USN-2180-1: Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
26 April 2014
linux-ti-omap4 vulnerabilities
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
A flaw was discovered in the Kernel Virtual Machine (KVM) subsystem of the Linux kernel. A guest OS user could exploit this flaw to execute arbitrary code on the host OS. (CVE-2014-0049)
Al Viro discovered an error in how CIFS in the Linux kernel handles uncached write operations. An unprivileged local user could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service (system crash), obtain sensitive information from kernel memory, or possibly gain privileges. (CVE-2014-0069)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
- Ubuntu 12.10
- linux-image-3.5.0-241-omap4 - 3.5.0-241.57
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
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 automatically perform this as well.