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Family: Ubuntu Local Security Checks --> Category: infos
USN39-1 : linux-source-2.6.8.1 vulnerability Vulnerability Scan
Vulnerability Scan Summary linux-source-2.6.8.1 vulnerability
Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Test
Synopsis :
These remote packages are missing security patches :
- linux-doc-2.6.8.1
- linux-headers-2.6.8.1-4
- linux-headers-2.6.8.1-4-386
- linux-headers-2.6.8.1-4-686
- linux-headers-2.6.8.1-4-686-smp
- linux-headers-2.6.8.1-4-amd64-generic
- linux-headers-2.6.8.1-4-amd64-k8
- linux-headers-2.6.8.1-4-amd64-k8-smp
- linux-headers-2.6.8.1-4-amd64-xeon
- linux-headers-2.6.8.1-4-k7
- linux-headers-2.6.8.1-4-k7-smp
- linux-headers-2.6.8.1-4-power3
- linux-headers-2.6.8.1-4-power3-smp
- linux-headers-2.6.8.
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Description :
USN-30-1 fixed several flaws in the Linux ELF binary loader's handling
of setuid binaries. Unfortunately it was found that these patches were
not sufficient to prevent all possible attacks on 64-bit platforms, so
previous amd64 kernel images were still vulnerable to root privilege
escalation if setuid binaries were run under certain conditions.
This issue does not affect the i386 and powerpc platforms.
Solution :
Upgrade to :
- linux-doc-2.6.8.1-2.6.8.1-16.4 (Ubuntu 4.10)
- linux-headers-2.6.8.1-4-2.6.8.1-16.4 (Ubuntu 4.10)
- linux-headers-2.6.8.1-4-386-2.6.8.1-16.4 (Ubuntu 4.10)
- linux-headers-2.6.8.1-4-686-2.6.8.1-16.4 (Ubuntu 4.10)
- linux-headers-2.6.8.1-4-686-smp-2.6.8.1-16.4 (Ubuntu 4.10)
- linux-headers-2.6.8.1-4-amd64-generic-2.6.8.1-16.4 (Ubuntu 4.10)
- linux-headers-2.6.8.1-4-amd64-k8-2.6.8.1-16.4 (Ubuntu 4.10)
- linux-headers-2.6.8.1-4-amd64-k8-smp-2.6.8.1-16.4 (Ubuntu 4.10)
- linux-headers-2.6.8.1-4-a
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Threat Level: High
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