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Ubuntu 6.06 LTS USN-1071-1 Critical: Kernel Denial Of Service Exploit

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Tavis Ormandy discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly implement exception fixup. A local attacker could exploit this to crash the kernel, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2010-3086)
==========================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1071-1         February 25, 2011
linux-source-2.6.15 vulnerabilities
CVE-2010-3086, CVE-2010-3859, CVE-2010-3873, CVE-2010-3875,
CVE-2010-3876, CVE-2010-3880, CVE-2010-4078, CVE-2010-4080,
CVE-2010-4081, CVE-2010-4083, CVE-2010-4157, CVE-2010-4160
==========================================================
A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases:

Ubuntu 6.06 LTS

This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of
Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu.

The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the
following package versions:

Ubuntu 6.06 LTS:
  linux-image-2.6.15-55-386       2.6.15-55.93
  linux-image-2.6.15-55-686       2.6.15-55.93
  linux-image-2.6.15-55-amd64-generic  2.6.15-55.93
  linux-image-2.6.15-55-amd64-k8  2.6.15-55.93
  linux-image-2.6.15-55-amd64-server  2.6.15-55.93
  linux-image-2.6.15-55-amd64-xeon  2.6.15-55.93
  linux-image-2.6.15-55-hppa32    2.6.15-55.93
  linux-image-2.6.15-55-hppa32-smp  2.6.15-55.93
  linux-image-2.6.15-55-hppa64    2.6.15-55.93
  linux-image-2.6.15-55-hppa64-smp  2.6.15-55.93
  linux-image-2.6.15-55-itanium   2.6.15-55.93
  linux-image-2.6.15-55-itanium-smp  2.6.15-55.93
  linux-image-2.6.15-55-k7        2.6.15-55.93
  linux-image-2.6.15-55-mckinley  2.6.15-55.93
  linux-image-2.6.15-55-mckinley-smp  2.6.15-55.93
  linux-image-2.6.15-55-powerpc   2.6.15-55.93
  linux-image-2.6.15-55-powerpc-smp  2.6.15-55.93
  linux-image-2.6.15-55-powerpc64-smp  2.6.15-55.93
  linux-image-2.6.15-55-server    2.6.15-55.93
  linux-image-2.6.15-55-server-bigiron  2.6.15-55.93
  linux-image-2.6.15-55-sparc64   2.6.15-55.93
  linux-image-2.6.15-55-sparc64-smp  2.6.15-55.93

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.

Details follow:

Tavis Ormandy discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly implement
exception fixup. A local attacker could exploit this to crash the kernel,
leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2010-3086)

Dan Rosenberg discovered that the Linux kernel TIPC implementation
contained multiple integer signedness errors. A local attacker could
exploit this to gain root privileges. (CVE-2010-3859)

Dan Rosenberg discovered that the Linux kernel X.25 implementation
incorrectly parsed facilities. A remote attacker could exploit this to
crash the kernel, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2010-3873)

Vasiliy Kulikov discovered that the Linux kernel X.25 implementation did
not correctly clear kernel memory. A local attacker could exploit this to
read kernel stack memory, leading to a loss of privacy. (CVE-2010-3875)

Vasiliy Kulikov discovered that the Linux kernel sockets implementation
did not properly initialize certain structures. A local attacker could
exploit this to read kernel stack memory, leading to a loss of privacy.
(CVE-2010-3876)

Nelson Elhage discovered that the Linux kernel IPv4 implementation did not
properly audit certain bytecodes in netlink messages. A local attacker
could exploit this to cause the kernel to hang, leading to a denial of
service. (CVE-2010-3880)

Dan Rosenberg discovered that the SiS video driver did not correctly clear
kernel memory. A local attacker could exploit this to read kernel stack
memory, leading to a loss of privacy. (CVE-2010-4078)

