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Ubuntu 10.04 LTS USN-2037-1: Critical EC2 Kernel Integrity Threats

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Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2037-1
December 03, 2013

linux-ec2 vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.

Software Description:
- linux-ec2: Linux kernel for EC2

Details:

A flaw was discovered in the Linux kernel's KVM (kernel virtual machine).
An administrative user in the guest OS could leverage this flaw to cause a
denial of service in the host OS. (CVE-2012-2121)

Multiple integer overflow flaws where discovered in the Alchemy LCD frame-buffer drivers in the Linux kernel. An unprivileged local user could
exploit this flaw to gain administrative privileges. (CVE-2013-4511)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
  linux-image-2.6.32-359-ec2      2.6.32-359.72

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-2037-1
  CVE-2012-2121, CVE-2013-4511

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-ec2/2.6.32-359.72


Ubuntu 10.04 LTS USN-2037-1: Critical EC2 Kernel Integrity Threats

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Calendar Grey December 3, 2013
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Urgent Security Alert for Ubuntu 10.04 LTS regarding Linux kernel flaws on EC2 instances; patches released.
Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: linux-image-2.6.32-359-ec2 2.6.32-359.72 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-2037-1

CVE-2012-2121, CVE-2013-4511

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December 03, 2013

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-ec2/2.6.32-359.72

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