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kernel: multiple vulnerabilities

Package(s):kernel CVE #(s):CVE-2010-4256 CVE-2011-1076
Created:July 14, 2011 Updated:July 20, 2011
Description:

From the Ubuntu advisory:

It was discovered that named pipes did not correctly handle certain fcntl calls. A local attacker could exploit this to crash the system, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2010-4256)

It was discovered that the key-based DNS resolver did not correctly handle certain error states. A local attacker could exploit this to crash the system, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2011-1076)

Alerts:
Ubuntu USN-1202-1 2011-09-13
Ubuntu USN-1167-1 2011-07-13

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