USN-1995-1: Linux kernel (Raring HWE) vulnerabilities

Releases

• Ubuntu 12.04

Packages

• linux-lts-raring - Linux hardware enablement kernel from Raring

Details

An information leak was discovered in the Linux kernel when reading
broadcast messages from the notify_policy interface of the IPSec
key_socket. A local user could exploit this flaw to examine potentially
sensitive information in kernel memory. (CVE-2013-2237)

Kees Cook discovered flaw in the Human Interface Device (HID) subsystem of
the Linux kernel. A physically proximate attacker could exploit this flaw
to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap memory
corruption) via a specially crafted device that provides an invalid Report
ID. (CVE-2013-2888)

Kees Cook discovered a flaw in the Human Interface Device (HID) subsystem
of the Linux kerenl when CONFIG_HID_PANTHERLORD is enabled. A physically
proximate attacker could cause a denial of service (heap out-of-bounds
write) via a specially crafted device. (CVE-2013-2892)

Kees Cook discovered a vulnerability in the Linux Kernel's Human Interface
Device (HID) subsystem's support for N-Trig touch screens. A physically
proximate attacker could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service
(OOPS) via a specially crafted device. (CVE-2013-2896)

Kees Cook discovered an information leak in the Linux kernel's Human
Interface Device (HID) subsystem when CONFIG_HID_SENSOR_HUB is enabled. A
physically proximate attacker could obtain potentially sensitive
information from kernel memory via a specially crafted device.
(CVE-2013-2898)

Kees Cook discovered a flaw in the Human Interface Device (HID) subsystem
of the Linux kernel whe CONFIG_HID_PICOLCD is enabled. A physically
proximate attacker could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service
(OOPS) via a specially crafted device. (CVE-2013-2899)

A flaw was discovered in how the Linux Kernel's networking stack checks scm
credentials when used with namespaces. A local attacker could exploit this
flaw to gain privileges. (CVE-2013-4300)

Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 12.04

• linux-image-3.8.0-32-generic - 3.8.0-32.47~precise1

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

• CVE-2013-2237
• CVE-2013-2888
• CVE-2013-2892
• CVE-2013-2896
• CVE-2013-2898
• CVE-2013-2899
• CVE-2013-4300

Related notices

• USN-1912-1: linux, linux-image-2.6.32-50-powerpc-smp, linux-image-2.6.32-50-generic, linux-image-2.6.32-50-versatile, linux-image-2.6.32-50-preempt, linux-image-2.6.32-50-ia64, linux-image-2.6.32-50-virtual, linux-image-2.6.32-50-server, linux-image-2.6.32-50-sparc64, linux-image-2.6.32-50-lpia, linux-image-2.6.32-50-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-2.6.32-50-386, linux-image-2.6.32-50-powerpc, linux-image-2.6.32-50-generic-pae, linux-image-2.6.32-50-sparc64-smp
• USN-1992-1: linux-image-3.2.0-55-generic, linux-image-3.2.0-55-virtual, linux, linux-image-3.2.0-55-powerpc-smp, linux-image-3.2.0-55-highbank, linux-image-3.2.0-55-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-3.2.0-55-generic-pae, linux-image-3.2.0-55-omap
• USN-1973-1: linux-ti-omap4, linux-image-3.5.0-233-omap4
• USN-1913-1: linux-image-2.6.32-355-ec2, linux-ec2
• USN-1993-1: linux-image-3.2.0-1439-omap4, linux-ti-omap4
• USN-1970-1: linux-lts-quantal, linux-image-3.5.0-41-generic
• USN-1998-1: linux, linux-image-3.8.0-32-generic
• USN-1972-1: linux, linux-image-3.5.0-41-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-3.5.0-41-omap, linux-image-3.5.0-41-highbank, linux-image-3.5.0-41-generic, linux-image-3.5.0-41-powerpc-smp
• USN-2019-1: linux-lts-quantal, linux-image-3.5.0-43-generic
• USN-2038-1: linux-image-3.2.0-57-omap, linux, linux-image-3.2.0-57-highbank, linux-image-3.2.0-57-generic-pae, linux-image-3.2.0-57-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-3.2.0-57-generic, linux-image-3.2.0-57-virtual, linux-image-3.2.0-57-powerpc-smp
• USN-1976-1: linux-image-2.6.32-52-generic-pae, linux, linux-image-2.6.32-52-lpia, linux-image-2.6.32-52-sparc64-smp, linux-image-2.6.32-52-sparc64, linux-image-2.6.32-52-powerpc-smp, linux-image-2.6.32-52-generic, linux-image-2.6.32-52-ia64, linux-image-2.6.32-52-versatile, linux-image-2.6.32-52-powerpc, linux-image-2.6.32-52-virtual, linux-image-2.6.32-52-server, linux-image-2.6.32-52-386, linux-image-2.6.32-52-preempt, linux-image-2.6.32-52-powerpc64-smp
• USN-1977-1: linux-ec2, linux-image-2.6.32-357-ec2
• USN-2021-1: linux-image-3.5.0-43-omap, linux-image-3.5.0-43-highbank, linux, linux-image-3.5.0-43-powerpc-smp, linux-image-3.5.0-43-generic, linux-image-3.5.0-43-powerpc64-smp
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• USN-2039-1: linux-ti-omap4, linux-image-3.2.0-1441-omap4
• USN-2050-1: linux-image-3.5.0-236-omap4, linux-ti-omap4
• USN-2024-1: linux-image-3.5.0-235-omap4, linux-ti-omap4