Updated kernel packages fixes security vulnerabilities

The kernel has been updated to the upstream 3.10.44 longterm kernel, and fixes the following security issues: The Netlink implementation in the Linux kernel through 3.14.1 does not provide a mechanism for authorizing socket operations based on the opener of a socket, which allows local users to...

Ubuntu Update for linux USN-1815-1

Check for the Version of linux OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: gbubuntuUSN18151.nasl 8650 2018-02-03 12:16:59Z teissa $ Ubuntu Update for linux USN-1815-1 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2013 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net This program is free software; y...

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-1815-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2013 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...

USN-1815-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Andy Lutomirski discover an error in the Linux kernel's credential handling on unix sockets. A local user could exploit this flaw to gain administrative privileges. CVE-2013-1979 Andy Lutomirski discovered a privilege escalation in the Linux kernel's user namespaces. A local user could exploit th...