Ubuntu alert USN-1653-1 (linux-ec2)
| From: | John Johansen <john.johansen@canonical.com> | |
| To: | ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com | |
| Subject: | [USN-1653-1] Linux kernel (EC2) vulnerability | |
| Date: | Tue, 04 Dec 2012 14:03:52 -0800 | |
| Message-ID: | <50BE7348.3060508@canonical.com> |
========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1653-1 December 04, 2012 linux-ec2 vulnerability ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Summary: The system could be made to run programs as an administrator. Software Description: - linux-ec2: Linux kernel for EC2 Details: Rodrigo Freire discovered a flaw in the Linux kernel's TCP illinois congestion control algorithm. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: linux-image-2.6.32-350-ec2 2.6.32-350.57 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-1653-1 CVE-2012-4565 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-ec2/2.6.32-350.57 -- ubuntu-security-announce mailing list ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-security...