USN-1775-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
22 March 2013
Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.
Releases
Packages
- linux - Linux kernel
Details
A flaw was reported in the permission checks done by the Linux kernel for
/dev/cpu/*/msr. A local root user with all capabilities dropped could
exploit this flaw to execute code with full root capabilities.
(CVE-2013-0268)
A flaw was discovered in the Linux kernels handling of memory ranges with
PROT_NONE when transparent hugepages are in use. An unprivileged local user
could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service (crash the system).
(CVE-2013-0309)
A flaw was discovered on the Linux kernel's VFAT filesystem driver when a
disk is mounted with the utf8 option (this is the default on Ubuntu). On a
system where disks/images can be auto-mounted or a FAT filesystem is
mounted an unprivileged user can exploit the flaw to gain root privileges.
(CVE-2013-1773)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 10.04
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linux-image-2.6.32-46-sparc64
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2.6.32-46.105
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linux-image-2.6.32-46-generic
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2.6.32-46.105
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linux-image-2.6.32-46-virtual
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2.6.32-46.105
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linux-image-2.6.32-46-powerpc
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2.6.32-46.105
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linux-image-2.6.32-46-generic-pae
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2.6.32-46.105
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linux-image-2.6.32-46-powerpc64-smp
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2.6.32-46.105
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linux-image-2.6.32-46-preempt
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2.6.32-46.105
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linux-image-2.6.32-46-server
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2.6.32-46.105
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linux-image-2.6.32-46-lpia
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2.6.32-46.105
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linux-image-2.6.32-46-ia64
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2.6.32-46.105
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linux-image-2.6.32-46-versatile
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2.6.32-46.105
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linux-image-2.6.32-46-powerpc-smp
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2.6.32-46.105
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linux-image-2.6.32-46-386
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2.6.32-46.105
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linux-image-2.6.32-46-sparc64-smp
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2.6.32-46.105
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-1767-1: linux-image-3.2.0-39-generic-pae, linux-image-3.2.0-39-generic, linux-image-3.2.0-39-powerpc-smp, linux-image-3.2.0-39-virtual, linux-image-3.2.0-39-highbank, linux-image-3.2.0-39-omap, linux, linux-image-3.2.0-39-powerpc64-smp
- USN-1781-1: linux-image-3.2.0-1427-omap4, linux-ti-omap4
- USN-1769-1: linux-image-3.5.0-26-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-3.5.0-26-highbank, linux-image-3.5.0-26-powerpc-smp, linux-image-3.5.0-26-omap, linux-image-3.5.0-26-generic, linux
- USN-1776-1: linux-image-2.6.32-351-ec2, linux-ec2
- USN-1774-1: linux-image-3.5.0-221-omap4, linux-ti-omap4
- USN-1756-1: linux-image-3.0.0-32-omap, linux-image-3.0.0-32-generic, linux-image-3.0.0-32-powerpc, linux-image-3.0.0-32-generic-pae, linux-image-3.0.0-32-server, linux-image-3.0.0-32-powerpc-smp, linux, linux-image-3.0.0-32-virtual, linux-image-3.0.0-32-powerpc64-smp
- USN-1768-1: linux-image-3.5.0-26-generic, linux-lts-quantal
- USN-1760-1: linux-image-3.0.0-32-generic, linux-lts-backport-oneiric, linux-image-3.0.0-32-generic-pae, linux-image-3.0.0-32-server, linux-image-3.0.0-32-virtual
- USN-1778-1: linux-image-3.0.0-1222-omap4, linux-ti-omap4
- USN-1648-1: linux-image-3.0.0-28-server, linux-image-3.0.0-28-generic, linux-image-3.0.0-28-generic-pae, linux-image-3.0.0-28-powerpc-smp, linux-image-3.0.0-28-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-3.0.0-28-powerpc, linux-image-3.0.0-28-virtual, linux, linux-image-3.0.0-28-omap
- USN-1644-1: linux-image-3.2.0-34-powerpc-smp, linux-image-3.2.0-34-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-3.2.0-34-omap, linux-image-3.2.0-34-virtual, linux-image-3.2.0-34-highbank, linux-image-3.2.0-34-generic-pae, linux, linux-image-3.2.0-34-generic
- USN-1649-1: linux-image-3.0.0-1218-omap4, linux-ti-omap4
- USN-1645-1: linux-image-3.2.0-1422-omap4, linux-ti-omap4
- USN-1646-1: linux-image-3.5.0-19-generic, linux-image-3.5.0-19-omap, linux-image-3.5.0-19-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-3.5.0-19-highbank, linux-image-3.5.0-19-powerpc-smp, linux
- USN-1647-1: linux-image-3.5.0-215-omap4, linux-ti-omap4
- USN-1652-1: linux-image-3.0.0-28-server, linux-lts-backport-oneiric, linux-image-3.0.0-28-generic, linux-image-3.0.0-28-generic-pae, linux-image-3.0.0-28-virtual