Ubuntu 12.04 LTS : linux-lts-quantal vulnerabilities (USN-1812-1)
high Nessus Plugin ID 66292
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VPR Score: 6
Synopsis
The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch.Description
Mathias Krause discovered an information leak in the Linux kernel's UDF file system implementation. A local user could exploit this flaw to examine some of the kernel's heap memory. (CVE-2012-6548)Mathias Krause discovered an information leak in the Linux kernel's ISO 9660 CDROM file system driver. A local user could exploit this flaw to examine some of the kernel's heap memory. (CVE-2012-6549)
An integer overflow was discovered in the Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) subsystem for the i915 video driver in the Linux kernel. A local user could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service (crash) or potentially escalate privileges. (CVE-2013-0913)
Andrew Honig discovered a flaw in guest OS time updates in the Linux kernel's KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine). A privileged guest user could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service (crash host system) or potentially escalate privilege to the host kernel level.
(CVE-2013-1796)
Andrew Honig discovered a use after free error in guest OS time updates in the Linux kernel's KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine). A privileged guest user could exploit this flaw to escalate privilege to the host kernel level. (CVE-2013-1797)
Andrew Honig reported a flaw in the way KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) emulated the IOAPIC. A privileged guest user could exploit this flaw to read host memory or cause a denial of service (crash the host). (CVE-2013-1798)
A format-string bug was discovered in the Linux kernel's ext3 filesystem driver. A local user could exploit this flaw to possibly escalate privileges on the system. (CVE-2013-1848)
A buffer overflow was discovered in the Linux Kernel's USB subsystem for devices reporting the cdc-wdm class. A specially crafted USB device when plugged-in could cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2013-1860)
An information leak in the Linux kernel's dcb netlink interface was discovered. A local user could obtain sensitive information by examining kernel stack memory. (CVE-2013-2634)
A kernel stack information leak was discovered in the RTNETLINK component of the Linux kernel. A local user could read sensitive information from the kernel stack. (CVE-2013-2635).
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Solution
Update the affected linux-image-3.5-generic package.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 66292
File Name: ubuntu_USN-1812-1.nasl
Version: 1.8
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Published: 5/2/2013
Updated: 9/19/2019
Risk Information
Risk Factor: High
VPR Score: 6
CVSS v2.0
Base Score: 7.2
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:linux-image-3.5-generic, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:-:lts
Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l
Exploit Available: undefined
Patch Publication Date: 5/1/2013
Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/15/2013
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2012-6548, CVE-2012-6549, CVE-2013-0913, CVE-2013-1796, CVE-2013-1797, CVE-2013-1798, CVE-2013-1848, CVE-2013-1860, CVE-2013-2634, CVE-2013-2635