Stay Secure with the Latest Linux Advisories

security advisorymoderateubuntu

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS USN-1725-1 Moderate: Xen Stack Corruption Kernel Risk

The system could be made to crash under certain conditions.. =========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1725-1 February 14, 2013 linux vulnerability ========================================================================= A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Summary: The system could be made to crash under certain conditions. Software Description: - linux: Linux kernel Details: Andrew Cooper of Citrix reported a Xen stack corruption in the Linux kernel. An unprivileged user in a 32bit PVOPS guest can cause the guest kernel to crash, or operate erroneously. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: linux-image-2.6.32-45-386 2.6.32-45.103 linux-image-2.6.32-45-generic 2.6.32-45.103 linux-image-2.6.32-45-generic-pae 2.6.32-45.103 linux-image-2.6.32-45-ia64 2.6.32-45.103 linux-image-2.6.32-45-lpia 2.6.32-45.103 linux-image-2.6.32-45-powerpc 2.6.32-45.103 linux-image-2.6.32-45-powerpc-smp 2.6.32-45.103 linux-image-2.6.32-45-powerpc64-smp 2.6.32-45.103 linux-image-2.6.32-45-preempt 2.6.32-45.103 linux-image-2.6.32-45-server 2.6.32-45.103 linux-image-2.6.32-45-sparc64 2.6.32-45.103 linux-image-2.6.32-45-sparc64-smp 2.6.32-45.103 linux-image-2.6.32-45-versatile 2.6.32-45.103 linux-image-2.6.32-45-virtual 2.6.32-45.103 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes. References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1725-1 CVE-2013-0190 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/2.6.32-45.103 . The Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1725-2 outlines a critical flaw in the kernel that may result in instability and system failures in certain scenarios.. Ubuntu Security Notice, Linux Kernel Issue, Stack Corruption, System Crash Fix.. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Feb 14, 2013 Ubuntu