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Today's Topics:

1. [USN-1538-1] Linux kernel (Natty backport) vulnerabilities
(John Johansen)
2. [USN-1539-1] Linux kernel (Oneiric backport) vulnerabilities
(John Johansen)


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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2012 14:35:19 -0700
From: John Johansen <john.johansen@canonical.com>
To: ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com
Subject: [USN-1538-1] Linux kernel (Natty backport) vulnerabilities
Message-ID: <502AC497.3030200@canonical.com>
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1538-1
August 14, 2012

linux-lts-backport-natty vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.

Software Description:
- linux-lts-backport-natty: Linux kernel backport from Natty

Details:

An error was discovered in the Linux kernel's network TUN/TAP device
implementation. A local user with access to the TUN/TAP interface (which is
not available to unprivileged users until granted by a root user) could
exploit this flaw to crash the system or potential gain administrative
privileges. (CVE-2012-2136)

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Reliable Datagram Sockets (RDS)
protocol implementation. A local, unprivileged user could use this flaw to
cause a denial of service. (CVE-2012-2372)

An error was discovered in the Linux kernel's memory subsystem (hugetlb).
An unprivileged local user could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of
service (crash the system). (CVE-2012-2390)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
linux-image-2.6.38-15-generic 2.6.38-15.65~lucid1
linux-image-2.6.38-15-generic-pae 2.6.38-15.65~lucid1
linux-image-2.6.38-15-server 2.6.38-15.65~lucid1
linux-image-2.6.38-15-virtual 2.6.38-15.65~lucid1

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

References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1538-1
CVE-2012-2136, CVE-2012-2372, CVE-2012-2390

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-lts-backport-natty/2.6.38-15.65~lucid1

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Message: 2
Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2012 14:57:47 -0700
From: John Johansen <john.johansen@canonical.com>
To: ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com
Subject: [USN-1539-1] Linux kernel (Oneiric backport) vulnerabilities
Message-ID: <502AC9DB.6000103@canonical.com>
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1539-1
August 14, 2012

linux-lts-backport-oneiric vulnerabilities
==========================================================================

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.

Software Description:
- linux-lts-backport-oneiric: Linux kernel backport from Oneiric

Details:

An error was discovered in the Linux kernel's network TUN/TAP device
implementation. A local user with access to the TUN/TAP interface (which is
not available to unprivileged users until granted by a root user) could
exploit this flaw to crash the system or potential gain administrative
privileges. (CVE-2012-2136)

Ulrich Obergfell discovered an error in the Linux kernel's memory
management subsystem on 32 bit PAE systems with more than 4GB of memory
installed. A local unprivileged user could exploit this flaw to crash the
system. (CVE-2012-2373)

A flaw was discovered in the Linux kernel's epoll system call. An
unprivileged local user could use this flaw to crash the system.
(CVE-2012-3375)

Some errors where discovered in the Linux kernel's UDF file system, which
is used to mount some CD-ROMs and DVDs. An unprivileged local user could
use these flaws to crash the system. (CVE-2012-3400)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
linux-image-3.0.0-24-generic 3.0.0-24.40~lucid1
linux-image-3.0.0-24-generic-pae 3.0.0-24.40~lucid1
linux-image-3.0.0-24-server 3.0.0-24.40~lucid1
linux-image-3.0.0-24-virtual 3.0.0-24.40~lucid1

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.

References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1539-1
CVE-2012-2136, CVE-2012-2373, CVE-2012-3375, CVE-2012-3400

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-lts-backport-oneiric/3.0.0-24.40~lucid1

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