Audit Linux privileges now to limit compromise, escalation, and system-wide damage. Review Linux Privileges×
The system could be made to run programs as an administrator.
Software Description:
- linux: Linux kernel
Details:
An flaw was discovered in the Linux kernel's perf_events interface. A local
user could exploit this flaw to escalate privileges on the system.
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 12.10: linux-image-3.5.0-30-generic 3.5.0-30.51 linux-image-3.5.0-30-highbank 3.5.0-30.51 linux-image-3.5.0-30-omap 3.5.0-30.51 linux-image-3.5.0-30-powerpc-smp 3.5.0-30.51 linux-image-3.5.0-30-powerpc64-smp 3.5.0-30.51 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.
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1826-1
CVE-2013-2094
Get the latest Linux and open source security news straight to your inbox.