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Posted on 14 June 2013
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1881-1
June 14, 2013
linux 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: Linux kernel
Details:
An information leak was discovered in the Linux kernel when inotify is us=
ed
to monitor the /dev/ptmx device. A local user could exploit this flaw to
discover keystroke timing and potentially discover sensitive information
like password length. (CVE-2013-0160)
An information leak was discovered in the Linux kernel's tkill and tgkill=
system calls when used from compat processes. A local user could exploit
this flaw to examine potentially sensitive kernel memory. (CVE-2013-2141)=
A flaw was discovered in the Linux kernel's perf events subsystem for Int=
el
Sandy Bridge and Ivy Bridge processors. A local user could exploit this
flaw to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2013-2146)
An information leak was discovered in the Linux kernel's crypto API. A
local user could exploit this flaw to examine potentially sensitive
information from the kernel's stack memory. (CVE-2013-3076)
An information leak was discovered in the Linux kernel's rcvmsg path for
ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode). A local user could exploit this flaw to=
examine potentially sensitive information from the kernel's stack memory.=
(CVE-2013-3222)
An information leak was discovered in the Linux kernel's recvmsg path for=
ax25 address family. A local user could exploit this flaw to examine
potentially sensitive information from the kernel's stack memory.
(CVE-2013-3223)
An information leak was discovered in the Linux kernel's recvmsg path for=
the bluetooth address family. A local user could exploit this flaw to
examine potentially sensitive information from the kernel's stack memory.=
(CVE-2013-3224)
An information leak was discovered in the Linux kernel's bluetooth rfcomm=
protocol support. A local user could exploit this flaw to examine
potentially sensitive information from the kernel's stack memory.
(CVE-2013-3225)
An information leak was discovered in the Linux kernel's CAIF protocol
implementation. A local user could exploit this flaw to examine potential=
ly
sensitive information from the kernel's stack memory. (CVE-2013-3227)
An information leak was discovered in the Linux kernel's IRDA (infrared)
support subsystem. A local user could exploit this flaw to examine
potentially sensitive information from the kernel's stack memory.
(CVE-2013-3228)
An information leak was discovered in the Linux kernel's s390 - z/VM
support. A local user could exploit this flaw to examine potentially
sensitive information from the kernel's stack memory. (CVE-2013-3229)
An information leak was discovered in the Linux kernel's l2tp (Layer Two
Tunneling Protocol) implementation. A local user could exploit this flaw =
to
examine potentially sensitive information from the kernel's stack memory.=
(CVE-2013-3230)
An information leak was discovered in the Linux kernel's llc (Logical Lin=
k
Layer 2) support. A local user could exploit this flaw to examine
potentially sensitive information from the kernel's stack memory.
(CVE-2013-3231)
An information leak was discovered in the Linux kernel's receive message
handling for the netrom address family. A local user could exploit this
flaw to obtain sensitive information from the kernel's stack memory.
(CVE-2013-3232)
An information leak was discovered in the Linux kernel's nfc (near field
communication) support. A local user could exploit this flaw to examine
potentially sensitive information from the kernel's stack memory.
(CVE-2013-3233)
An information leak was discovered in the Linux kernel's Rose X.25 protoc=
ol
layer. A local user could exploit this flaw to examine potentially
sensitive information from the kernel's stack memory. (CVE-2013-3234)
An information leak was discovered in the Linux kernel's TIPC (Transparen=
t
Inter Process Communication) protocol implementation. A local user could
exploit this flaw to examine potentially sensitive information from the
kernel's stack memory. (CVE-2013-3235)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 12.10:
linux-image-3.5.0-34-generic 3.5.0-34.55
linux-image-3.5.0-34-highbank 3.5.0-34.55
linux-image-3.5.0-34-omap 3.5.0-34.55
linux-image-3.5.0-34-powerpc-smp 3.5.0-34.55
linux-image-3.5.0-34-powerpc64-smp 3.5.0-34.55
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-1881-1
CVE-2013-0160, CVE-2013-2141, CVE-2013-2146, CVE-2013-3076,
CVE-2013-3222, CVE-2013-3223, CVE-2013-3224, CVE-2013-3225,
CVE-2013-3227, CVE-2013-3228, CVE-2013-3229, CVE-2013-3230,
CVE-2013-3231, CVE-2013-3232, CVE-2013-3233, CVE-2013-3234,
CVE-2013-3235
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/3.5.0-34.55
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