Ubuntu Update for linux USN-1826-1

Check for the Version of linux OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: gbubuntuUSN18261.nasl 8650 2018-02-03 12:16:59Z teissa $ Ubuntu Update for linux USN-1826-1 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2013 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net This program is free software; y...

Ubuntu 12.10 : linux vulnerability (USN-1826-1)

An flaw was discovered in the Linux kernel's perfevents interface. A local user could exploit this flaw to escalate privileges on the system. Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to...