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[USN-2042-1] Linux kernel (Saucy HWE) vulnerabilities

Posted on 03 December 2013
Ubuntu Security

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2042-1
December 03, 2013

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

- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.

Software Description:
- linux-lts-saucy: Linux hardware enablement kernel from Saucy

Details:

A flaw was discovered in the Linux kernel's dm snapshot facility. A remot=
e
authenticated user could exploit this flaw to obtain sensitive informatio=
n
or modify/corrupt data. (CVE-2013-4299)

Hannes Frederic Sowa discovered a flaw in the Linux kernel's UDP
Fragmenttation Offload (UFO). An unprivileged local user could exploit th=
is
flaw to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly gain
administrative privileges. (CVE-2013-4470)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
linux-image-3.11.0-14-generic 3.11.0-14.21~precise1
linux-image-3.11.0-14-generic-lpae 3.11.0-14.21~precise1

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-2042-1
CVE-2013-4299, CVE-2013-4470

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-lts-saucy/3.11.0-14.21~preci=
se1

 

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