Executive Summary

Summary
Title Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Informations
Name USN-1815-1 First vendor Publication 2013-05-02
Vendor Ubuntu Last vendor Modification 2013-05-02
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 13.04

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.

Software Description: - linux: Linux kernel

Details:

Andy Lutomirski discover an error in the Linux kernel's credential handling on unix sockets. A local user could exploit this flaw to gain administrative privileges. (CVE-2013-1979)

Andy Lutomirski discovered a privilege escalation in the Linux kernel's user namespaces. A local user could exploit the flaw to gain administrative privileges. (CVE-2013-1959)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 13.04:
linux-image-3.8.0-19-generic 3.8.0-19.30

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

References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1815-1
CVE-2013-1959, CVE-2013-1979

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/3.8.0-19.30

Original Source

Url : http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1815-1

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

% Id Name
100 % CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

OVAL Definitions

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18225
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18225
Title: USN-1815-1 -- linux vulnerabilities
Description: Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.
Family: unix Class: patch
Reference(s): USN-1815-1
CVE-2013-1979
CVE-2013-1959
 Version: 7
Platform(s): Ubuntu 13.04
 Product(s): linux
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:25453
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:25453
Title: SUSE-SU-2013:1182-2 -- Security update for Linux kernel
Description: The SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 Service Pack 3 kernel has been updated to 3.0.82 and to fix various bugs and security issues.
Family: unix Class: patch
Reference(s): SUSE-SU-2013:1182-2
CVE-2013-1774
CVE-2013-0160
CVE-2013-3222
CVE-2013-3223
CVE-2013-3224
CVE-2013-3225
CVE-2013-3227
CVE-2013-3228
CVE-2013-3229
CVE-2013-3231
CVE-2013-3232
CVE-2013-3234
CVE-2013-3235
CVE-2013-3076
CVE-2013-1979
 Version: 3
Platform(s): SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11
 Product(s): Linux kernel
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:27545
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:27545
Title: ELSA-2013-2525 -- Unbreakable Enterprise kernel Security update (important)
Description: [2.6.39-400.109.1] - while removing a non-empty directory, the kernel dumps a message: (rmdir,21743,1):ocfs2_unlink:953 ERROR: status = -39 (Xiaowei.Hu) [Orabug: 16790405] - stop mig handler when lockres in progress ,and return -EAGAIN (Xiaowei.Hu) [Orabug: 16876446]
Family: unix Class: patch
Reference(s): ELSA-2013-2525
CVE-2012-6542
CVE-2013-1929
CVE-2013-1860
CVE-2013-1848
CVE-2013-1979
 Version: 3
Platform(s): Oracle Linux 5
Oracle Linux 6
 Product(s): kernel-uek
kernel-uek-debug
kernel-uek-debug-devel
kernel-uek-devel
kernel-uek-doc
kernel-uek-firmware
Definition Synopsis:

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Application 1
Os 1823

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2014-10-23 Name : The remote SuSE 11 host is missing one or more security updates.
File : suse_11_kernel-140924.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2014-10-23 Name : The remote SuSE 11 host is missing one or more security updates.
File : suse_11_kernel-bigsmp-201409-140924.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2014-07-22 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2013-0829.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2014-06-13 Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.
File : openSUSE-2013-1034.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-09-18 Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2013-2546.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-07-18 Name : The remote SuSE 11 host is missing one or more security updates.
File : suse_11_kernel-130702.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-07-12 Name : The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : oraclelinux_ELSA-2013-2525.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-06-25 Name : The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
File : mandriva_MDVSA-2013-176.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-06-18 Name : The remote SuSE 11 host is missing one or more security updates.
File : suse_11_kernel-130604.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-05-25 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : ubuntu_USN-1833-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-05-17 Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.
File : debian_DSA-2669.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-05-04 Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2013-6999.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-05-03 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch.
File : ubuntu_USN-1815-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2013-04-29 Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2013-6537.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

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Date Informations
2014-02-17 12:01:54
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2013-05-06 21:21:22
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2013-05-03 21:21:58
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2013-05-03 17:20:26
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2013-05-03 05:19:42
  • Multiple Updates
2013-05-03 05:19:41
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