Summary
Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-648-1
Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.
Insight
Philipp Thomas discovered that the ppscan function of nasm contained an off-by-one error. If a user or automated system were tricked into assembling a specially crafted ASM file, a remote attacker could execute arbitrary commands with user privileges.
Affected
nasm vulnerability on Ubuntu 8.04 LTS
References
Updated on 2015-03-25
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2008-2719 -
CVSS Base Score: 6.8
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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