USN-1609-1: Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerability
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1609-1
12th October, 2012
linux-ti-omap4 vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 11.10
Summary
The system could be made to crash under certain conditions.
Software description
- linux-ti-omap4 - Linux kernel for OMAP4
Details
A flaw was found in how the Linux kernel's KVM (Kernel-based Virtual
Machine) subsystem handled MSI (Message Signaled Interrupts). A local
unprivileged user could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service or
potentially elevate privileges. (CVE-2012-2137)
Mathias Krause discover an error in Linux kernel's Datagram Congestion
Control Protocol (DCCP) Congestion Control Identifier (CCID) use. A local
attack could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service (crash) and
potentially escalate privileges if the user can mmap page 0.
(CVE-2013-1827)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version:
- Ubuntu 11.10:
- linux-image-3.0.0-1216-omap4 3.0.0-1216.29
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.