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Ubuntu alert USN-1390-1 (linux)
========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1390-1 March 06, 2012 linux vulnerabilities ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the kernel. Software Description: - linux: Linux kernel Details: Dan Rosenberg reported errors in the OSS (Open Sound System) MIDI interface. A local attacker on non-x86 systems might be able to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2011-1476) Dan Rosenberg reported errors in the kernel's OSS (Open Sound System) driver for Yamaha FM synthesizer chips. A local user can exploit this to cause memory corruption, causing a denial of service or privilege escalation. (CVE-2011-1477) Ben Hutchings reported a flaw in the kernel's handling of corrupt LDM partitions. A local user could exploit this to cause a denial of service or escalate privileges. (CVE-2011-2182) A flaw was discovered in the Linux kernel's NFSv4 (Network File System version 4) file system. A local, unprivileged user could use this flaw to cause a denial of service by creating a file in a NFSv4 filesystem. (CVE-2011-4324) A flaw was found in how the linux kernel handles user-space held futexs. An unprivileged user could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service or possibly elevate privileges. (CVE-2012-0028) Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 8.04 LTS: linux-image-2.6.24-31-386 2.6.24-31.99 linux-image-2.6.24-31-generic 2.6.24-31.99 linux-image-2.6.24-31-hppa32 2.6.24-31.99 linux-image-2.6.24-31-hppa64 2.6.24-31.99 linux-image-2.6.24-31-itanium 2.6.24-31.99 linux-image-2.6.24-31-lpia 2.6.24-31.99 linux-image-2.6.24-31-lpiacompat 2.6.24-31.99 linux-image-2.6.24-31-mckinley 2.6.24-31.99 linux-image-2.6.24-31-openvz 2.6.24-31.99 linux-image-2.6.24-31-powerpc 2.6.24-31.99 linux-image-2.6.24-31-powerpc-smp 2.6.24-31.99 linux-image-2.6.24-31-powerpc64-smp 2.6.24-31.99 linux-image-2.6.24-31-rt 2.6.24-31.99 linux-image-2.6.24-31-server 2.6.24-31.99 linux-image-2.6.24-31-sparc64 2.6.24-31.99 linux-image-2.6.24-31-sparc64-smp 2.6.24-31.99 linux-image-2.6.24-31-virtual 2.6.24-31.99 linux-image-2.6.24-31-xen 2.6.24-31.99 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-1390-1 CVE-2011-1476, CVE-2011-1477, CVE-2011-2182, CVE-2011-4324, CVE-2012-0028 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/2.6.24-31.99 -- 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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