Ubuntu 12.04 LTS : linux vulnerability (USN-2611-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 83758

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Synopsis

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

Description

Vincent Tondellier discovered an integer overflow in the Linux kernel's netfilter connection tracking accounting of loaded extensions. An attacker on the local area network (LAN) could potential exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service (system crash of targeted system).

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Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 83758

File Name: ubuntu_USN-2611-1.nasl

Version: 2.11

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Ubuntu Local Security Checks

Published: 5/21/2015

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: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.9

Temporal Score: 3.6

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-3.2-generic-pae, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-3.2-highbank, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-3.2-virtual, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-3.2-generic, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:-:lts

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/20/2015

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/27/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-9715

BID: 73953

USN: 2611-1

Detections

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