CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
AI Score
Confidence
High
EPSS
Percentile
10.1%
The remote host is missing an update for the
# 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.841267");
script_cve_id("CVE-2012-5517");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2012-12-26 06:38:49 +0000 (Wed, 26 Dec 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:"4.0");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C");
script_name("Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-1669-1)");
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=UBUNTU12\.04\ LTS");
script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"USN-1669-1");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1669-1");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'linux' package(s) announced via the USN-1669-1 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 handling of new hot-plugged
memory. An unprivileged local user could exploit this flaw to cause a
denial of service by crashing the system.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'linux' package(s) on Ubuntu 12.04.");
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 == "UBUNTU12.04 LTS") {
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"linux-image-3.2.0-35-generic", ver:"3.2.0-35.55", rls:"UBUNTU12.04 LTS"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"linux-image-3.2.0-35-generic-pae", ver:"3.2.0-35.55", rls:"UBUNTU12.04 LTS"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"linux-image-3.2.0-35-highbank", ver:"3.2.0-35.55", rls:"UBUNTU12.04 LTS"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"linux-image-3.2.0-35-omap", ver:"3.2.0-35.55", rls:"UBUNTU12.04 LTS"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"linux-image-3.2.0-35-powerpc-smp", ver:"3.2.0-35.55", rls:"UBUNTU12.04 LTS"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"linux-image-3.2.0-35-powerpc64-smp", ver:"3.2.0-35.55", rls:"UBUNTU12.04 LTS"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"linux-image-3.2.0-35-virtual", ver:"3.2.0-35.55", rls:"UBUNTU12.04 LTS"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
exit(0);