CVE-2011-2693

Publication date 8 June 2013

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

Description

The perf subsystem in the kernel package 2.6.32-122.el6.x86_64 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6 does not properly handle NMIs, which might allow local users to cause a denial of service (excessive log messages) via unspecified vectors.

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
linux 13.04 raring
Not affected
12.10 quantal
Not affected
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected
10.04 LTS lucid
Not affected
linux-armadaxp 13.04 raring Not in release
12.10 quantal
Not affected
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
linux-ec2 13.04 raring Not in release
12.10 quantal Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid
Not affected
linux-fsl-imx51 13.04 raring Not in release
12.10 quantal Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid Ignored end of life
linux-linaro-omap 13.04 raring Not in release
12.10 quantal Ignored end of life
12.04 LTS precise Ignored end of life
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
linux-linaro-shared 13.04 raring Not in release
12.10 quantal Ignored end of life
12.04 LTS precise Ignored end of life
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
linux-linaro-vexpress 13.04 raring Not in release
12.10 quantal Ignored end of life
12.04 LTS precise Ignored end of life
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
linux-lts-backport-maverick 13.04 raring Not in release
12.10 quantal Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid Ignored end of life
linux-lts-quantal 13.04 raring Not in release
12.10 quantal Not in release
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
linux-lts-raring 13.04 raring Not in release
12.10 quantal Not in release
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
linux-mvl-dove 13.04 raring Not in release
12.10 quantal Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid Ignored end of life
linux-qcm-msm 13.04 raring Not in release
12.10 quantal Ignored end of life
12.04 LTS precise Ignored end of life
10.04 LTS lucid Ignored end of life
linux-ti-omap4 13.04 raring
Not affected
12.10 quantal
Not affected
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release

Notes

mdeslaur

RH-specific?

henrix

this is not RH-specific. Fix has been committed long ago and all the series already contain the fix (except for Lucid, which isn't affected)

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package Patch details
linux

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