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Posted on 02 May 2013
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1814-1
May 02, 2013
linux-ti-omap4 vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 12.10
Summary:
Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.
Software Description:
- linux-ti-omap4: Linux kernel for OMAP4
Details:
Mathias Krause discovered an information leak in the Linux kernel's UDF
file system implementation. A local user could exploit this flaw to exami=
ne
some of the kernel's heap memory. (CVE-2012-6548)
Mathias Krause discovered an information leak in the Linux kernel's ISO
9660 CDROM file system driver. A local user could exploit this flaw to
examine some of the kernel's heap memory. (CVE-2012-6549)
An integer overflow was discovered in the Direct Rendering Manager (DRM)
subsystem for the i915 video driver in the Linux kernel. A local user cou=
ld
exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service (crash) or potentially
escalate privileges. (CVE-2013-0913)
A format-string bug was discovered in the Linux kernel's ext3 filesystem
driver. A local user could exploit this flaw to possibly escalate
privileges on the system. (CVE-2013-1848)
A buffer overflow was discovered in the Linux Kernel's USB subsystem for
devices reporting the cdc-wdm class. A specially crafted USB device when
plugged-in could cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly
execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2013-1860)
An information leak in the Linux kernel's dcb netlink interface was
discovered. A local user could obtain sensitive information by examining
kernel stack memory. (CVE-2013-2634)
A kernel stack information leak was discovered in the RTNETLINK component=
of the Linux kernel. A local user could read sensitive information from t=
he
kernel stack. (CVE-2013-2635)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 12.10:
linux-image-3.5.0-223-omap4 3.5.0-223.34
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 automaticall=
y
perform this as well.
References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1814-1
CVE-2012-6548, CVE-2012-6549, CVE-2013-0913, CVE-2013-1848,
CVE-2013-1860, CVE-2013-2634, CVE-2013-2635
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-ti-omap4/3.5.0-223.34
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