=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2114-1
February 18, 2014

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

- Ubuntu 12.10

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.

Software Description:
- linux: Linux kernel

Details:

Vasily Kulikov reported a flaw in the Linux kernel's implementation of
ptrace. An unprivileged local user could exploit this flaw to obtain
sensitive information from kernel memory. (CVE-2013-2929)

A flaw in the handling of memory regions of the kernel virtual machine
(KVM) subsystem was discovered. A local user with the ability to assign a
device could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service (memory
consumption). (CVE-2013-4592)

Nico Golde and Fabian Yamaguchi reported a flaw in the Linux kernel's
debugfs filesystem. An administrative local user could exploit this flaw to
cause a denial of service (OOPS). (CVE-2013-6378)

Nico Golde and Fabian Yamaguchi reported a flaw in the driver for Adaptec
AACRAID scsi raid devices in the Linux kernel. A local user could use this
flaw to cause a denial of service or possibly other unspecified impact.
(CVE-2013-6380)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 12.10:
  linux-image-3.5.0-46-generic    3.5.0-46.70
  linux-image-3.5.0-46-highbank   3.5.0-46.70
  linux-image-3.5.0-46-omap       3.5.0-46.70
  linux-image-3.5.0-46-powerpc-smp  3.5.0-46.70
  linux-image-3.5.0-46-powerpc64-smp  3.5.0-46.70

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-2114-1
  CVE-2013-2929, CVE-2013-4592, CVE-2013-6378, CVE-2013-6380

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/3.5.0-46.70


Ubuntu 2114-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

February 19, 2014
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 12.10: linux-image-3.5.0-46-generic 3.5.0-46.70 linux-image-3.5.0-46-highbank 3.5.0-46.70 linux-image-3.5.0-46-omap 3.5.0-46.70 linux-image-3.5.0-46-powerpc-smp 3.5.0-46.70 linux-image-3.5.0-46-powerpc64-smp 3.5.0-46.70 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-2114-1

CVE-2013-2929, CVE-2013-4592, CVE-2013-6378, CVE-2013-6380

Severity
February 18, 2014

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/3.5.0-46.70

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