Dan Rosenberg discovered that the RME Hammerfall DSP audio interface driver
did not correctly clear kernel memory. A local attacker could exploit this
to read kernel stack memory, leading to a loss of privacy. (CVE-2010-4080,
CVE-2010-4081)

Dan Rosenberg discovered that the semctl syscall did not correctly clear
kernel memory. A local attacker could exploit this to read kernel stack
memory, leading to a loss of privacy. (CVE-2010-4083)

James Bottomley discovered that the ICP vortex storage array controller
driver did not validate certain sizes. A local attacker on a 64bit system
could exploit this to crash the kernel, leading to a denial of service.
(CVE-2010-4157)

Dan Rosenberg discovered that the Linux kernel L2TP implementation
contained multiple integer signedness errors. A local attacker could
exploit this to to crash the kernel, or possibly gain root privileges.
(CVE-2010-4160)


Updated packages for Ubuntu 6.06 LTS:

  Source archives:

          Size/MD5:  3058950 3be6d7dc3818219b4ba9fcc8fc09c939
          Size/MD5:     3041 d05a84a15e6fe1f983a80f5a0a872a41
          Size/MD5: 57403387 88ab0747cb8c2ceed662e0fd1b27d81d

  Architecture independent packages:

          Size/MD5:  5171930 010523a991493d95accc043168ae6294
          Size/MD5:    98552 66a7681cbdb14e1009dd8f36b81c4b0e
          Size/MD5: 44746988 2b7d29100f6e92df3b15d97dbffa5d44

  amd64 architecture (Athlon64, Opteron, EM64T Xeon):

          Size/MD5:    22346 4285d75cc4adb81a310b67edfb13f143
          Size/MD5:    44770 03582c95de1fe3a2cd501af44a18218b
          Size/MD5:     2310 b26285f681f0c2e2191a8e0fe749f3c4
          Size/MD5:    36292 085bd060f7c9deb9d378552bda8b4834
          Size/MD5:   102368 07c210407900eb5a11efe9750914771a
          Size/MD5:    38894 dba122f746ad5e1eb79baf8062aa19ba
          Size/MD5:    49160 020803a6ec8e4bc9770194196b39dc00
          Size/MD5:   176616 0be7b604db5fbe0ce54f5ee0a21d31b2
          Size/MD5:    36774 2a302ec3b2f9054c2600b5b97df899fa
          Size/MD5:   142346 0190ea61e59e86b13b68bd6c83bc96bd
          Size/MD5:    51064 e2c3d9e40172e9e9ddc4e55a5364a0b2
          Size/MD5:   140710 3ec61162e65f03c292fab819131075fe
          Size/MD5:   287602 7167cc4b8e32cea59cb9cc89f81a2a06
          Size/MD5:    97780 629c5ac2cec4ffcc1dd543c60fce9b6b
          Size/MD5:  1652350 1e33ac46d3322bc04c1e7bac81d954a7
          Size/MD5:   869894 880612827fe1620f748239c56cc311de
          Size/MD5:   870988 844e3b445bdb3e33d5062d84a3b88a6a
          Size/MD5:   871804 3cd34f357331270aab396f7bbf4c19c6
          Size/MD5:   870096 b9b2b64bcf59e84b33e3b781d696e5ea
          Size/MD5:  6927788 dfbae2e2401d6099773d6aa6beab624b
          Size/MD5: 20818250 8ccad3f874e1cc9335430617aa2a428b
          Size/MD5: 20801228 45bb1b3d6b7ec4f26e7d9e7d2f464aa0
          Size/MD5: 21635750 98342e207fb12b60329d96cb06436b8d
          Size/MD5: 19904938 4be642999c16a4be5f6171469919941b
          Size/MD5:    15634 b8bb5ad2c8637f155399ce132ff57b6c
          Size/MD5:   240370 060e51f289eef420751b2af3928ad252
          Size/MD5:   202682 43521965b8cce3c48c13d3c6f204dcb5
          Size/MD5:  1048606 a7bef3db3ec3308705776499f63544df
          Size/MD5:  1543802 3aef9d7e5e0a1dbec2324da1a1de4364
          Size/MD5:   161692 6ca0f8a9a4d5c72461ce97f95602c194
          Size/MD5:     9836 71bdccfc3b342d545f704adb396f436f
          Size/MD5:    80870 6b61b70f08920234fdb40ee7fb806686
          Size/MD5:    49290 ff0259f442867dd9be92c5bf823a7e62
          Size/MD5:    35162 ea47273751eed6ffbaeacb8b80b381f1
          Size/MD5:    70894 3567b24169fe72b787073c033b2e6d6c
          Size/MD5:     6224 afd9ebaae7f5179f50821cd485ca72f8
          Size/MD5:     9060 7eb9441f8ba5f29d16c4d565a93f7194
          Size/MD5:    57922 ed6e59da10953c78d56f12211b6ebe31
          Size/MD5:   123372 d195fc29ea36b50751d79b12ed06e314
          Size/MD5:   101080 7ff3ba62e1c0ec36bfc663432fd3f7a2
          Size/MD5:    79276 3f65568798e451af94c933b75df7baea
          Size/MD5:  1595560 0aec3f92dd53b0763498ca189521294b
          Size/MD5:    72346 ab8f9edf4d256d9dcf7640f1cab21a98
          Size/MD5:    12670 1c6c7dff8b895d99e74b9b252f5c6b12
          Size/MD5:    33810 55510c13bc0e0423b8a86f1171bba61d
          Size/MD5:   138512 6dc44ba519bd5fb72c604641f3d0f585
          Size/MD5:    38938 dbfcb3741d6952e3420fa1ab8168690e
          Size/MD5:   278760 b458a2bacd3bad3b8516b0e0b5290f6f

