Fedora 20 : kernel-3.19.8-100.fc20 (2015-8518)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 83839

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Synopsis

The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.

Description

The 3.19.8 update contains a number of important fixes across the tree The 3.19.7 update contains a number of important updates across the tree The 3.19.6 stable updates contains a number of important fixes across the tree

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Solution

Update the affected kernel package.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 83839

File Name: fedora_2015-8518.nasl

Version: 2.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Fedora Local Security Checks

Published: 5/27/2015

Updated: 1/11/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.2

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:20, p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:kernel

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 5/19/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-3339, CVE-2015-3636

FEDORA: 2015-8518

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