Ubuntu 10.10 USN-1244-1 Moderate: linux-ti-omap4 Denial of Service

Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.

Software Description:

- linux-ti-omap4: Linux kernel for OMAP4

Details:

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)

Andrea Righi discovered a race condition in the KSM memory merging support.

If KSM was being used, a local attacker could exploit this to crash the

system, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2011-2183)

Vasily Averin discovered that the NFS Lock Manager (NLM) incorrectly

handled unlock requests. A local attacker could exploit this to cause a

denial of service. (CVE-2011-2491)

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

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