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Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-3107-2)

🗓️ 05 Dec 2016 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2016 Greenbone AGType 
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The 'linux-raspi2' package(s) on Ubuntu 16.10 has a race condition in the memory manager of the Linux kernel when handling copy-on-write breakage of private read-only memory mappings, allowing a local attacker to gain administrative privileges

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.842974");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2016-5195");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2016-12-05 08:53:02 +0000 (Mon, 05 Dec 2016)");
  script_version("2025-08-15T05:40:49+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-08-15 05:40:49 +0000 (Fri, 15 Aug 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.2");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2024-07-24 14:27:14 +0000 (Wed, 24 Jul 2024)");

  script_name("Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-3107-2)");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2016 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=UBUNTU16\.10");

  script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"USN-3107-2");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3107-2");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'linux-raspi2' package(s) announced via the USN-3107-2 advisory.");

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

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"It was discovered that a race condition existed in the memory manager of
the Linux kernel when handling copy-on-write breakage of private read-only
memory mappings. A local attacker could use this to gain administrative
privileges.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'linux-raspi2' package(s) on Ubuntu 16.10.");

  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 == "UBUNTU16.10") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"linux-image-4.8.0-1017-raspi2", ver:"4.8.0-1017.20", rls:"UBUNTU16.10"))) {
    report += res;
  }

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

exit(0);

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