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Ubuntu 10.04 LTS USN-1556-1 Critical: Kernel Denial Of Service

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Calendar Grey September 6, 2012
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Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.

Software Description:

- linux-ec2: Linux kernel for EC2

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)

Some errors where discovered in the Linux kernel's UDF file system, which

is used to mount some CD-ROMs and DVDs. An unprivileged local user could

use these flaws to crash the system. (CVE-2012-3400)

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service critical memory corruption ubuntu linux kernel ec2

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
  linux-image-2.6.32-347-ec2      2.6.32-347.53

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1556-1

CVE-2012-0044, CVE-2012-2372, CVE-2012-3400

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September 06, 2012

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service critical memory corruption ubuntu linux kernel ec2

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-ec2/2.6.32-347.53

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