USN-1146-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
9 June 2011
Multiple flaws fixed in the Linux kernel.
Releases
Packages
- linux - Linux kernel
Details
Kees Cook discovered that some ethtool functions did not correctly clear
heap memory. A local attacker with CAP_NET_ADMIN privileges could exploit
this to read portions of kernel heap memory, leading to a loss of privacy.
(CVE-2010-4655)
Kees Cook discovered that the IOWarrior USB device driver did not correctly
check certain size fields. A local attacker with physical access could plug
in a specially crafted USB device to crash the system or potentially gain
root privileges. (CVE-2010-4656)
Goldwyn Rodrigues discovered that the OCFS2 filesystem did not correctly
clear memory when writing certain file holes. A local attacker could
exploit this to read uninitialized data from the disk, leading to a loss of
privacy. (CVE-2011-0463)
Jens Kuehnel discovered that the InfiniBand driver contained a race
condition. On systems using InfiniBand, a local attacker could send
specially crafted requests to crash the system, leading to a denial of
service. (CVE-2011-0695)
Rafael Dominguez Vega discovered that the caiaq Native Instruments USB
driver did not correctly validate string lengths. A local attacker with
physical access could plug in a specially crafted USB device to crash the
system or potentially gain root privileges. (CVE-2011-0712)
Timo Warns discovered that LDM partition parsing routines did not correctly
calculate block counts. A local attacker with physical access could plug in
a specially crafted block device to crash the system, leading to a denial
of service. (CVE-2011-1012)
Timo Warns discovered that the LDM disk partition handling code did not
correctly handle certain values. By inserting a specially crafted disk
device, a local attacker could exploit this to gain root privileges.
(CVE-2011-1017)
Tavis Ormandy discovered that the pidmap function did not correctly handle
large requests. A local attacker could exploit this to crash the system,
leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2011-1593)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 8.04
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linux-image-2.6.24-29-sparc64
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2.6.24-29.90
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linux-image-2.6.24-29-rt
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2.6.24-29.90
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linux-image-2.6.24-29-386
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2.6.24-29.90
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linux-image-2.6.24-29-itanium
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2.6.24-29.90
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linux-image-2.6.24-29-hppa32
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2.6.24-29.90
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linux-image-2.6.24-29-openvz
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2.6.24-29.90
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linux-image-2.6.24-29-generic
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2.6.24-29.90
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linux-image-2.6.24-29-xen
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2.6.24-29.90
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linux-image-2.6.24-29-powerpc
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2.6.24-29.90
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linux-image-2.6.24-29-powerpc-smp
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2.6.24-29.90
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linux-image-2.6.24-29-hppa64
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2.6.24-29.90
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linux-image-2.6.24-29-server
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2.6.24-29.90
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linux-image-2.6.24-29-powerpc64-smp
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2.6.24-29.90
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linux-image-2.6.24-29-lpia
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2.6.24-29.90
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linux-image-2.6.24-29-virtual
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2.6.24-29.90
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linux-image-2.6.24-29-mckinley
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2.6.24-29.90
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linux-image-2.6.24-29-sparc64-smp
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2.6.24-29.90
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linux-image-2.6.24-29-lpiacompat
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2.6.24-29.90
After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.
Related notices
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- USN-1083-1: linux-image-2.6.35-25-generic-pae, linux-image-2.6.35-25-generic, linux-image-2.6.35-25-virtual, linux-lts-backport-maverick, linux-image-2.6.35-25-server
- USN-1041-1: linux-image-2.6.31-22-virtual, linux-image-2.6.31-22-server, linux-ec2, linux-image-2.6.31-22-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-2.6.35-24-powerpc, linux-image-2.6.31-22-sparc64, linux-image-2.6.35-24-virtual, linux-image-2.6.31-307-ec2, linux-image-2.6.35-24-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-2.6.32-27-preempt, linux-image-2.6.32-27-ia64, linux-image-2.6.32-27-powerpc, linux-image-2.6.35-24-versatile, linux-image-2.6.31-22-lpia, linux-image-2.6.31-22-powerpc-smp, linux-image-2.6.32-27-generic, linux-image-2.6.31-22-powerpc, linux-image-2.6.31-22-ia64, linux, linux-image-2.6.32-27-server, linux-image-2.6.32-27-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-2.6.32-27-powerpc-smp, linux-image-2.6.32-27-sparc64, linux-image-2.6.32-27-versatile, linux-image-2.6.32-311-ec2, linux-image-2.6.35-24-omap, linux-image-2.6.32-27-virtual, linux-image-2.6.31-22-sparc64-smp, linux-image-2.6.31-22-generic, linux-image-2.6.31-22-386, linux-image-2.6.35-24-powerpc-smp, linux-image-2.6.32-27-386, linux-image-2.6.35-24-server, linux-image-2.6.32-27-sparc64-smp, linux-image-2.6.31-22-generic-pae, linux-image-2.6.32-27-lpia, linux-image-2.6.35-24-generic, linux-image-2.6.35-24-generic-pae, linux-image-2.6.32-27-generic-pae
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