USN-1244-1: Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
25 October 2011
Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.
Releases
Packages
- linux-ti-omap4 - Linux kernel for OMAP4
Details
Dan Rosenberg discovered that the Linux kernel X.25 implementation
incorrectly parsed facilities. A remote attacker could exploit this to
crash the kernel, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2010-3873)
Andrea Righi discovered a race condition in the KSM memory merging support.
If KSM was being used, a local attacker could exploit this to crash the
system, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2011-2183)
Vasily Averin discovered that the NFS Lock Manager (NLM) incorrectly
handled unlock requests. A local attacker could exploit this to cause a
denial of service. (CVE-2011-2491)
Vasiliy Kulikov discovered that taskstats did not enforce access
restrictions. A local attacker could exploit this to read certain
information, leading to a loss of privacy. (CVE-2011-2494)
Vasiliy Kulikov discovered that /proc/PID/io did not enforce access
restrictions. A local attacker could exploit this to read certain
information, leading to a loss of privacy. (CVE-2011-2495)
It was discovered that the wireless stack incorrectly verified SSID
lengths. A local attacker could exploit this to cause a denial of service
or gain root privileges. (CVE-2011-2517)
It was discovered that the EXT4 filesystem contained multiple off-by-one
flaws. A local attacker could exploit this to crash the system, leading to
a denial of service. (CVE-2011-2695)
Christian Ohm discovered that the perf command looks for configuration
files in the current directory. If a privileged user were tricked into
running perf in a directory containing a malicious configuration file, an
attacker could run arbitrary commands and possibly gain privileges.
(CVE-2011-2905)
Vasiliy Kulikov discovered that the Comedi driver did not correctly clear
memory. A local attacker could exploit this to read kernel stack memory,
leading to a loss of privacy. (CVE-2011-2909)
Yogesh Sharma discovered that CIFS did not correctly handle UNCs that had
no prefixpaths. A local attacker with access to a CIFS partition could
exploit this to crash the system, leading to a denial of service.
(CVE-2011-3363)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 10.10
After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.
Related notices
- USN-1073-1: linux-image-2.6.31-22-sparc64, linux-image-2.6.31-22-generic-pae, linux-image-2.6.31-22-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-2.6.31-307-ec2, linux-image-2.6.31-22-server, linux-image-2.6.31-22-powerpc, linux-image-2.6.31-22-sparc64-smp, linux-ec2, linux-image-2.6.31-22-386, linux-image-2.6.31-22-lpia, linux-image-2.6.31-22-virtual, linux-image-2.6.31-22-generic, linux, linux-image-2.6.31-22-powerpc-smp, linux-image-2.6.31-22-ia64
- USN-1072-1: linux-image-2.6.24-28-386, linux-image-2.6.24-28-sparc64-smp, linux-image-2.6.24-28-lpia, linux-image-2.6.24-28-hppa64, linux-image-2.6.24-28-virtual, linux-image-2.6.24-28-hppa32, linux-image-2.6.24-28-powerpc-smp, linux-image-2.6.24-28-openvz, linux-image-2.6.24-28-server, linux-image-2.6.24-28-generic, linux-image-2.6.24-28-itanium, linux-image-2.6.24-28-lpiacompat, linux-image-2.6.24-28-sparc64, linux-image-2.6.24-28-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-2.6.24-28-rt, linux-image-2.6.24-28-mckinley, linux-image-2.6.24-28-powerpc, linux, linux-image-2.6.24-28-xen
- USN-1164-1: linux-fsl-imx51, linux-image-2.6.31-609-imx51
- USN-1054-1: linux-image-2.6.32-28-generic-pae, linux-image-2.6.32-28-virtual, linux-image-2.6.32-28-preempt, linux-image-2.6.32-28-386, linux-image-2.6.32-28-ia64, linux-image-2.6.35-25-virtual, linux-image-2.6.35-25-generic-pae, linux-image-2.6.32-28-powerpc-smp, linux-image-2.6.32-28-powerpc, linux-image-2.6.32-28-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-2.6.32-28-sparc64-smp, linux-ec2, linux-image-2.6.35-25-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-2.6.35-25-versatile, linux-image-2.6.32-28-sparc64, linux-image-2.6.32-28-server, linux-image-2.6.32-28-generic, linux-image-2.6.32-28-versatile, linux-image-2.6.35-25-powerpc-smp, linux-image-2.6.35-25-omap, linux-image-2.6.35-25-powerpc, linux-image-2.6.32-28-lpia, linux-image-2.6.35-25-server, linux-image-2.6.35-25-generic, linux-image-2.6.32-312-ec2, linux
