USN-319-2: Linux kernel vulnerability
19 July 2006
Linux kernel vulnerability
Releases
Details
USN-319-1 fixed a Linux kernel vulnerability in Ubuntu 6.06 LTS. This
followup advisory provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 5.04
and 5.10.
For reference, these are the details of the original USN:
A race condition has been discovered in the file permission handling
of the /proc file system. A local attacker could exploit this to
execute arbitrary code with full root privileges.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 5.10
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linux-image-2.6.12-10-powerpc-smp
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2.6.12-10.36
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linux-patch-ubuntu-2.6.12
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2.6.12-10.36
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linux-image-2.6.12-10-hppa32
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2.6.12-10.36
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linux-image-2.6.12-10-itanium-smp
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2.6.12-10.36
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linux-image-2.6.12-10-sparc64
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2.6.12-10.36
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linux-image-2.6.12-10-powerpc64-smp
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2.6.12-10.36
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linux-image-2.6.12-10-hppa64-smp
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2.6.12-10.36
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linux-image-2.6.12-10-amd64-generic
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2.6.12-10.36
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linux-image-2.6.12-10-iseries-smp
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2.6.12-10.36
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linux-image-2.6.12-10-k7-smp
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2.6.12-10.36
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linux-image-2.6.12-10-amd64-xeon
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2.6.12-10.36
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linux-image-2.6.12-10-itanium
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2.6.12-10.36
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linux-image-2.6.12-10-hppa32-smp
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2.6.12-10.36
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linux-image-2.6.12-10-powerpc
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2.6.12-10.36
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linux-image-2.6.12-10-mckinley
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2.6.12-10.36
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linux-image-2.6.12-10-sparc64-smp
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2.6.12-10.36
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linux-image-2.6.12-10-hppa64
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2.6.12-10.36
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linux-image-2.6.12-10-amd64-k8-smp
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2.6.12-10.36
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linux-image-2.6.12-10-686
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2.6.12-10.36
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linux-image-2.6.12-10-686-smp
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2.6.12-10.36
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linux-image-2.6.12-10-k7
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2.6.12-10.36
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linux-image-2.6.12-10-mckinley-smp
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2.6.12-10.36
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linux-image-2.6.12-10-386
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2.6.12-10.36
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linux-image-2.6.12-10-amd64-k8
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2.6.12-10.36
Ubuntu 5.04
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linux-patch-ubuntu-2.6.10
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2.6.10-34.22
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linux-image-2.6.10-6-686
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2.6.10-34.22
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linux-image-2.6.10-6-powerpc
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2.6.10-34.22
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linux-image-2.6.10-6-itanium
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2.6.10-34.22
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linux-image-2.6.10-6-power4-smp
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2.6.10-34.22
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linux-image-2.6.10-6-sparc64-smp
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2.6.10-34.22
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linux-image-2.6.10-6-hppa64-smp
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2.6.10-34.22
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linux-image-2.6.10-6-power3-smp
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2.6.10-34.22
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linux-image-2.6.10-6-hppa32-smp
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2.6.10-34.22
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linux-image-2.6.10-6-386
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2.6.10-34.22
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linux-image-2.6.10-6-hppa32
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2.6.10-34.22
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linux-image-2.6.10-6-sparc64
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2.6.10-34.22
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linux-image-2.6.10-6-hppa64
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2.6.10-34.22
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linux-image-2.6.10-6-amd64-xeon
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2.6.10-34.22
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linux-image-2.6.10-6-itanium-smp
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2.6.10-34.22
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linux-image-2.6.10-6-powerpc-smp
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2.6.10-34.22
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linux-image-2.6.10-6-k7-smp
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2.6.10-34.22
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linux-image-2.6.10-6-power3
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2.6.10-34.22
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linux-image-2.6.10-6-k7
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2.6.10-34.22
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linux-image-2.6.10-6-power4
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2.6.10-34.22
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linux-image-2.6.10-6-mckinley
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2.6.10-34.22
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linux-image-2.6.10-6-686-smp
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2.6.10-34.22
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linux-image-2.6.10-6-amd64-k8-smp
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2.6.10-34.22
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linux-image-2.6.10-6-amd64-generic
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2.6.10-34.22
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linux-image-2.6.10-6-amd64-k8
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2.6.10-34.22
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linux-image-2.6.10-6-mckinley-smp
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2.6.10-34.22
After a standard system upgrade you need to reboot your computer to
effect the necessary changes.
References
Related notices
- USN-319-1: linux-image-2.6.15-26-hppa64-smp, linux-image-2.6.15-26-hppa32, linux-image-2.6.15-26-hppa64, linux-image-2.6.15-26-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-2.6.15-26-hppa32-smp, linux-image-2.6.15-26-server, linux-image-2.6.15-26-itanium, linux-image-2.6.15-26-amd64-xeon, linux-image-2.6.15-26-686, linux-image-2.6.15-26-powerpc, linux-image-2.6.15-26-powerpc-smp, linux-image-2.6.15-26-mckinley-smp, linux-image-2.6.15-26-amd64-server, linux-image-2.6.15-26-mckinley, linux-image-2.6.15-26-server-bigiron, linux-image-2.6.15-26-sparc64-smp, linux-image-2.6.15-26-k7, linux-image-2.6.15-26-itanium-smp, linux-image-2.6.15-26-amd64-k8, linux-image-2.6.15-26-386, linux-image-2.6.15-26-amd64-generic, linux-image-2.6.15-26-sparc64