=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1609-1
October 12, 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.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 11.10:
  linux-image-3.0.0-1216-omap4    3.0.0-1216.29

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1609-1
  CVE-2012-2137

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-ti-omap4/3.0.0-1216.29

Ubuntu 1609-1: Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerability

October 12, 2012
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-3.0.0-1216-omap4 3.0.0-1216.29 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1609-1

CVE-2012-2137

Severity
October 12, 2012

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-ti-omap4/3.0.0-1216.29

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