Executive Summary

Summary
Title Linux kernel vulnerability
Informations
Name USN-2096-1 First vendor Publication 2014-01-31
Vendor Ubuntu Last vendor Modification 2014-01-31
Severity (Vendor) N/A Revision N/A

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : N/A
Overall CVSS Score NA
Base Score NA Environmental Score NA
impact SubScore NA Temporal Score NA
Exploitabality Sub Score NA
 
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Cvss Base Score 6.9 Attack Range Local
Cvss Impact Score 10 Attack Complexity Medium
Cvss Expoit Score 3.4 Authentication None Required
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Detail

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 13.10

Summary:

The system could be made to crash or run programs as an administrator.

Software Description: - linux: Linux kernel

Details:

Pageexec reported a bug in the Linux kernel's recvmsg syscall when called from code using the x32 ABI. An unprivileged local user could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service (system crash) or gain administrator privileges.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 13.10:
linux-image-3.11.0-15-generic 3.11.0-15.25
linux-image-3.11.0-15-generic-lpae 3.11.0-15.25

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.

References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2096-1
CVE-2014-0038

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/3.11.0-15.25

Original Source

Url : http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2096-1

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

% Id Name
100 % CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

OVAL Definitions

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:22089
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:22089
Title: USN-2094-1 -- linux-lts-raring vulnerability
Description: The system could be made to crash or run programs as an administrator.
Family: unix Class: patch
Reference(s): USN-2094-1
CVE-2014-0038
Version: 5
Platform(s): Ubuntu 12.04
Product(s): linux-lts-raring
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:22154
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:22154
Title: USN-2095-1 -- linux-lts-saucy vulnerability
Description: The system could be made to crash or run programs as an administrator.
Family: unix Class: patch
Reference(s): USN-2095-1
CVE-2014-0038
Version: 5
Platform(s): Ubuntu 12.04
Product(s): linux-lts-saucy
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:22524
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:22524
Title: USN-2096-1 -- linux vulnerability
Description: The system could be made to crash or run programs as an administrator.
Family: unix Class: patch
Reference(s): USN-2096-1
CVE-2014-0038
Version: 5
Platform(s): Ubuntu 13.10
Product(s): linux
Definition Synopsis:

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Application 1
Os 2054
Os 1

ExploitDB Exploits

id Description
2014-02-02 linux 3.4+ local root (CONFIG_X86_X32=y)
2014-02-02 Linux 3.4+ Arbitrary write with CONFIG_X86_X32

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2017-12-11 Name : The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates.
File : suse_SU-2017-3249-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2017-12-05 Name : The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates.
File : suse_SU-2017-3210-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2017-04-03 Name : The remote OracleVM host is missing one or more security updates.
File : oraclevm_OVMSA-2017-0057.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2014-06-13 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : openSUSE-2014-113.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2014-06-13 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : openSUSE-2014-114.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2014-05-20 Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2014-3034.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2014-02-20 Name : The remote Slackware host is missing a security update.
File : Slackware_SSA_2014-050-03.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2014-02-18 Name : The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : mandriva_MDVSA-2014-038.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2014-01-31 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch.
File : ubuntu_USN-2094-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2014-01-31 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : ubuntu_USN-2095-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2014-01-31 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : ubuntu_USN-2096-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

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Date Informations
2014-02-17 12:03:03
  • Multiple Updates
2014-02-08 00:26:34
  • Multiple Updates
2014-02-07 13:26:36
  • Multiple Updates
2014-01-31 09:18:20
  • First insertion