Fedora 19 : kernel-3.14.23-100.fc19 (2014-14068)

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VPR Score: 5.9

Synopsis

The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.

Description

The 3.14.23 stable update contains a number of important fixes across the tree. Various security fixes for KVM and SCTP

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Solution

Update the affected kernel package.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 79258

File Name: fedora_2014-14068.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Fedora Local Security Checks

Published: 11/17/2014

Updated: 1/11/2021

Dependencies: ssh_get_info.nasl

Risk Information

Risk Factor: High

VPR Score: 5.9

CVSS v2.0

Base Score: 7.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:kernel, cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:19

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

Patch Publication Date: 11/1/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-3610, CVE-2014-3611, CVE-2014-3646, CVE-2014-3673, CVE-2014-3687, CVE-2014-3688, CVE-2014-3690, CVE-2014-8369

FEDORA: 2014-14068