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Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: 1594-1 Moderate: Kernel Denial Of Service Exploit

Ubuntu Large Esm H500
Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1594-1
October 03, 2012

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

Details:

Vadim Ponomarev discovered a flaw in the Linux kernel causing a reference
leak when PID namespaces are used. A remote attacker could exploit this
flaw causing a denial of service. (CVE-2012-2127)

A flaw was found in how the Linux kernel's KVM (Kernel-based Virtual
Machine) subsystem handled MSI (Message Signaled Interrupts). A local
unprivileged user could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service or
potentially elevate privileges. (CVE-2012-2137)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
  linux-image-3.0.0-26-generic    3.0.0-26.43~lucid1
  linux-image-3.0.0-26-generic-pae  3.0.0-26.43~lucid1
  linux-image-3.0.0-26-server     3.0.0-26.43~lucid1
  linux-image-3.0.0-26-virtual    3.0.0-26.43~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-1594-1
  CVE-2012-2127, CVE-2012-2137

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-lts-backport-oneiric/3.0.0-26.43~lucid1

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: 1594-1 Moderate: Kernel Denial Of Service Exploit

ubuntu
Calendar Grey October 3, 2012
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
A variety of vulnerabilities have been resolved in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 10.04 LTS. Urgent patches are necessary.
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-3.0.0-26-generic 3.0.0-26.43~lucid1 linux-image-3.0.0-26-generic-pae 3.0.0-26.43~lucid1 linux-image-3.0.0-26-server 3.0.0-26.43~lucid1 linux-image-3.0.0-26-virtual 3.0.0-26.43~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-1594-1

CVE-2012-2127, CVE-2012-2137

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October 03, 2012

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-lts-backport-oneiric/3.0.0-26.43~lucid1

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