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Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, USN-2153-1: initramfs-tools Mount Issue

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Calendar Grey March 24, 2014
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Resolve the Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2153-1 by updating your package index, upgrading initramfs-tools, rebuilding the initramfs image, and rebooting
initramfs-tools used incorrect mount options.

Summary

initramfs-tools used incorrect mount options.

Software Description:

- initramfs-tools: tools for generating an initramfs

Details:

Kees Cook discovered that initramfs-tools incorrectly mounted /run without

the noexec option, contrary to expected behaviour.

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Topics Covered

security advisory update instructions ubuntu system reboot mount issue initramfs-tools

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 12.10:
  initramfs-tools                 0.103ubuntu0.2.2

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  initramfs-tools                 0.99ubuntu13.5

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2153-1

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/initramfs-tools/+bug/1152744

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March 24, 2014

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Topics Covered

security advisory update instructions ubuntu system reboot mount issue initramfs-tools

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/initramfs-tools/0.103ubuntu0.2.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/initramfs-tools/0.99ubuntu13.5

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