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USN-1751-1 : linux-ti-omap4 vulnerability

high Nessus Plugin ID 64911

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Synopsis

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

Description

Mathias Krause discovered a bounds checking error for netlink messages requesting SOCK_DIAG_BY_FAMILY. An unprivileged local user could exploit this flaw to crash the system or run programs as an administrator.

Solution

Update the affected package(s).

See Also

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1751-1/

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 64911

File Name: ubuntu_USN-1751-1.nasl

Version: Revision: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 2/27/2013

Updated: 1/9/2015

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/27/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-1763

USN: 1751-1