USN-1486-1: Linux kernel vulnerability
29 June 2012
The system could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network traffic.
Releases
Packages
- linux - Linux kernel
Details
A flaw was discovered in the Linux kernel's NFSv4 (Network file system)
handling of ACLs (access control lists). A remote NFS server (attacker)
could cause a denial of service (OOPS).
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-3.2.0-26-omap
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3.2.0-26.41
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linux-image-3.2.0-26-generic
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3.2.0-26.41
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linux-image-3.2.0-26-powerpc-smp
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3.2.0-26.41
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linux-image-3.2.0-26-powerpc64-smp
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3.2.0-26.41
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linux-image-3.2.0-26-virtual
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3.2.0-26.41
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linux-image-3.2.0-26-generic-pae
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3.2.0-26.41
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linux-image-3.2.0-26-highbank
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3.2.0-26.41
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.
References
Related notices
- USN-1487-1: linux-image-3.0.0-22-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-3.0.0-22-generic-pae, linux-image-3.0.0-22-virtual, linux-image-3.0.0-22-powerpc-smp, linux, linux-image-3.0.0-22-server, linux-image-3.0.0-22-omap, linux-image-3.0.0-22-generic, linux-image-3.0.0-22-powerpc
- USN-1499-1: linux-ti-omap4, linux-image-3.0.0-1212-omap4
- USN-1489-1: linux-image-3.0.0-22-generic-pae, linux-image-3.0.0-22-virtual, linux-image-3.0.0-22-server, linux-image-3.0.0-22-generic, linux-lts-backport-oneiric
- USN-1490-1: linux-lts-backport-natty, linux-image-2.6.38-15-generic, linux-image-2.6.38-15-generic-pae, linux-image-2.6.38-15-server, linux-image-2.6.38-15-virtual
- USN-1494-1: linux-image-3.2.0-1415-omap4, linux-ti-omap4
- USN-1488-1: linux-image-2.6.38-15-omap, linux-image-2.6.38-15-powerpc, linux-image-2.6.38-15-generic, linux-image-2.6.38-15-powerpc-smp, linux-image-2.6.38-15-generic-pae, linux-image-2.6.38-15-server, linux-image-2.6.38-15-versatile, linux, linux-image-2.6.38-15-virtual, linux-image-2.6.38-15-powerpc64-smp
- USN-1530-1: linux-image-2.6.38-1209-omap4, linux-ti-omap4