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Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-2203-1)

🗓️ 12 May 2014 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2014 Greenbone AGType 
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The 'linux' package(s) in Ubuntu 13.10 is missing an update announced via the USN-2203-1 advisory. It is affected by a flaw in the Linux kernel's pseudo tty (pty) device, allowing for a denial of service or potential privilege escalation

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2014 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.841822");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2014-0196");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2014-05-12 03:43:53 +0000 (Mon, 12 May 2014)");
  script_version("2024-08-08T05:05:41+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-08-08 05:05:41 +0000 (Thu, 08 Aug 2024)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"6.9");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");

  script_name("Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-2203-1)");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2014 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=UBUNTU13\.10");

  script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"USN-2203-1");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2203-1");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'linux' package(s) announced via the USN-2203-1 advisory.");

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

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"A flaw was discovered in the Linux kernel's pseudo tty (pty) device. An
unprivileged user could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service
(system crash) or potentially gain administrator privileges.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'linux' package(s) on Ubuntu 13.10.");

  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");
  script_xref(name:"CISA", value:"Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV) catalog");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog");

  exit(0);
}

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

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

res = "";
report = "";

if(release == "UBUNTU13.10") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"linux-image-3.11.0-20-generic", ver:"3.11.0-20.35", rls:"UBUNTU13.10"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"linux-image-3.11.0-20-generic-lpae", ver:"3.11.0-20.35", rls:"UBUNTU13.10"))) {
    report += res;
  }

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

exit(0);

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12 May 2014 00:00Current
7.1High risk
Vulners AI Score7.1
CVSS26.9
CVSS35.5
EPSS0.014
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