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Ubuntu 11.04: USN-1380-1 Moderate Denial Of Service in Linux Kernel

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Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1380-1
February 29, 2012

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

- Ubuntu 11.04

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.

Software Description:
- linux: Linux kernel

Details:

The linux kernel did not properly account for PTE pages when deciding which
task to kill in out of memory conditions. A local, unprivileged could
exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2011-2498)

A flaw was discovered in the TOMOYO LSM's handling of mount system calls.
An unprivileged user could oops the system causing a denial of service.
(CVE-2011-2518)

A bug was discovered in the Linux kernel's calculation of OOM (Out of
memory) scores, that would result in the wrong process being killed. A user
could use this to kill the process with the highest OOM score, even if that
process belongs to another user or the system. (CVE-2011-4097)

A flaw was found in the linux kernels IPv4 IGMP query processing. A remote
attacker could exploit this to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2012-0207)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 11.04:
  linux-image-2.6.38-13-generic   2.6.38-13.56
  linux-image-2.6.38-13-generic-pae  2.6.38-13.56
  linux-image-2.6.38-13-omap      2.6.38-13.56
  linux-image-2.6.38-13-powerpc   2.6.38-13.56
  linux-image-2.6.38-13-powerpc-smp  2.6.38-13.56
  linux-image-2.6.38-13-powerpc64-smp  2.6.38-13.56
  linux-image-2.6.38-13-server    2.6.38-13.56
  linux-image-2.6.38-13-versatile  2.6.38-13.56
  linux-image-2.6.38-13-virtual   2.6.38-13.56

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1380-1
  CVE-2011-2498, CVE-2011-2518, CVE-2011-4097, CVE-2012-0207

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/2.6.38-13.56

Ubuntu 11.04: USN-1380-1 Moderate Denial Of Service in Linux Kernel

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Calendar Grey February 29, 2012
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Multiple vulnerabilities within the kernel have been addressed through patches for Ubuntu 11.04. Essential updates and resolutions are now accessible!
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 11.04: linux-image-2.6.38-13-generic 2.6.38-13.56 linux-image-2.6.38-13-generic-pae 2.6.38-13.56 linux-image-2.6.38-13-omap 2.6.38-13.56 linux-image-2.6.38-13-powerpc 2.6.38-13.56 linux-image-2.6.38-13-powerpc-smp 2.6.38-13.56 linux-image-2.6.38-13-powerpc64-smp 2.6.38-13.56 linux-image-2.6.38-13-server 2.6.38-13.56 linux-image-2.6.38-13-versatile 2.6.38-13.56 linux-image-2.6.38-13-virtual 2.6.38-13.56 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1380-1

CVE-2011-2498, CVE-2011-2518, CVE-2011-4097, CVE-2012-0207

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February 29, 2012

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/2.6.38-13.56

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