=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1912-1
July 29, 2013

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

- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.

Software Description:
- linux: Linux kernel

Details:

Jonathan Salwan discovered an information leak in the Linux kernel's cdrom
driver. A local user can exploit this leak to obtain sensitive information
from kernel memory if the CD-ROM drive is malfunctioning. (CVE-2013-2164)

A flaw was discovered in the Linux kernel when an IPv6 socket is used to
connect to an IPv4 destination. An unprivileged local user could exploit
this flaw to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2013-2232)

An information leak was discovered in the IPSec key_socket implementation
in the Linux kernel. An local user could exploit this flaw to examine
potentially sensitive information in kernel memory. (CVE-2013-2234)

An information leak was discovered in the Linux kernel's IPSec key_socket
when using the notify_policy interface. A local user could exploit this
flaw to examine potentially sensitive information in kernel memory.
(CVE-2013-2237)

Kees Cook discovered a format string vulnerability in the Linux kernel's
disk block layer. A local user with administrator privileges could exploit
this flaw to gain kernel privileges. (CVE-2013-2851)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
  linux-image-2.6.32-50-386       2.6.32-50.112
  linux-image-2.6.32-50-generic   2.6.32-50.112
  linux-image-2.6.32-50-generic-pae  2.6.32-50.112
  linux-image-2.6.32-50-ia64      2.6.32-50.112
  linux-image-2.6.32-50-lpia      2.6.32-50.112
  linux-image-2.6.32-50-powerpc   2.6.32-50.112
  linux-image-2.6.32-50-powerpc-smp  2.6.32-50.112
  linux-image-2.6.32-50-powerpc64-smp  2.6.32-50.112
  linux-image-2.6.32-50-preempt   2.6.32-50.112
  linux-image-2.6.32-50-server    2.6.32-50.112
  linux-image-2.6.32-50-sparc64   2.6.32-50.112
  linux-image-2.6.32-50-sparc64-smp  2.6.32-50.112
  linux-image-2.6.32-50-versatile  2.6.32-50.112
  linux-image-2.6.32-50-virtual   2.6.32-50.112

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

ATTENTION: Due to an unavoidable ABI change the kernel updates have
been given a new version number, which requires you to recompile and
reinstall all third party kernel modules you might have installed. If
you use linux-restricted-modules, you have to update that package as
well to get modules which work with the new kernel version. Unless you
manually uninstalled the standard kernel metapackages (e.g. linux-generic,
linux-server, linux-powerpc), a standard system upgrade will automatically
perform this as well.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1912-1
  CVE-2013-2164, CVE-2013-2232, CVE-2013-2234, CVE-2013-2237,
  CVE-2013-2851

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/2.6.32-50.112


Ubuntu 1912-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

July 29, 2013
Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: linux-image-2.6.32-50-386 2.6.32-50.112 linux-image-2.6.32-50-generic 2.6.32-50.112 linux-image-2.6.32-50-generic-pae 2.6.32-50.112 linux-image-2.6.32-50-ia64 2.6.32-50.112 linux-image-2.6.32-50-lpia 2.6.32-50.112 linux-image-2.6.32-50-powerpc 2.6.32-50.112 linux-image-2.6.32-50-powerpc-smp 2.6.32-50.112 linux-image-2.6.32-50-powerpc64-smp 2.6.32-50.112 linux-image-2.6.32-50-preempt 2.6.32-50.112 linux-image-2.6.32-50-server 2.6.32-50.112 linux-image-2.6.32-50-sparc64 2.6.32-50.112 linux-image-2.6.32-50-sparc64-smp 2.6.32-50.112 linux-image-2.6.32-50-versatile 2.6.32-50.112 linux-image-2.6.32-50-virtual 2.6.32-50.112 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes. ATTENTION: Due to an unavoidable ABI change the kernel updates have been given a new version number, which requires you to recompile and reinstall all third party kernel modules you might have installed. If you use linux-restricted-modules, you have to update that package as well to get modules which work with the new kernel version. Unless you manually uninstalled the standard kernel metapackages (e.g. linux-generic, linux-server, linux-powerpc), a standard system upgrade will automatically perform this as well.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1912-1

CVE-2013-2164, CVE-2013-2232, CVE-2013-2234, CVE-2013-2237,

CVE-2013-2851

Severity
July 29, 2013

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/2.6.32-50.112

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