Summary
Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-508-1
Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.
Insight
A buffer overflow was discovered in the Moxa serial driver. Local attackers could execute arbitrary code and gain root privileges.
(CVE-2005-0504)
A flaw was discovered in the IPv6 stack's handling of type 0 route headers.
By sending a specially crafted IPv6 packet, a remote attacker could cause a denial of service between two IPv6 hosts. (CVE-2007-2242)
A flaw in the sysfs_readdir function allowed a local user to cause a denial of service by dereferencing a NULL pointer. (CVE-2007-3104)
A buffer overflow was discovered in the random number generator. In environments with granular assignment of root privileges, a local attacker could gain additional privileges. (CVE-2007-3105)
It was discovered that certain setuid-root processes did not correctly reset process death signal handlers. A local user could manipulate this to send signals to processes they would not normally have access to.
(CVE-2007-3848)
It was discovered that the aacraid SCSI driver did not correctly check permissions on certain ioctls. A local attacker could cause a denial of service or gain privileges. (CVE-2007-4308)
Affected
linux-source-2.6.15 vulnerabilities on Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
References
Updated on 2015-03-25
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2005-0504, CVE-2007-2242, CVE-2007-3104, CVE-2007-3105, CVE-2007-3848, CVE-2007-4308 -
CVSS Base Score: 7.8
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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