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Ubuntu 12.04 LTS USN-2269-1 Critical: linux-lts-quantal DoS Threat

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Calendar Grey July 5, 2014
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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS exposed to linux-lts-raring flaw, leading to potential service disruption and unauthorized admin entry.
The system could be made to crash or run programs as an administrator.

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:

Andy Lutomirski discovered a flaw with the Linux kernel's ptrace syscall on

x86_64 processors. An attacker could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of

service (System Crash) or potential gain administrative privileges.

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service ubuntu system crash admin access linux-lts-quantal

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  linux-image-3.5.0-52-generic    3.5.0-52.79~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-2269-1

CVE-2014-4699

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July 05, 2014

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service ubuntu system crash admin access linux-lts-quantal

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-lts-quantal/3.5.0-52.79~precise1

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