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Ubuntu 12.04 LTS USN-1698-2: Moderate linux-ti-omap4 Regression Fix

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USN-1698-1 introduced a regression in the Linux kernel.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1698-2
February 01, 2013

linux-ti-omap4 regression
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Summary:

USN-1698-1 introduced a regression in the Linux kernel.

Software Description:
- linux-ti-omap4: Linux kernel for OMAP4

Details:

USN-1698-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel. Due to an unrelated
regression inotify/fanotify stopped working after upgrading. This update
fixes the problem.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Original advisory details:

 A flaw was discovered in the Linux kernel's handling of script execution
 when module loading is enabled. A local attacker could exploit this flaw to
 cause a leak of kernel stack contents. (CVE-2012-4530)
 
 Florian Weimer discovered that hypervkvpd, which is distributed in the
 Linux kernel, was not correctly validating source addresses of netlink
 packets. An untrusted local user can cause a denial of service by causing
 hypervkvpd to exit. (CVE-2012-5532)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  linux-image-3.2.0-1425-omap4    3.2.0-1425.33

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

ATTENTION: Due to an unavoidable ABI change the kernel updates have
been given a new version number, which requires you to recompile and
reinstall all third party kernel modules you might have installed. If
you use linux-restricted-modules, you have to update that package as
well to get modules which work with the new kernel version. Unless you
manually uninstalled the standard kernel metapackages (e.g. linux-generic,
linux-server, linux-powerpc), a standard system upgrade will automatically
perform this as well.

References:
  
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1698-1
  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1101666

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-ti-omap4/3.2.0-1425.33

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS USN-1698-2: Moderate linux-ti-omap4 Regression Fix

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An update was released in Ubuntu's security patch USN-1750-1 impacting linux-ti-omap5. For further information, continue reading.
USN-1698-1 introduced a regression in the Linux kernel.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: linux-image-3.2.0-1425-omap4 3.2.0-1425.33 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes. ATTENTION: Due to an unavoidable ABI change the kernel updates have been given a new version number, which requires you to recompile and reinstall all third party kernel modules you might have installed. If you use linux-restricted-modules, you have to update that package as well to get modules which work with the new kernel version. Unless you manually uninstalled the standard kernel metapackages (e.g. linux-generic, linux-server, linux-powerpc), a standard system upgrade will automatically perform this as well.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1698-1

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1101666

February 01, 2013

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-ti-omap4/3.2.0-1425.33

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