Ubuntu 10.10 : linux-mvl-dove vulnerabilities (USN-1328-1)

low Nessus Plugin ID 57532

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch.

Description

Clement Lecigne discovered a bug in the HFS filesystem. A local attacker could exploit this to cause a kernel oops. (CVE-2011-2203)

A flaw was found in how the Linux kernel handles user-defined key types. An unprivileged local user could exploit this to crash the system. (CVE-2011-4110).

Solution

Update the affected linux-image-2.6.32-422-dove package.

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 57532

File Name: ubuntu_USN-1328-1.nasl

Version: Revision: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Ubuntu Local Security Checks

Published: 1/13/2012

Updated: 12/14/2013

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Temporal Score: 1.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.10

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/12/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-2203, CVE-2011-4110

BID: 48236, 50755

USN: 1328-1

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