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Ubuntu 8.04 LTS USN-1236-1 Moderate: Linux Kernel Flaws and Threats

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Calendar Grey October 20, 2011
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Numerous vulnerabilities patched in Debian 10 reveal critical security issues necessitating immediate upgrades.
Multiple kernel flaws have been fixed.

Summary

Multiple kernel flaws have been fixed.

Software Description:

- linux: Linux kernel

Details:

It was discovered that the Auerswald usb driver incorrectly handled lengths

of the USB string descriptors. A local attacker with physical access could

insert a specially crafted USB device and gain root privileges.

(CVE-2009-4067)

It was discovered that the Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP)

implementation incorrectly calculated lengths. If the net.sctp.addip_enable

variable was turned on, a remote attacker could send specially crafted

traffic to crash the system. (CVE-2011-1573)

Vasiliy Kulikov discovered that taskstats did not enforce access

restrictions. A local attacker could exploit this to read certain

information, leading to a loss of privacy. (CVE-2011-2494)

Vasiliy Kulikov discovered that /proc/PID/io did not enforce access

restrictions. A local attacker could exploit this to read certain

information, leading to a loss of privacy. (CVE-2011-249...

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Topics Covered

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Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 8.04 LTS:
  linux-image-2.6.24-29-386       2.6.24-29.95
  linux-image-2.6.24-29-generic   2.6.24-29.95
  linux-image-2.6.24-29-hppa32    2.6.24-29.95
  linux-image-2.6.24-29-hppa64    2.6.24-29.95
  linux-image-2.6.24-29-itanium   2.6.24-29.95
  linux-image-2.6.24-29-lpia      2.6.24-29.95
  linux-image-2.6.24-29-lpiacompat  2.6.24-29.95
  linux-image-2.6.24-29-mckinley  2.6.24-29.95
  linux-image-2.6.24-29-openvz    2.6.24-29.95
  linux-image-2.6.24-29-powerpc   2.6.24-29.95
  linux-image-2.6.24-29-powerpc-smp  2.6.24-29.95
  linux-image-2.6.24-29-powerpc64-smp  2.6.24-29.95
  linux-image-2.6.24-29-rt        2.6.24-29.95
  linux-image-2.6.24-29-server    2.6.24-29.95
  linux-image-2.6.24-29-sparc64   2.6.24-29.95
  linux-image-2.6.24-29-sparc64-smp  2.6.24-29.95
  linux-image-2.6.24-29-virtual   2.6.24-29.95
  linux-image-2.6.24-29-xen       2.6.24-29.95

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1236-1

CVE-2009-4067, CVE-2011-1573, CVE-2011-2494, CVE-2011-2495,

CVE-2011-3188

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October 20, 2011

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Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/2.6.24-29.95

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