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Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: 2237-1 Critical Denial of Service in Futures Kernel

Ubuntu Large Esm H500
The system could be made to crash or run programs as an administrator.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2237-1
June 05, 2014

linux-lts-quantal vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Summary:

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

Software Description:
- linux-lts-quantal: Linux hardware enablement kernel from Quantal

Details:

Pinkie Pie discovered a flaw in the Linux kernel's futex subsystem. An
unprivileged local user could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of
service (system crash) or gain administrative privileges.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  linux-image-3.5.0-51-generic    3.5.0-51.77~precise1

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2237-1
  CVE-2014-3153

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-lts-quantal/3.5.0-51.77~precise1


Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: 2237-1 Critical Denial of Service in Futures Kernel

ubuntu
Calendar Grey June 5, 2014
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
An essential vulnerability in the Linux kernel's futex mechanism could allow local users to bring down the system or escalate privileges to root.
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 12.04 LTS: linux-image-3.5.0-51-generic 3.5.0-51.77~precise1 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2237-1

CVE-2014-3153

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June 05, 2014

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-lts-quantal/3.5.0-51.77~precise1

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