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Ubuntu 10.04 LTS USN-1409-1 Moderate: Kernel Denial of Service

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Calendar Grey March 27, 2012
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Numerous weaknesses addressed within the Ubuntu kernel, essential updates necessary for safeguarding the system. Discover further information here.
Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.

Software Description:

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

Details:

Somnath Kotur discovered an error in the Linux kernel's VLAN (virtual lan)

and be2net drivers. An attacker on the local network could exploit this

flaw to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2011-3347)

Sasha Levin discovered a flaw in the permission checking for device

assignments requested via the kvm ioctl in the Linux kernel. A local user

could use this flaw to crash the system causing a denial of service.

(CVE-2011-4347)

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service moderate severity kernel system update ubuntu linux-lts-backport-oneiric

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
  linux-image-3.0.0-17-generic    3.0.0-17.30~lucid1
  linux-image-3.0.0-17-generic-pae  3.0.0-17.30~lucid1
  linux-image-3.0.0-17-server     3.0.0-17.30~lucid1
  linux-image-3.0.0-17-virtual    3.0.0-17.30~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-1409-1

CVE-2011-3347, CVE-2011-4347

March 27, 2012

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service moderate severity kernel system update ubuntu linux-lts-backport-oneiric

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-lts-backport-oneiric/3.0.0-17.30~lucid1

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