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Ubuntu alert USN-1337-1 (linux-lts-backport-natty)
========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1337-1 January 23, 2012 linux-lts-backport-natty vulnerabilities ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the kernel. Software Description: - linux-lts-backport-natty: Linux kernel backport from Natty Details: Peter Huewe discovered an information leak in the handling of reading security-related TPM data. A local, unprivileged user could read the results of a previous TPM command. (CVE-2011-1162) Clement Lecigne discovered a bug in the HFS filesystem. A local attacker could exploit this to cause a kernel oops. (CVE-2011-2203) A flaw was found in how the Linux kernel handles user-defined key types. An unprivileged local user could exploit this to crash the system. (CVE-2011-4110) Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: linux-image-2.6.38-13-generic 2.6.38-13.54~lucid1 linux-image-2.6.38-13-generic-pae 2.6.38-13.54~lucid1 linux-image-2.6.38-13-server 2.6.38-13.54~lucid1 linux-image-2.6.38-13-virtual 2.6.38-13.54~lucid1 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes. References: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1337-1 CVE-2011-1162, CVE-2011-2203, CVE-2011-4110 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-lts-backport-n... -- ubuntu-security-announce mailing list ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-security... (Log in to post comments)
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