=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1287-1
December 05, 2011

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:

Nick Bowler discovered the kernel GHASH message digest algorithm
incorrectly handled error conditions. A local attacker could exploit this
to cause a kernel oops.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 11.10:
  linux-image-3.0.0-1206-omap4    3.0.0-1206.13

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1287-1
  CVE-2011-4081

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-ti-omap4/3.0.0-1206.13


Ubuntu 1287-1: Linux (OMAP4) vulnerability

December 5, 2011
The system could be made to crash under certain conditions.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 11.10: linux-image-3.0.0-1206-omap4 3.0.0-1206.13 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1287-1

CVE-2011-4081

Severity
December 05, 2011

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-ti-omap4/3.0.0-1206.13

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