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Ubuntu 10.04 LTS USN-1470-1 Serious Linux Kernel Denial of Service Issue

Ubuntu Large Esm H500
Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1470-1
June 12, 2012

linux-lts-backport-natty 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-natty: Linux kernel backport from Natty

Details:

Andy Adamson discovered a flaw in the Linux kernel's NFSv4 implementation.
A remote NFS server (attacker) could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of
service. (CVE-2011-4131)

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's KVM (Kernel Virtual Machine) virtual
cpu setup. An unprivileged local user could exploit this flaw to crash the
system leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2012-1601)

A flaw was discovered in the Linux kernel's KVM (kernel virtual machine).
An administrative user in the guest OS could leverage this flaw to cause a
denial of service in the host OS. (CVE-2012-2121)

Steve Grubb reported a flaw with Linux fscaps (file system base
capabilities) when used to increase the permissions of a process. For
application on which fscaps are in use a local attacker can disable address
space randomization to make attacking the process with raised privileges
easier. (CVE-2012-2123)

Schacher Raindel discovered a flaw in the Linux kernel's memory handling
when hugetlb is enabled. An unprivileged local attacker could exploit this
flaw to cause a denial of service and potentially gain higher privileges.
(CVE-2012-2133)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
  linux-image-2.6.38-15-generic   2.6.38-15.60~lucid1
  linux-image-2.6.38-15-generic-pae  2.6.38-15.60~lucid1
  linux-image-2.6.38-15-server    2.6.38-15.60~lucid1
  linux-image-2.6.38-15-virtual   2.6.38-15.60~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-1470-1
  CVE-2011-4131, CVE-2012-1601, CVE-2012-2121, CVE-2012-2123,
  CVE-2012-2133

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-lts-backport-natty/2.6.38-15.60~lucid1

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS USN-1470-1 Serious Linux Kernel Denial of Service Issue

ubuntu
Calendar Grey June 12, 2012
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Enhance your Ubuntu 10.04 operating system to address several vulnerabilities within the kernel, thereby thwarting potential denial of service threats.
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-2.6.38-15-generic 2.6.38-15.60~lucid1 linux-image-2.6.38-15-generic-pae 2.6.38-15.60~lucid1 linux-image-2.6.38-15-server 2.6.38-15.60~lucid1 linux-image-2.6.38-15-virtual 2.6.38-15.60~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-1470-1

CVE-2011-4131, CVE-2012-1601, CVE-2012-2121, CVE-2012-2123,

CVE-2012-2133

Severity
important
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June 12, 2012

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-lts-backport-natty/2.6.38-15.60~lucid1

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