  i386 architecture (x86 compatible Intel/AMD):

          Size/MD5:    18972 b524c0d1a985e969eb30c3c1991fad07
          Size/MD5:    43494 2fe5e5ea2aa39783e3c1014b05791478
          Size/MD5:   105212 9f5da402711288b7ccd4ff45183dda27
          Size/MD5:     2282 49835ce94ffc6f4df48fcc3b4aba5a3c
          Size/MD5:    34572 e998bbba6ac34c15506ba13f9745a25a
          Size/MD5:    97044 f3b2f5ceeb2d6702a81d7c563fbb415b
          Size/MD5:    37126 94c4e468976db78dd2f049ccebf86951
          Size/MD5:    44114 19162ad826e0577a9fec89a5b585fdce
          Size/MD5:   167738 c4b4115a4c43017b0968d61a24d8a1af
          Size/MD5:    33954 109a8fda81e600aa5445b589c3e994fa
          Size/MD5:   137968 462aefba356d5a9ef1b64b797c6792fe
          Size/MD5:    46900 1489fe7a8654f330bcf3774ffa3cb6a7
          Size/MD5:   133160 9c556b3982ec584fbe6cf994b293d59b
          Size/MD5:   273802 04738073fc3c5919312e7837f60e2d88
          Size/MD5:   102294 1b8e6268955214c7c011259e14942f26
          Size/MD5:  1598794 f2882f1c1b10a41fac7eec3c00b67744
          Size/MD5:   860510 f1163cc7c89cb40f3c396405efebd134
          Size/MD5:   856968 8117aee22704e655a3e6fc473941c5fe
          Size/MD5:   858568 1ac1fa45d03c700fe2a83c4fefed6b40
          Size/MD5:   863794 867c4f678a6b686c084be82f843d551a
          Size/MD5:   859978 a8a9c50083c269e58f1fff60ae84bf8a
          Size/MD5:  6920174 a9e28d693a7aa8cb3d9a2473979b5627
          Size/MD5: 21725558 829e8b2d3461f95592f0d036c306444b
          Size/MD5: 22520432 bd2cf78d94f1109eff1215fd6a8f4ac5
          Size/MD5: 22266772 1a2c4914bd529e3877b57453a434c901
          Size/MD5: 23626112 834c70a9c00ba3a9e138cf62b24483fe
          Size/MD5: 23177398 9ecbd00b306fdefbb613e68b72e9741a
          Size/MD5:    15512 1bd1e44a9373a4b07ebfad33638ffadf
          Size/MD5:   238512 d6bd49ee3debc55f264cba2291b595a5
          Size/MD5:   197140 781a9b512feb425d1e3603e220a9f5f5
          Size/MD5:  1048396 e63fe914c8840b0ba6008b86c956dfe7
          Size/MD5:  1741542 bb31f45bf0a9efa84049b43e419d51cf
          Size/MD5:   160892 447463986e9adb42c30a1679ff2c1a3b
          Size/MD5:     9166 294e18871fd1e88255f0726a532c9add
          Size/MD5:    76474 d2d4ef4878ce710f1d4bcfd9a45cb1e4
          Size/MD5:    53548 a78f484f98b89096a66ade785f55cc56
          Size/MD5:    33056 c59bcb24814fa505fed0c7a417775ec8
          Size/MD5:    85624 602e8bd9e7229ce884ca306aa1e3633e
          Size/MD5:     6026 b07da516d6e13dbb55196631035281ba
          Size/MD5:     8762 eb4b2ef8474e7a549c9c665cb40e385a
          Size/MD5:    53636 1f6586ad75f4c17f01d87c0b389e5efb
          Size/MD5:   130964 c859819573d355863a977560286c9c0b
          Size/MD5:    98474 5a821aefdd9154420d5d56bf51d4e42e
          Size/MD5:    77212 fc963f65df9c2ef7971deaf6c04918c7
          Size/MD5:  1768860 9e77de76efc32b5aecc50de25dd648d6
          Size/MD5:    69614 19e318486b7023225d7cd59565596ba7
          Size/MD5:    11786 5b5b2a4bf2b19640642c815a6f4aed49
          Size/MD5:    36102 b235f4df2e5b212b6368977f5ec50d70
          Size/MD5:   132670 9fd1650e85f8f734565851d7bd663f10
          Size/MD5:    38576 7e5a367be4b773c2efb1aa6e1e370d42
          Size/MD5:   298966 0ade2f0ac9cd685ecaf4e392ed1dbd87

  powerpc architecture (Apple Macintosh G3/G4/G5):

