USN-1390-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Releases

• Ubuntu 8.04

Packages

• linux - Linux kernel

Details

Dan Rosenberg reported errors in the OSS (Open Sound System) MIDI
interface. A local attacker on non-x86 systems might be able to cause a
denial of service. (CVE-2011-1476)

Dan Rosenberg reported errors in the kernel's OSS (Open Sound System)
driver for Yamaha FM synthesizer chips. A local user can exploit this to
cause memory corruption, causing a denial of service or privilege
escalation. (CVE-2011-1477)

Ben Hutchings reported a flaw in the kernel's handling of corrupt LDM
partitions. A local user could exploit this to cause a denial of service or
escalate privileges. (CVE-2011-2182)

A flaw was discovered in the Linux kernel's NFSv4 (Network File System
version 4) file system. A local, unprivileged user could use this flaw to
cause a denial of service by creating a file in a NFSv4 filesystem.
(CVE-2011-4324)

A flaw was found in how the linux kernel handles user-space held futexs. An
unprivileged user could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service or
possibly elevate privileges. (CVE-2012-0028)

Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 8.04

• linux-image-2.6.24-31-powerpc - 2.6.24-31.99
• linux-image-2.6.24-31-sparc64 - 2.6.24-31.99
• linux-image-2.6.24-31-virtual - 2.6.24-31.99
• linux-image-2.6.24-31-server - 2.6.24-31.99
• linux-image-2.6.24-31-hppa32 - 2.6.24-31.99
• linux-image-2.6.24-31-lpiacompat - 2.6.24-31.99
• linux-image-2.6.24-31-rt - 2.6.24-31.99
• linux-image-2.6.24-31-lpia - 2.6.24-31.99
• linux-image-2.6.24-31-generic - 2.6.24-31.99
• linux-image-2.6.24-31-hppa64 - 2.6.24-31.99
• linux-image-2.6.24-31-mckinley - 2.6.24-31.99
• linux-image-2.6.24-31-xen - 2.6.24-31.99
• linux-image-2.6.24-31-powerpc64-smp - 2.6.24-31.99
• linux-image-2.6.24-31-itanium - 2.6.24-31.99
• linux-image-2.6.24-31-openvz - 2.6.24-31.99
• linux-image-2.6.24-31-386 - 2.6.24-31.99
• linux-image-2.6.24-31-sparc64-smp - 2.6.24-31.99
• linux-image-2.6.24-31-powerpc-smp - 2.6.24-31.99

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-2011-1476
• CVE-2011-1477
• CVE-2011-2182
• CVE-2011-4324
• CVE-2012-0028

Related notices

• USN-1160-1: linux, linux-image-2.6.35-30-server, linux-image-2.6.35-30-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-2.6.35-30-powerpc, linux-image-2.6.35-30-generic, linux-image-2.6.35-30-generic-pae, linux-image-2.6.35-30-versatile, linux-image-2.6.35-30-omap, linux-image-2.6.35-30-powerpc-smp, linux-image-2.6.35-30-virtual
• USN-1141-1: linux, linux-image-2.6.32-32-lpia, linux-image-2.6.32-32-386, linux-image-2.6.32-32-sparc64, linux-ec2, linux-image-2.6.32-32-sparc64-smp, linux-image-2.6.32-32-powerpc, linux-image-2.6.32-316-ec2, linux-image-2.6.32-32-generic-pae, linux-image-2.6.32-32-versatile, linux-image-2.6.32-32-server, linux-image-2.6.32-32-powerpc-smp, linux-image-2.6.32-32-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-2.6.32-32-generic, linux-image-2.6.32-32-ia64, linux-image-2.6.32-32-virtual, linux-image-2.6.32-32-preempt
• USN-1162-1: linux-mvl-dove, linux-image-2.6.32-217-dove
• USN-1167-1: linux, linux-image-2.6.38-10-omap, linux-image-2.6.38-10-powerpc-smp, linux-image-2.6.38-10-server, linux-image-2.6.38-10-virtual, linux-image-2.6.38-10-generic, linux-image-2.6.38-10-versatile, linux-image-2.6.38-10-generic-pae, linux-image-2.6.38-10-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-2.6.38-10-powerpc
• USN-1394-1: linux-ti-omap4, linux-image-2.6.35-903-omap4
• USN-1187-1: linux-image-2.6.35-30-server, linux-image-2.6.35-30-generic, linux-image-2.6.35-30-generic-pae, linux-lts-backport-maverick, linux-image-2.6.35-30-virtual
• USN-1212-1: linux-image-2.6.38-1209-omap4, linux-ti-omap4
• USN-1159-1: linux-image-2.6.32-417-dove, linux-mvl-dove
• USN-1341-1: linux, linux-image-2.6.35-32-powerpc, linux-image-2.6.35-32-server, linux-image-2.6.35-32-omap, linux-image-2.6.35-32-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-2.6.35-32-virtual, linux-image-2.6.35-32-generic, linux-image-2.6.35-32-generic-pae, linux-image-2.6.35-32-powerpc-smp, linux-image-2.6.35-32-versatile
• USN-1332-1: linux-image-2.6.35-32-server, linux-image-2.6.35-32-virtual, linux-image-2.6.35-32-generic, linux-image-2.6.35-32-generic-pae, linux-lts-backport-maverick
• USN-1203-1: linux-mvl-dove, linux-image-2.6.32-218-dove
• USN-1383-1: linux-image-2.6.38-1209-omap4, linux-ti-omap4
• USN-1218-1: linux, linux-image-2.6.32-34-386, linux-image-2.6.32-34-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-2.6.32-34-server, linux-image-2.6.32-34-lpia, linux-image-2.6.32-34-sparc64-smp, linux-image-2.6.32-34-powerpc, linux-image-2.6.32-34-sparc64, linux-image-2.6.32-34-powerpc-smp, linux-image-2.6.32-34-virtual, linux-image-2.6.32-34-generic-pae, linux-image-2.6.32-34-generic, linux-image-2.6.32-34-ia64, linux-image-2.6.32-34-versatile, linux-image-2.6.32-34-preempt
• USN-1208-1: linux-image-2.6.32-418-dove, linux-mvl-dove
• USN-1392-1: linux-image-2.6.31-612-imx51, linux-fsl-imx51
• USN-1256-1: linux-image-2.6.38-12-virtual, linux-image-2.6.38-12-generic, linux-image-2.6.38-12-generic-pae, linux-lts-backport-natty, linux-image-2.6.38-12-server
• USN-1216-1: linux-ec2, linux-image-2.6.32-318-ec2
• USN-1193-1: linux, linux-image-2.6.38-11-powerpc-smp, linux-image-2.6.38-11-powerpc, linux-image-2.6.38-11-versatile, linux-image-2.6.38-11-server, linux-image-2.6.38-11-generic, linux-image-2.6.38-11-generic-pae, linux-image-2.6.38-11-virtual, linux-image-2.6.38-11-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-2.6.38-11-omap