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Ubuntu 12.04 LTS : linux-lts-quantal vulnerability (USN-2269-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 76381

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Synopsis

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

Description

Andy Lutomirski discovered a flaw with the Linux kernel's ptrace syscall on x86_64 processors. An attacker could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service (System Crash) or potential gain administrative privileges.

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Solution

Update the affected linux-image-3.5-generic package.

See Also

https://usn.ubuntu.com/2269-1/

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 76381

File Name: ubuntu_USN-2269-1.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/6/2014

Updated: 1/19/2021

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: 8.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.9

Temporal Score: 5.7

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-3.5-generic

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/5/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/9/2014

Exploitable With

Core Impact

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-4699

BID: 68411

USN: 2269-1