=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2267-1
July 05, 2014

linux-ec2 vulnerability
=========================================================================
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

Summary:

The system could be made to crash or run programs as an administrator.

Software Description:
- linux-ec2: Linux kernel for EC2

Details:

Andy Lutomirski discovered a flaw with the Linux kernel's ptrace syscall on
x86_64 processors. An attacker could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of
service (System Crash) or potential gain administrative privileges.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
  linux-image-2.6.32-366-ec2      2.6.32-366.81

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2267-1
  CVE-2014-4699

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-ec2/2.6.32-366.81


Ubuntu 2267-1: Linux kernel (EC2) vulnerability

July 5, 2014
The system could be made to crash or run programs as an administrator.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: linux-image-2.6.32-366-ec2 2.6.32-366.81 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2267-1

CVE-2014-4699

Severity
July 05, 2014

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-ec2/2.6.32-366.81

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