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Ubuntu alert USN-1679-1 (linux-ti-omap4)

From:  John Johansen <john.johansen@canonical.com>
To:  ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com
Subject:  [USN-1679-1] Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerability
Date:  Thu, 20 Dec 2012 04:40:01 -0800
Message-ID:  <50D30721.5000708@canonical.com>
Archive-link:  Article, Thread

========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1679-1 December 20, 2012 linux-ti-omap4 vulnerability ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 11.10 Summary: The system could be made to crash under certain conditions. Software Description: - linux-ti-omap4: Linux kernel for OMAP4 Details: 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. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 11.10: linux-image-3.0.0-1219-omap4 3.0.0-1219.32 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes. ATTENTION: Due to an unavoidable ABI change the kernel updates have been given a new version number, which requires you to recompile and reinstall all third party kernel modules you might have installed. If you use linux-restricted-modules, you have to update that package as well to get modules which work with the new kernel version. Unless you manually uninstalled the standard kernel metapackages (e.g. linux-generic, linux-server, linux-powerpc), a standard system upgrade will automatically perform this as well. References: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1679-1 CVE-2012-5517 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-ti-omap4/3.0.0... -- ubuntu-security-announce mailing list ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-security...


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