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USN-1408-1 : linux-fsl-imx51 vulnerability

medium Nessus Plugin ID 58496

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

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.

Solution

Update the affected package(s).

See Also

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1408-1/

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 58496

File Name: ubuntu_USN-1408-1.nasl

Version: Revision: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/27/2012

Updated: 12/1/2016

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.9

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux

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

Patch Publication Date: 3/27/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-0879

USN: 1408-1