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Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Advisory USN-1555-1 Critical: Kernel Memory Issues

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Calendar Grey September 5, 2012
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Upgrade your Ubuntu installation to resolve various kernel problems impacting performance and safety. Apply the newest patches immediately!
Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.

Software Description:

- linux: Linux kernel

Details:

Chen Haogang discovered an integer overflow that could result in memory

corruption. A local unprivileged user could use this to crash the system.

(CVE-2012-0044)

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Reliable Datagram Sockets (RDS)

protocol implementation. A local, unprivileged user could use this flaw to

cause a denial of service. (CVE-2012-2372)

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service critical memory corruption Ubuntu kernel system update

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
  linux-image-2.6.32-42-386       2.6.32-42.96
  linux-image-2.6.32-42-generic   2.6.32-42.96
  linux-image-2.6.32-42-generic-pae  2.6.32-42.96
  linux-image-2.6.32-42-ia64      2.6.32-42.96
  linux-image-2.6.32-42-lpia      2.6.32-42.96
  linux-image-2.6.32-42-powerpc   2.6.32-42.96
  linux-image-2.6.32-42-powerpc-smp  2.6.32-42.96
  linux-image-2.6.32-42-powerpc64-smp  2.6.32-42.96
  linux-image-2.6.32-42-preempt   2.6.32-42.96
  linux-image-2.6.32-42-server    2.6.32-42.96
  linux-image-2.6.32-42-sparc64   2.6.32-42.96
  linux-image-2.6.32-42-sparc64-smp  2.6.32-42.96
  linux-image-2.6.32-42-versatile  2.6.32-42.96
  linux-image-2.6.32-42-virtual   2.6.32-42.96

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1555-1

CVE-2012-0044, CVE-2012-2372

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September 05, 2012

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service critical memory corruption Ubuntu kernel system update

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/2.6.32-42.96

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