=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1454-1
May 25, 2012

linux vulnerability
=========================================================================
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 8.04 LTS

Summary:

The system could be made to crash or become unresponsive under certain
conditions.

Software Description:
- linux: Linux kernel

Details:

A flaw was found in the Linux's kernels ext4 file system when mounted with
a journal. A local, unprivileged user could exploit this flaw to cause a
denial of service.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 8.04 LTS:
  linux-image-2.6.24-31-386       2.6.24-31.101
  linux-image-2.6.24-31-generic   2.6.24-31.101
  linux-image-2.6.24-31-hppa32    2.6.24-31.101
  linux-image-2.6.24-31-hppa64    2.6.24-31.101
  linux-image-2.6.24-31-itanium   2.6.24-31.101
  linux-image-2.6.24-31-lpia      2.6.24-31.101
  linux-image-2.6.24-31-lpiacompat  2.6.24-31.101
  linux-image-2.6.24-31-mckinley  2.6.24-31.101
  linux-image-2.6.24-31-openvz    2.6.24-31.101
  linux-image-2.6.24-31-powerpc   2.6.24-31.101
  linux-image-2.6.24-31-powerpc-smp  2.6.24-31.101
  linux-image-2.6.24-31-powerpc64-smp  2.6.24-31.101
  linux-image-2.6.24-31-rt        2.6.24-31.101
  linux-image-2.6.24-31-server    2.6.24-31.101
  linux-image-2.6.24-31-sparc64   2.6.24-31.101
  linux-image-2.6.24-31-sparc64-smp  2.6.24-31.101
  linux-image-2.6.24-31-virtual   2.6.24-31.101
  linux-image-2.6.24-31-xen       2.6.24-31.101

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1454-1
  CVE-2011-4086

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/2.6.24-31.101

Ubuntu 1454-1: Linux kernel vulnerability

May 25, 2012
The system could be made to crash or become unresponsive under certain conditions.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 8.04 LTS: linux-image-2.6.24-31-386 2.6.24-31.101 linux-image-2.6.24-31-generic 2.6.24-31.101 linux-image-2.6.24-31-hppa32 2.6.24-31.101 linux-image-2.6.24-31-hppa64 2.6.24-31.101 linux-image-2.6.24-31-itanium 2.6.24-31.101 linux-image-2.6.24-31-lpia 2.6.24-31.101 linux-image-2.6.24-31-lpiacompat 2.6.24-31.101 linux-image-2.6.24-31-mckinley 2.6.24-31.101 linux-image-2.6.24-31-openvz 2.6.24-31.101 linux-image-2.6.24-31-powerpc 2.6.24-31.101 linux-image-2.6.24-31-powerpc-smp 2.6.24-31.101 linux-image-2.6.24-31-powerpc64-smp 2.6.24-31.101 linux-image-2.6.24-31-rt 2.6.24-31.101 linux-image-2.6.24-31-server 2.6.24-31.101 linux-image-2.6.24-31-sparc64 2.6.24-31.101 linux-image-2.6.24-31-sparc64-smp 2.6.24-31.101 linux-image-2.6.24-31-virtual 2.6.24-31.101 linux-image-2.6.24-31-xen 2.6.24-31.101 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1454-1

CVE-2011-4086

Severity
May 25, 2012

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/2.6.24-31.101

Related News