A local attacker could perform malicious requests to the driver, potentially accessing kernel memory, leading to privilege escalation or access to private system information. (CVE-2008-1675).
Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
Solution
Update the affected packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 33093
File Name: ubuntu_USN-614-1.nasl
Version: 1.17
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Published: 6/4/2008
Updated: 1/19/2021
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:avm-fritz-firmware-2.6.24-18, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:avm-fritz-kernel-source, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:fglrx-amdcccle, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:fglrx-control, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:fglrx-kernel-source, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-backports-modules-2.6-386, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-backports-modules-2.6-generic, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-backports-modules-2.6-openvz, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-backports-modules-2.6-rt, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-backports-modules-2.6-server, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-backports-modules-2.6-virtual, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-backports-modules-2.6-xen, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-doc-2.6.24, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-headers-2.6, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-headers-2.6-386, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-headers-2.6-generic, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-headers-2.6-openvz, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-headers-2.6-rt, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-headers-2.6-server, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-headers-2.6-virtual, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-headers-2.6-xen, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-headers-lbm-2.6-386, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-headers-lbm-2.6-generic, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-headers-lbm-2.6-openvz, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-headers-lbm-2.6-rt, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-headers-lbm-2.6-server, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-headers-lbm-2.6-virtual, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-headers-lbm-2.6-xen, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-headers-lum-2.6-386, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-headers-lum-2.6-generic, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-headers-lum-2.6-openvz, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-headers-lum-2.6-rt, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-headers-lum-2.6-server, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-headers-lum-2.6-virtual, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-headers-lum-2.6-xen, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-2.6-386, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-2.6-generic, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-2.6-lpia, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-2.6-lpiacompat, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-2.6-openvz, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-2.6-rt, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-2.6-server, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-2.6-virtual, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-2.6-xen, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-debug-2.6-386, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-debug-2.6-generic, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-debug-2.6-server, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-debug-2.6-virtual, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-kernel-devel, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-libc-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-restricted-modules-2.6-386, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-restricted-modules-2.6-generic, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-restricted-modules-2.6-openvz, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-restricted-modules-2.6-rt, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-restricted-modules-2.6-server, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-restricted-modules-2.6-xen, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-restricted-modules-common, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-source-2.6.24, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6-386, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6-generic, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6-openvz, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6-rt, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6-server, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6-virtual, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6-xen, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:nvidia-glx, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:nvidia-glx-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:nvidia-glx-legacy, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:nvidia-glx-legacy-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:nvidia-glx-new, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:nvidia-glx-new-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:nvidia-kernel-source, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:nvidia-legacy-kernel-source, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:nvidia-new-kernel-source, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xorg-driver-fglrx, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:xorg-driver-fglrx-dev, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:-:lts
Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Debian/dpkg-l, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release
Patch Publication Date: 6/3/2008
Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/29/2008
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2007-6694, CVE-2008-1375, CVE-2008-1669, CVE-2008-1675