USN-1992-1: Linux kernel vulnerability
22 October 2013
The system could be made to expose sensitive information to a local user.
Releases
Packages
- linux - Linux kernel
Details
An information leak was discovered in the Linux kernel when reading
broadcast messages from the notify_policy interface of the IPSec
key_socket. A local user could exploit this flaw to examine potentially
sensitive information in kernel memory.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 12.04
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linux-image-3.2.0-55-generic-pae
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3.2.0-55.85
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linux-image-3.2.0-55-powerpc64-smp
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3.2.0-55.85
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linux-image-3.2.0-55-highbank
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3.2.0-55.85
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linux-image-3.2.0-55-virtual
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3.2.0-55.85
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linux-image-3.2.0-55-generic
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3.2.0-55.85
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linux-image-3.2.0-55-powerpc-smp
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3.2.0-55.85
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linux-image-3.2.0-55-omap
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3.2.0-55.85
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.