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Ubuntu 8.04 LTS USN-1323-1 Moderate: Kernel Security Issues

Ubuntu Large Esm H500
Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1323-1
January 11, 2012

linux vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 8.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.

Software Description:
- linux: Linux kernel

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)

Clement Lecigne discovered a bug in the HFS filesystem. A local attacker
could exploit this to cause a kernel oops. (CVE-2011-2203)

A flaw was found in the b43 driver in the Linux kernel. An attacker could
use this flaw to cause a denial of service if the system has an active
wireless interface using the b43 driver. (CVE-2011-3359)

A flaw was found in how the Linux kernel handles user-defined key types. An
unprivileged local user could exploit this to crash the system.
(CVE-2011-4110)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 8.04 LTS:
  linux-image-2.6.24-30-386       2.6.24-30.98
  linux-image-2.6.24-30-generic   2.6.24-30.98
  linux-image-2.6.24-30-hppa32    2.6.24-30.98
  linux-image-2.6.24-30-hppa64    2.6.24-30.98
  linux-image-2.6.24-30-itanium   2.6.24-30.98
  linux-image-2.6.24-30-lpia      2.6.24-30.98
  linux-image-2.6.24-30-lpiacompat  2.6.24-30.98
  linux-image-2.6.24-30-mckinley  2.6.24-30.98
  linux-image-2.6.24-30-openvz    2.6.24-30.98
  linux-image-2.6.24-30-powerpc   2.6.24-30.98
  linux-image-2.6.24-30-powerpc-smp  2.6.24-30.98
  linux-image-2.6.24-30-powerpc64-smp  2.6.24-30.98
  linux-image-2.6.24-30-rt        2.6.24-30.98
  linux-image-2.6.24-30-server    2.6.24-30.98
  linux-image-2.6.24-30-sparc64   2.6.24-30.98
  linux-image-2.6.24-30-sparc64-smp  2.6.24-30.98
  linux-image-2.6.24-30-virtual   2.6.24-30.98
  linux-image-2.6.24-30-xen       2.6.24-30.98

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1323-1
  CVE-2011-1162, CVE-2011-2203, CVE-2011-3359, CVE-2011-4110

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/2.6.24-30.98

Ubuntu 8.04 LTS USN-1323-1 Moderate: Kernel Security Issues

ubuntu
Calendar Grey January 11, 2012
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Uncover various kernel vulnerabilities resolved in Ubuntu 8.04 LTS, influencing both security measures and user permissions.
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 8.04 LTS: linux-image-2.6.24-30-386 2.6.24-30.98 linux-image-2.6.24-30-generic 2.6.24-30.98 linux-image-2.6.24-30-hppa32 2.6.24-30.98 linux-image-2.6.24-30-hppa64 2.6.24-30.98 linux-image-2.6.24-30-itanium 2.6.24-30.98 linux-image-2.6.24-30-lpia 2.6.24-30.98 linux-image-2.6.24-30-lpiacompat 2.6.24-30.98 linux-image-2.6.24-30-mckinley 2.6.24-30.98 linux-image-2.6.24-30-openvz 2.6.24-30.98 linux-image-2.6.24-30-powerpc 2.6.24-30.98 linux-image-2.6.24-30-powerpc-smp 2.6.24-30.98 linux-image-2.6.24-30-powerpc64-smp 2.6.24-30.98 linux-image-2.6.24-30-rt 2.6.24-30.98 linux-image-2.6.24-30-server 2.6.24-30.98 linux-image-2.6.24-30-sparc64 2.6.24-30.98 linux-image-2.6.24-30-sparc64-smp 2.6.24-30.98 linux-image-2.6.24-30-virtual 2.6.24-30.98 linux-image-2.6.24-30-xen 2.6.24-30.98 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1323-1

CVE-2011-1162, CVE-2011-2203, CVE-2011-3359, CVE-2011-4110

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January 11, 2012

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/2.6.24-30.98

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