          Size/MD5:    23732 29285d6b61b27f3628c9718ca63a123e
          Size/MD5:    26006 e6fcc26317b90c4b5bb2976b33bd0afc
          Size/MD5:    49332 d10ceae8af4f58fd95e57c42f7d60931
          Size/MD5:    51534 fecc84774d215b87242f13440b85be3f
          Size/MD5:     2304 0c9582a4e88217cc7799421bfe138716
          Size/MD5:     2486 76090992fd39c1e6a7668bd44bae7fc0
          Size/MD5:    40306 7beee344a4fffc1fe8f59fb028a86d89
          Size/MD5:    43850 ca186c3248c9b1a009f66e3f9ebe602c
          Size/MD5:   112600 6c4cd0f07bd3ba3b0266f109558ea555
          Size/MD5:   120730 e995bc7b4ab52fb74cf385ac4809f1b0
          Size/MD5:    40906 17f11ed53ca99c581d8f8cacb22c63e6
          Size/MD5:    46000 e84262e17f16867c91f37eb3ef901de5
          Size/MD5:    29030 7344b1aae7f4f69f44fb9e10865945d6
          Size/MD5:    29892 cb27397b5fb6de42f58a667b9f5ec31a
          Size/MD5:   211408 002c9e5a7ffbe7d16e35ee41190f8fad
          Size/MD5:   225180 0e22be72eea965beaa27614f68651767
          Size/MD5:    45056 df6fcc88fbdd475f2c7d037355dd175c
          Size/MD5:    40224 ff73c988eb54990f135e87c87729e980
          Size/MD5:     1940 c54c3868598e0920a39f13cb416216e8
          Size/MD5:     2200 c372c4b0df92c2691848a34d4e62cf1c
          Size/MD5:    80770 39c8b4fcb7af353eedd4d4ccc8c96457
          Size/MD5:    86140 0f69a9f4b0829b4183f367d56188fcae
          Size/MD5:   111590 b63bdfe6e771b3911b823bcd342ac669
          Size/MD5:   125742 830d4f854f260d93d6aba5283811659b
          Size/MD5:    53422 91c044f8e7923ae9e3b3999af75d5c64
          Size/MD5:    58494 f247082e561f593a9600a1489731c7a6
          Size/MD5:   147964 995bd6c22ae7946a470d007c6c228ff0
          Size/MD5:   161906 b3bbd0e632b5518aedf8aa9648c7a4d2
          Size/MD5:   318404 346bf7750555b57448b7c32c453fc781
          Size/MD5:   288018 6cb55a641551d1df9c0f47c5080bd5de
          Size/MD5:   115880 51667be979ee9fe13882e563aa75487b
          Size/MD5:   116596 187f0ab636ca771c823b4919efdc591b
          Size/MD5:  1925338 02bcbb8c58a940bd1263f1b2c3b94ef1
          Size/MD5:  2449412 8008bca89d226b7fcade69d985323329
          Size/MD5:   870164 0aedecc5af6f575d1555ae985199a884
          Size/MD5:   869814 d1b57aa4675f554c0008b6a56fd4f6a3
          Size/MD5:   869434 e4a26dee82fc535288cacfeee51c763c
          Size/MD5:  6948850 c2a48c6b87b38a36081ecffc6b36ce86
          Size/MD5: 22785422 7dfe65bf8ea2deabbe035ce2f37c9b80
          Size/MD5: 23694542 9dc1ac738e45c6d3a5104e53780ac907
          Size/MD5: 22367316 17e753249280de10c43403fc169fdb0a
          Size/MD5:    17782 2a6a0c86bea8a1d2cf0d99a0e138ee6d
