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Ubuntu 8.04 LTS: USN-1598-1 Critical Kernel Network Flaw

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Calendar Grey October 9, 2012
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Upgrade your Ubuntu 8.04 LTS installation promptly to address crucial kernel vulnerabilities and improve overall security measures.
Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.

Software Description:

- linux: Linux kernel

Details:

An error was discovered in the Linux kernel's network TUN/TAP device

implementation. A local user with access to the TUN/TAP interface (which is

not available to unprivileged users until granted by a root user) could

exploit this flaw to crash the system or potential gain administrative

privileges.

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Topics Covered

security advisory critical issue network flaw update instructions ubuntu linux kernel

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 8.04 LTS:
  linux-image-2.6.24-32-386       2.6.24-32.105
  linux-image-2.6.24-32-generic   2.6.24-32.105
  linux-image-2.6.24-32-hppa32    2.6.24-32.105
  linux-image-2.6.24-32-hppa64    2.6.24-32.105
  linux-image-2.6.24-32-itanium   2.6.24-32.105
  linux-image-2.6.24-32-lpia      2.6.24-32.105
  linux-image-2.6.24-32-lpiacompat  2.6.24-32.105
  linux-image-2.6.24-32-mckinley  2.6.24-32.105
  linux-image-2.6.24-32-openvz    2.6.24-32.105
  linux-image-2.6.24-32-powerpc   2.6.24-32.105
  linux-image-2.6.24-32-powerpc-smp  2.6.24-32.105
  linux-image-2.6.24-32-powerpc64-smp  2.6.24-32.105
  linux-image-2.6.24-32-rt        2.6.24-32.105
  linux-image-2.6.24-32-server    2.6.24-32.105
  linux-image-2.6.24-32-sparc64   2.6.24-32.105
  linux-image-2.6.24-32-sparc64-smp  2.6.24-32.105
  linux-image-2.6.24-32-virtual   2.6.24-32.105
  linux-image-2.6.24-32-xen       2.6.24-32.105

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

References

CVE-2012-2136

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October 09, 2012

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Topics Covered

security advisory critical issue network flaw update instructions ubuntu linux kernel

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/2.6.24-32.105

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