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The system could be made to run programs as an administrator.
Software Description:
- linux: Linux kernel
Details:
It was discovered that the Linux kernel's IPv6 networking stack has a flaw
that allows using route advertisement (RA) messages to set the 'hop_limit'
to values that are too low. An unprivileged attacker on a local network
could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service (IPv6 messages
dropped).
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: linux-image-3.2.0-82-generic 3.2.0-82.119 linux-image-3.2.0-82-generic-pae 3.2.0-82.119 linux-image-3.2.0-82-highbank 3.2.0-82.119 linux-image-3.2.0-82-omap 3.2.0-82.119 linux-image-3.2.0-82-powerpc-smp 3.2.0-82.119 linux-image-3.2.0-82-powerpc64-smp 3.2.0-82.119 linux-image-3.2.0-82-virtual 3.2.0-82.119 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.
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2585-1
CVE-2015-2922
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