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Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-1411-1)

🗓️ 29 Mar 2012 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2012 Greenbone AGType 
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The 'linux' package on Ubuntu 10.04 is missing an update announced via the USN-1411-1 advisory. It is vulnerable to a flaw in the Linux kernel's clone command when CLONE_IO is specified, allowing unprivileged local users to cause a denial of service

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2012 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.840962");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2012-0879");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2012-03-29 04:35:19 +0000 (Thu, 29 Mar 2012)");
  script_version("2024-02-02T05:06:04+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-02-02 05:06:04 +0000 (Fri, 02 Feb 2024)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"4.9");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2012-05-17 16:52:00 +0000 (Thu, 17 May 2012)");

  script_name("Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-1411-1)");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2012 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Ubuntu Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/ubuntu_linux", "ssh/login/packages", re:"ssh/login/release=UBUNTU10\.04\ LTS");

  script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"USN-1411-1");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1411-1");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'linux' package(s) announced via the USN-1411-1 advisory.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Louis Rilling discovered a flaw in Linux kernel's clone command when
CLONE_IO is specified. An unprivileged local user could exploit this to
cause a denial of service.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'linux' package(s) on Ubuntu 10.04.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated package(s).");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");

  exit(0);
}

include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-deb.inc");

release = dpkg_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
  exit(0);

res = "";
report = "";

if(release == "UBUNTU10.04 LTS") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"linux-image-2.6.32-40-386", ver:"2.6.32-40.87", rls:"UBUNTU10.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"linux-image-2.6.32-40-generic", ver:"2.6.32-40.87", rls:"UBUNTU10.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"linux-image-2.6.32-40-generic-pae", ver:"2.6.32-40.87", rls:"UBUNTU10.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"linux-image-2.6.32-40-ia64", ver:"2.6.32-40.87", rls:"UBUNTU10.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"linux-image-2.6.32-40-lpia", ver:"2.6.32-40.87", rls:"UBUNTU10.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"linux-image-2.6.32-40-powerpc", ver:"2.6.32-40.87", rls:"UBUNTU10.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"linux-image-2.6.32-40-powerpc-smp", ver:"2.6.32-40.87", rls:"UBUNTU10.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"linux-image-2.6.32-40-powerpc64-smp", ver:"2.6.32-40.87", rls:"UBUNTU10.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"linux-image-2.6.32-40-preempt", ver:"2.6.32-40.87", rls:"UBUNTU10.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"linux-image-2.6.32-40-server", ver:"2.6.32-40.87", rls:"UBUNTU10.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"linux-image-2.6.32-40-sparc64", ver:"2.6.32-40.87", rls:"UBUNTU10.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"linux-image-2.6.32-40-sparc64-smp", ver:"2.6.32-40.87", rls:"UBUNTU10.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"linux-image-2.6.32-40-versatile", ver:"2.6.32-40.87", rls:"UBUNTU10.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"linux-image-2.6.32-40-virtual", ver:"2.6.32-40.87", rls:"UBUNTU10.04 LTS"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
  } else if(__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
  }
  exit(0);
}

exit(0);

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