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Ubuntu 12.10 USN-1751-1 Critical: linux-ti-omap4 Crash Risk

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The system could be made to crash or run programs as an administrator.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1751-1
February 27, 2013

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

- Ubuntu 12.10

Summary:

The system could be made to crash or run programs as an administrator.

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

Details:

Mathias Krause discovered a bounds checking error for netlink messages
requesting SOCK_DIAG_BY_FAMILY. An unprivileged local user could exploit
this flaw to crash the system or run programs as an administrator.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 12.10:
  linux-image-3.5.0-220-omap4     3.5.0-220.29

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1751-1
  CVE-2013-1763

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-ti-omap4/3.5.0-220.29

Ubuntu 12.10 USN-1751-1 Critical: linux-ti-omap4 Crash Risk

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A vulnerability in the Linux kernel's bounds checking could lead to elevated privileges or system failure. Ensure your Ubuntu is updated to patch this issue.
The system could be made to crash or run programs as an administrator.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 12.10: linux-image-3.5.0-220-omap4 3.5.0-220.29 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1751-1

CVE-2013-1763

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February 27, 2013

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-ti-omap4/3.5.0-220.29

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