          Size/MD5:    17384 7ca66efd2effee23cdada3d3710894c7
          Size/MD5:   261366 57e1a71533aa83f6ca423b67d6da1e2d
          Size/MD5:   282636 657ca4dd129b0f5fe2f645addbf8e50a
          Size/MD5:   227830 5766cdb0913d5674f88b323c1961d711
          Size/MD5:   248950 dd5a1de15372049c25b9a712730f7efa
          Size/MD5:  1048472 ae65592c768b6d5f39142acd550ec36b
          Size/MD5:  1048602 e5b3eb1669f8189659d578bf7332025f
          Size/MD5:  1738650 a682ffd6cc24c61e9c6d4b7f88e3401a
          Size/MD5:  1878284 82abb3250c62bd47667a7f0ebbca9105
          Size/MD5:   250836 e52eb8e89d09002b52c6bb2d16d36ec2
          Size/MD5:   233536 c539522d8c5571f353b12955ea8ca6ed
          Size/MD5:    13060 9e6fabe1aeae2de5948e60adf56762dc
          Size/MD5:    13534 5c7507e976fa8e3cf3fa8af0a3ec7ff2
          Size/MD5:    84796 413083790ebc438b3b6197c27f92f7f3
          Size/MD5:    52214 0453f46ed385c5c87fd49567f95a9715
          Size/MD5:    73932 b1dde3f14bb912226eaa202ee4c327b6
          Size/MD5:    85850 067b9ad04f4e1bf1b68eb84d20d3a1c6
          Size/MD5:     6624 7f9372f9909e1d9dd7bb45fd4040a57a
          Size/MD5:     7060 aeb6326090ebf0e7b0c79ad145353ddf
          Size/MD5:    60386 8f8c773deb97819f72f8f7df2826623e
          Size/MD5:    70422 012d4dc74e210fbcc69c1d1d7ce72d34
          Size/MD5:   128554 30a6834a8327077f999fdc00e944d112
          Size/MD5:   157958 211ed51f43605873a3d002ef8c3e7d13
          Size/MD5:   108150 7d3b5b2fd17688ab136ae4ce10e28bf3
          Size/MD5:   126132 55af324f4dd8256232f56badcbde4ba7
          Size/MD5:    87296 9bcd02a139dfa53c6324662b10840de8
          Size/MD5:    93360 7d44b0dff29fb0bfda6350c5228d8a58
          Size/MD5:  2014792 23a63ba6cdb53e9466ae67041c212583
          Size/MD5:  1988734 b467c58395e222a7d4b0c96c43ead1c5
          Size/MD5:   104134 f8510132c0fa083fc47527cfbc50fe70
          Size/MD5:   115788 cde4b6980c88c03a0ff8a2cb36226442
          Size/MD5:    12772 bbf18a99a31e4ccceaee6cc21a036b1a
          Size/MD5:    14470 1871445cf8c2f91ef0cf1830184848b5
          Size/MD5:    39952 25cd81ed4abecb60642194a746becd85
          Size/MD5:    41540 c9f7ed9182e1d614edb7ef699c9944d7
          Size/MD5:   149352 7598071d31ff0a910612a7a46f536671
          Size/MD5:   168126 f1b0aac5a21626ec8f11f8b66238a4bf
          Size/MD5:    42316 8ae4539096bfde33c7bb79f263a78f7b
          Size/MD5:    44920 d0a96f89c15fc3ac1e8f6a1a4c6c58b5
          Size/MD5:   320158 b5c9def408e2e08e8e478b41a8e468db
          Size/MD5:   324842 68b9793f818b7d0e336332aed2db02b5

