=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1287-1 December 05, 2011 linux-ti-omap4 vulnerability ========================================================================= A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 11.10 Summary: The system could be made to crash under certain conditions. Software Description: - linux-ti-omap4: Linux kernel for OMAP4 Details: Nick Bowler discovered the kernel GHASH message digest algorithm incorrectly handled error conditions. A local attacker could exploit this to cause a kernel oops. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 11.10: linux-image-3.0.0-1206-omap4 3.0.0-1206.13 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes. References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1287-1 CVE-2011-4081 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-ti-omap4/3.0.0-1206.13
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 11.10: linux-image-3.0.0-1206-omap4 3.0.0-1206.13 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1287-1
CVE-2011-4081
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-ti-omap4/3.0.0-1206.13
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