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Posted on 27 June 2014
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2262-1
June 27, 2014
linux-lts-quantal 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-quantal: Linux hardware enablement kernel from Quantal
Details:
A bounds check error was discovered in the socket filter subsystem of the=
Linux kernel. A local user could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of
service (system crash) via crafted BPF instructions. (CVE-2014-3144)
A remainder calculation error was discovered in the socket filter subsyst=
em
of the Linux kernel. A local user could exploit this flaw to cause a deni=
al
of service (system crash) via crafted BPF instructions. (CVE-2014-3145)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
linux-image-3.5.0-52-generic 3.5.0-52.78~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-2262-1
CVE-2014-3144, CVE-2014-3145
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-lts-quantal/3.5.0-52.78~prec=
ise1
