Summary
Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-1009-1
Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.
Insight
Tavis Ormandy discovered multiple flaws in the GNU C Library's handling of the LD_AUDIT environment variable when running a privileged binary. A local attacker could exploit this to gain root privileges. (CVE-2010-3847, CVE-2010-3856)
Affected
glibc, eglibc vulnerabilities on Ubuntu 8.04 LTS , Ubuntu 9.04 ,
Ubuntu 9.10 ,
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2010-3847, CVE-2010-3856 -
CVSS Base Score: 7.2
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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