- USN-1071-1: linux-image-2.6.15-55-hppa32-smp, linux-image-2.6.15-55-k7, linux-image-2.6.15-55-mckinley, linux-image-2.6.15-55-amd64-generic, linux-image-2.6.15-55-686, linux-image-2.6.15-55-itanium, linux-image-2.6.15-55-amd64-xeon, linux-image-2.6.15-55-powerpc, linux-source-2.6.15, linux-image-2.6.15-55-powerpc-smp, linux-image-2.6.15-55-sparc64, linux-image-2.6.15-55-hppa64, linux-image-2.6.15-55-386, linux-image-2.6.15-55-server-bigiron, linux-image-2.6.15-55-amd64-server, linux-image-2.6.15-55-amd64-k8, linux-image-2.6.15-55-hppa64-smp, linux-image-2.6.15-55-mckinley-smp, linux-image-2.6.15-55-itanium-smp, linux-image-2.6.15-55-server, linux-image-2.6.15-55-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-2.6.15-55-sparc64-smp, linux-image-2.6.15-55-hppa32
- USN-1093-1: linux-image-2.6.32-216-dove, linux-mvl-dove, linux-image-2.6.32-416-dove
- USN-1272-1: linux-image-2.6.35-31-generic-pae, linux-image-2.6.35-31-powerpc, linux-image-2.6.35-31-versatile, linux-image-2.6.35-31-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-2.6.35-31-server, linux-image-2.6.35-31-virtual, linux-image-2.6.35-31-generic, linux, linux-image-2.6.35-31-powerpc-smp, linux-image-2.6.35-31-omap
- USN-1281-1: linux-ti-omap4, linux-image-2.6.38-1209-omap4
- USN-1285-1: linux-image-2.6.38-13-generic, linux-image-2.6.38-13-powerpc, linux-image-2.6.38-13-generic-pae, linux-image-2.6.38-13-versatile, linux-image-2.6.38-13-virtual, linux-image-2.6.38-13-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-2.6.38-13-server, linux-image-2.6.38-13-powerpc-smp, linux-image-2.6.38-13-omap, linux
- USN-1203-1: linux-mvl-dove, linux-image-2.6.32-218-dove
- USN-1279-1: linux-image-2.6.38-13-generic, linux-lts-backport-natty, linux-image-2.6.38-13-generic-pae, linux-image-2.6.38-13-virtual, linux-image-2.6.38-13-server
- USN-1278-1: linux-image-2.6.35-31-generic-pae, linux-lts-backport-maverick, linux-image-2.6.35-31-server, linux-image-2.6.35-31-virtual, linux-image-2.6.35-31-generic
- USN-1218-1: linux-image-2.6.32-34-powerpc-smp, linux-image-2.6.32-34-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-2.6.32-34-server, linux-image-2.6.32-34-sparc64, linux, linux-image-2.6.32-34-powerpc, linux-image-2.6.32-34-sparc64-smp, linux-image-2.6.32-34-preempt, linux-image-2.6.32-34-generic, linux-image-2.6.32-34-ia64, linux-image-2.6.32-34-lpia, linux-image-2.6.32-34-generic-pae, linux-image-2.6.32-34-versatile, linux-image-2.6.32-34-386, linux-image-2.6.32-34-virtual
- USN-1208-1: linux-mvl-dove, linux-image-2.6.32-418-dove
- USN-1216-1: linux-ec2, linux-image-2.6.32-318-ec2
- USN-1269-1: linux-ec2, linux-image-2.6.32-340-ec2
- USN-1286-1: linux-image-2.6.32-36-preempt, linux-image-2.6.32-36-lpia, linux-image-2.6.32-36-sparc64, linux-image-2.6.32-36-versatile, linux-image-2.6.32-36-generic, linux-image-2.6.32-36-ia64, linux-image-2.6.32-36-sparc64-smp, linux-image-2.6.32-36-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-2.6.32-36-powerpc, linux-image-2.6.32-36-server, linux-image-2.6.32-36-virtual, linux-image-2.6.32-36-386, linux, linux-image-2.6.32-36-generic-pae, linux-image-2.6.32-36-powerpc-smp
- USN-1268-1: linux-image-2.6.24-30-mckinley, linux-image-2.6.24-30-openvz, linux-image-2.6.24-30-hppa64, linux-image-2.6.24-30-powerpc, linux-image-2.6.24-30-virtual, linux-image-2.6.24-30-lpia, linux, linux-image-2.6.24-30-rt, linux-image-2.6.24-30-sparc64, linux-image-2.6.24-30-itanium, linux-image-2.6.24-30-generic, linux-image-2.6.24-30-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-2.6.24-30-hppa32, linux-image-2.6.24-30-sparc64-smp, linux-image-2.6.24-30-server, linux-image-2.6.24-30-lpiacompat, linux-image-2.6.24-30-xen, linux-image-2.6.24-30-powerpc-smp, linux-image-2.6.24-30-386
