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Ubuntu 10.04 LTS USN-1294-1 Moderate Denial of Service Risks

Ubuntu Large Esm H500
Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1294-1
December 08, 2011

linux-lts-backport-oneiric vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.

Software Description:
- linux-lts-backport-oneiric: Linux kernel backport from Oneiric

Details:

Peter Huewe discovered an information leak in the handling of reading
security-related TPM data. A local, unprivileged user could read the
results of a previous TPM command. (CVE-2011-1162)

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)

Qianfeng Zhang discovered that the bridge networking interface incorrectly
handled certain network packets. A remote attacker could exploit this to
crash the system, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2011-2942)

Yasuaki Ishimatsu discovered a flaw in the kernel's clock implementation. A
local unprivileged attacker could exploit this causing a denial of service.
(CVE-2011-3209)

Zheng Liu discovered a flaw in how the ext4 filesystem splits extents. A
local unprivileged attacker could exploit this to crash the system, leading
to a denial of service. (CVE-2011-3638)

Nick Bowler discovered the kernel GHASH message digest algorithm
incorrectly handled error conditions. A local attacker could exploit this
to cause a kernel oops. (CVE-2011-4081)

Scot Doyle discovered that the bridge networking interface incorrectly
handled certain network packets. A remote attacker could exploit this to
crash the system, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2011-4087)

A bug was found in the way headroom check was performed in
udp6_ufo_fragment() function. A remote attacker could use this flaw to
crash the system. (CVE-2011-4326)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
  linux-image-3.0.0-13-generic    3.0.0-13.22~lucid1
  linux-image-3.0.0-13-generic-pae  3.0.0-13.22~lucid1
  linux-image-3.0.0-13-server     3.0.0-13.22~lucid1
  linux-image-3.0.0-13-virtual    3.0.0-13.22~lucid1

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1294-1
  CVE-2011-1162, CVE-2011-2494, CVE-2011-2942, CVE-2011-3209,
  CVE-2011-3638, CVE-2011-4081, CVE-2011-4087, CVE-2011-4326

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-lts-backport-oneiric/3.0.0-13.22~lucid1


Ubuntu 10.04 LTS USN-1294-1 Moderate Denial of Service Risks

ubuntu
Calendar Grey December 8, 2011
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Various core vulnerabilities addressed in Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1294-1, resolving potential service disruptions and exposure of sensitive data.
Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: linux-image-3.0.0-13-generic 3.0.0-13.22~lucid1 linux-image-3.0.0-13-generic-pae 3.0.0-13.22~lucid1 linux-image-3.0.0-13-server 3.0.0-13.22~lucid1 linux-image-3.0.0-13-virtual 3.0.0-13.22~lucid1 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1294-1

CVE-2011-1162, CVE-2011-2494, CVE-2011-2942, CVE-2011-3209,

CVE-2011-3638, CVE-2011-4081, CVE-2011-4087, CVE-2011-4326

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December 08, 2011

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-lts-backport-oneiric/3.0.0-13.22~lucid1

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