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Ubuntu 11.10: USN-1609-1 Moderate: Linux-Ti-Omap4 Denial Of Service

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Calendar Grey October 12, 2012
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The security notice USN-1609-1 for Ubuntu identifies a critical kernel vulnerability that can result in system instability and may allow unauthorized privilege escalation.
The system could be made to crash under certain conditions.

Summary

The system could be made to crash under certain conditions.

Software Description:

- linux-ti-omap4: Linux kernel for OMAP4

Details:

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.

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service ubuntu system crash linux-ti-omap4

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 11.10:
  linux-image-3.0.0-1216-omap4    3.0.0-1216.29

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1609-1

CVE-2012-2137

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October 12, 2012

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service ubuntu system crash linux-ti-omap4

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-ti-omap4/3.0.0-1216.29

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