1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-326-1

USN-326-1: heartbeat vulnerability

Publication date

28 July 2006

Overview

heartbeat vulnerability

Releases

Details

Yan Rong Ge discovered that heartbeat did not set proper permissions
for an allocated shared memory segment. A local attacker could exploit
this to render the heartbeat service unavailable (Denial of
Service).

Yan Rong Ge discovered that heartbeat did not set proper permissions
for an allocated shared memory segment. A local attacker could exploit
this to render the heartbeat service unavailable (Denial of
Service).

Update instructions

In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

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

Ubuntu Release Package Version
6.06 dapper heartbeat –  1.2.4-2ubuntu0.1
5.10 breezy heartbeat –  1.2.3-12ubuntu0.1
5.04 hoary heartbeat –  1.2.3-3ubuntu1.2

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