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USN-1599-1 : linux-ti-omap4 vulnerability

low Nessus Plugin ID 62475

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Synopsis

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

Description

Pablo Neira Ayuso discovered a flaw in the credentials of netlink messages. An unprivileged local attacker could exploit this by getting a netlink based service, that relies on netlink credentials, to perform privileged actions.

Solution

Update the affected package(s).

See Also

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1599-1/

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 62475

File Name: ubuntu_USN-1599-1.nasl

Version: Revision: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/10/2012

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: Medium

Score: 4.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 1.9

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux

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

Patch Publication Date: 10/9/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-3520

USN: 1599-1