- USN-1274-1: linux-mvl-dove, linux-image-2.6.32-420-dove
- USN-1271-1: linux-fsl-imx51, linux-image-2.6.31-612-imx51
- USN-1294-1: linux-image-3.0.0-13-generic-pae, linux-image-3.0.0-13-generic, linux-lts-backport-oneiric, linux-image-3.0.0-13-virtual, linux-image-3.0.0-13-server
- USN-1241-1: linux-fsl-imx51, linux-image-2.6.31-611-imx51
- USN-1243-1: linux-image-2.6.35-30-virtual, linux-image-2.6.35-30-powerpc, linux-image-2.6.35-30-generic-pae, linux-image-2.6.35-30-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-2.6.35-30-omap, linux-image-2.6.35-30-versatile, linux-image-2.6.35-30-generic, linux-image-2.6.35-30-powerpc-smp, linux-image-2.6.35-30-server, linux
- USN-1253-1: linux-image-2.6.32-35-server, linux-image-2.6.32-35-386, linux-image-2.6.32-35-versatile, linux-image-2.6.32-35-virtual, linux-image-2.6.32-35-generic-pae, linux-image-2.6.32-35-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-2.6.32-35-lpia, linux-image-2.6.32-35-preempt, linux-image-2.6.32-35-sparc64, linux-image-2.6.32-35-generic, linux-image-2.6.32-35-ia64, linux-image-2.6.32-35-sparc64-smp, linux-image-2.6.32-35-powerpc-smp, linux, linux-image-2.6.32-35-powerpc
- USN-1239-1: linux-ec2, linux-image-2.6.32-319-ec2
- USN-1236-1: linux-image-2.6.24-29-mckinley, linux-image-2.6.24-29-openvz, linux-image-2.6.24-29-server, linux-image-2.6.24-29-xen, linux-image-2.6.24-29-generic, linux-image-2.6.24-29-lpia, linux-image-2.6.24-29-powerpc-smp, linux-image-2.6.24-29-virtual, linux-image-2.6.24-29-386, linux-image-2.6.24-29-hppa64, linux-image-2.6.24-29-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-2.6.24-29-powerpc, linux-image-2.6.24-29-sparc64, linux-image-2.6.24-29-lpiacompat, linux-image-2.6.24-29-sparc64-smp, linux-image-2.6.24-29-hppa32, linux-image-2.6.24-29-rt, linux-image-2.6.24-29-itanium, linux
- USN-1275-1: linux-image-3.0.0-13-powerpc, linux-image-3.0.0-13-generic-pae, linux-image-3.0.0-13-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-3.0.0-13-omap, linux-image-3.0.0-13-powerpc-smp, linux-image-3.0.0-13-generic, linux-image-3.0.0-13-virtual, linux, linux-image-3.0.0-13-server
- USN-1240-1: linux-mvl-dove, linux-image-2.6.32-219-dove
- USN-1260-1: linux-ti-omap4, linux-image-3.0.0-1206-omap4
- USN-1245-1: linux-mvl-dove, linux-image-2.6.32-419-dove
- USN-1242-1: linux-image-2.6.35-30-virtual, linux-image-2.6.35-30-generic-pae, linux-lts-backport-maverick, linux-image-2.6.35-30-generic, linux-image-2.6.35-30-server
- USN-1228-1: linux-ti-omap4, linux-image-2.6.38-1209-omap4
- USN-1246-1: linux-image-2.6.38-12-generic, linux-image-2.6.38-12-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-2.6.38-12-server, linux-image-2.6.38-12-generic-pae, linux-image-2.6.38-12-virtual, linux-image-2.6.38-12-omap, linux-image-2.6.38-12-powerpc-smp, linux-image-2.6.38-12-versatile, linux-image-2.6.38-12-powerpc, linux
- USN-1256-1: linux-image-2.6.38-12-generic, linux-lts-backport-natty, linux-image-2.6.38-12-server, linux-image-2.6.38-12-virtual, linux-image-2.6.38-12-generic-pae
- USN-1168-1: linux-image-2.6.32-33-server, linux-image-2.6.32-33-generic-pae, linux-image-2.6.32-33-generic, linux-image-2.6.32-33-virtual, linux-image-2.6.32-33-preempt, linux-image-2.6.32-33-ia64, linux-image-2.6.32-33-sparc64-smp, linux-image-2.6.32-33-sparc64, linux-image-2.6.32-33-386, linux-image-2.6.32-33-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-2.6.32-33-powerpc, linux-image-2.6.32-33-powerpc-smp, linux-image-2.6.32-33-lpia, linux, linux-image-2.6.32-33-versatile
- USN-1162-1: linux-mvl-dove, linux-image-2.6.32-217-dove
- USN-1167-1: linux-image-2.6.38-10-versatile, linux-image-2.6.38-10-omap, linux-image-2.6.38-10-virtual, linux-image-2.6.38-10-powerpc, linux-image-2.6.38-10-generic, linux-image-2.6.38-10-powerpc-smp, linux-image-2.6.38-10-generic-pae, linux-image-2.6.38-10-server, linux, linux-image-2.6.38-10-powerpc64-smp
- USN-1161-1: linux-ec2, linux-image-2.6.32-317-ec2
- USN-1159-1: linux-mvl-dove, linux-image-2.6.32-417-dove