  sparc architecture (Sun SPARC/UltraSPARC):

          Size/MD5:    50482 ab8855cadff234cbb32db3873e1946e6
          Size/MD5:     2358 64e193cbafb731b3e9421dc83594d0c6
          Size/MD5:    40374 d1907ae5d377bc620fcff298fce07b3e
          Size/MD5:   110552 0e67de51055f4b17344ed9d392f35afa
          Size/MD5:    41214 c57d0fc20f8d3dc04a58c7464d18ce9d
          Size/MD5:   104222 63418458f1c292175da87e70a96f1044
          Size/MD5:     7436 38caf05f0782b84c3f226dc5509f9995
          Size/MD5:   149306 d84f71eca428c3a31c48f6477c718c51
          Size/MD5:  1713220 22eb631fbb5532890c000053086126c8
          Size/MD5:   773438 5fe333a81cf98c0def22940626afa2f4
          Size/MD5:   773124 3f91c672b8dbfddf1671e90bcae10a09
          Size/MD5:  6965202 aa5f3d426728ad5ba338681c87c31661
          Size/MD5: 15017568 b47a289f4e4038fc87a5f8d6948249a3
          Size/MD5: 14834790 7894b250ec7573098d563aa7f2742406
          Size/MD5:     7440 ce083709baf169837d99938ce9c633b8
          Size/MD5:   248760 9cc6d8a2dafdb18a2601be04f58337fd
          Size/MD5:   212544 8f2a77d630d599df2837b4dac7d4f519
          Size/MD5:  1048478 dc2066054189a1a6bc32d6b7c06e77ad
          Size/MD5:  1482456 608c8678c07866ac04856c3b9c9b05b4
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Ubuntu 6.06 LTS USN-1071-1 Critical: Kernel Denial Of Service Exploit

ubuntu
Calendar Grey February 25, 2011
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Upgrade necessary for Ubuntu 6.06 LTS to counter kernel vulnerabilities and strengthen defenses.
Tavis Ormandy discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly implement exception fixup

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linux-source-2.6.15 vulnerabilities

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