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Posted on 30 July 2013
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1919-1
July 29, 2013
linux vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 13.04
Summary:
The system could be made to crash or run programs as an administrator.
Software Description:
- linux: Linux kernel
Details:
Kees Cook discovered a format string vulnerability in the Broadcom B43
wireless driver for the Linux kernel. A local user could exploit this fla=
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to gain administrative privileges.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 13.04:
linux-image-3.8.0-27-generic 3.8.0-27.40
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=
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linux-server, linux-powerpc), a standard system upgrade will automaticall=
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perform this as well.
References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1919-1
CVE-2013-2852
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/3.8.0-27.40
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