USN-714-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
29 January 2009
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Releases
Packages
Details
Hugo Dias discovered that the ATM subsystem did not correctly manage socket
counts. A local attacker could exploit this to cause a system hang, leading
to a denial of service. (CVE-2008-5079)
It was discovered that the libertas wireless driver did not correctly
handle beacon and probe responses. A physically near-by attacker could
generate specially crafted wireless network traffic and cause a denial of
service. Ubuntu 6.06 was not affected. (CVE-2008-5134)
It was discovered that the inotify subsystem contained watch removal race
conditions. A local attacker could exploit this to crash the system,
leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2008-5182)
Dann Frazier discovered that in certain situations sendmsg did not
correctly release allocated memory. A local attacker could exploit this to
force the system to run out of free memory, leading to a denial of service.
Ubuntu 6.06 was not affected. (CVE-2008-5300)
It was discovered that the ATA subsystem did not correctly set timeouts. A
local attacker could exploit this to cause a system hang, leading to a
denial of service. (CVE-2008-5700)
It was discovered that the ib700 watchdog timer did not correctly check
buffer sizes. A local attacker could send a specially crafted ioctl to the
device to cause a system crash, leading to a denial of service.
(CVE-2008-5702)
It was discovered that in certain situations the network scheduler did not
correctly handle very large levels of traffic. A local attacker could
produce a high volume of UDP traffic resulting in a system hang, leading to
a denial of service. Ubuntu 8.04 was not affected. (CVE-2008-5713)
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-2.6.24-23-virtual
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2.6.24-23.48
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linux-image-2.6.24-23-server
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2.6.24-23.48
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linux-image-2.6.24-23-mckinley
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2.6.24-23.48
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linux-image-2.6.24-23-sparc64-smp
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2.6.24-23.48
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linux-image-2.6.24-23-xen
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2.6.24-23.48
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linux-image-2.6.24-23-powerpc-smp
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2.6.24-23.48
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linux-image-2.6.24-23-lpiacompat
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2.6.24-23.48
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linux-image-2.6.24-23-sparc64
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2.6.24-23.48
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linux-image-2.6.24-23-rt
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2.6.24-23.48
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linux-image-2.6.24-23-openvz
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2.6.24-23.48
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linux-image-2.6.24-23-lpia
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2.6.24-23.48
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linux-image-2.6.24-23-hppa64
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2.6.24-23.48
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linux-image-2.6.24-23-386
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2.6.24-23.48
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linux-image-2.6.24-23-powerpc
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2.6.24-23.48
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linux-image-2.6.24-23-powerpc64-smp
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2.6.24-23.48
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linux-image-2.6.24-23-itanium
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2.6.24-23.48
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linux-image-2.6.24-23-hppa32
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2.6.24-23.48
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linux-image-2.6.24-23-generic
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2.6.24-23.48
Ubuntu 7.10
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linux-image-2.6.22-16-mckinley
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2.6.22-16.61
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linux-image-2.6.22-16-powerpc64-smp
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2.6.22-16.61
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linux-image-2.6.22-16-virtual
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2.6.22-16.61
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linux-image-2.6.22-16-cell
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2.6.22-16.61
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linux-image-2.6.22-16-hppa64
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2.6.22-16.61
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linux-image-2.6.22-16-sparc64-smp
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2.6.22-16.61
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linux-image-2.6.22-16-generic
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2.6.22-16.61
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linux-image-2.6.22-16-lpia
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2.6.22-16.61
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linux-image-2.6.22-16-powerpc-smp
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2.6.22-16.61
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linux-image-2.6.22-16-386
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2.6.22-16.61
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linux-image-2.6.22-16-hppa32
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2.6.22-16.61
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linux-image-2.6.22-16-rt
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2.6.22-16.61
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linux-image-2.6.22-16-xen
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2.6.22-16.61
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linux-image-2.6.22-16-powerpc
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2.6.22-16.61
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linux-image-2.6.22-16-itanium
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2.6.22-16.61
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linux-image-2.6.22-16-lpiacompat
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2.6.22-16.61
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linux-image-2.6.22-16-ume
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2.6.22-16.61
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linux-image-2.6.22-16-sparc64
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2.6.22-16.61
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linux-image-2.6.22-16-server
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2.6.22-16.61
Ubuntu 6.06
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linux-image-2.6.15-53-powerpc64-smp
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2.6.15-53.75
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linux-image-2.6.15-53-powerpc
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2.6.15-53.75
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linux-image-2.6.15-53-amd64-xeon
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2.6.15-53.75
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linux-image-2.6.15-53-386
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2.6.15-53.75
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linux-image-2.6.15-53-amd64-generic
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2.6.15-53.75
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linux-image-2.6.15-53-686
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2.6.15-53.75
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linux-image-2.6.15-53-hppa64
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2.6.15-53.75
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linux-image-2.6.15-53-sparc64
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2.6.15-53.75
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linux-image-2.6.15-53-amd64-server
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2.6.15-53.75
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linux-image-2.6.15-53-amd64-k8
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2.6.15-53.75
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linux-image-2.6.15-53-hppa64-smp
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2.6.15-53.75
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linux-image-2.6.15-53-sparc64-smp
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2.6.15-53.75
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linux-image-2.6.15-53-itanium-smp
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2.6.15-53.75
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linux-image-2.6.15-53-hppa32
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2.6.15-53.75
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linux-image-2.6.15-53-hppa32-smp
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2.6.15-53.75
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linux-image-2.6.15-53-mckinley
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2.6.15-53.75
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linux-image-2.6.15-53-powerpc-smp
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2.6.15-53.75
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linux-image-2.6.15-53-server-bigiron
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2.6.15-53.75
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linux-image-2.6.15-53-mckinley-smp
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2.6.15-53.75
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linux-image-2.6.15-53-server
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2.6.15-53.75
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linux-image-2.6.15-53-itanium
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2.6.15-53.75
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linux-image-2.6.15-53-k7
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2.6.15-53.75
After a standard system upgrade you need to reboot your computer to
effect the necessary changes.