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Ubuntu 13.04 : linux vulnerabilities (USN-1974-1)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 70194
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Synopsis
The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch.Description
Vince Weaver discovered a flaw in the perf subsystem of the Linux kernel on ARM platforms. A local user could exploit this flaw to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (system crash).(CVE-2013-4254)
A memory leak was discovered in the user namespace facility of the Linux kernel. A local user could cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via the CLONE_NEWUSER unshare call. (CVE-2013-4205).
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Solution
Update the affected linux-image-3.8-generic package.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 70194
File Name: ubuntu_USN-1974-1.nasl
Version: 1.7
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Published: 9/28/2013
Updated: 9/19/2019
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: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:13.04, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-3.8-generic
Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l
Patch Publication Date: 9/27/2013
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/24/2013
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2013-4205, CVE-2013-4254
USN: 1974-1