USN-1609-1: Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerability

Releases

• Ubuntu 11.10

Packages

• linux-ti-omap4 - Linux kernel for OMAP4

Details

A flaw was found in how the Linux kernel's KVM (Kernel-based Virtual
Machine) subsystem handled MSI (Message Signaled Interrupts). A local
unprivileged user could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service or
potentially elevate privileges. (CVE-2012-2137)

Mathias Krause discover an error in Linux kernel's Datagram Congestion
Control Protocol (DCCP) Congestion Control Identifier (CCID) use. A local
attack could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service (crash) and
potentially escalate privileges if the user can mmap page 0.
(CVE-2013-1827)

Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 11.10

• linux-image-3.0.0-1216-omap4 - 3.0.0-1216.29

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.

References

• CVE-2012-2137
• CVE-2013-1827

Related notices

• USN-1607-1: linux-image-3.0.0-26-generic, linux-image-3.0.0-26-server, linux, linux-image-3.0.0-26-omap, linux-image-3.0.0-26-virtual, linux-image-3.0.0-26-generic-pae, linux-image-3.0.0-26-powerpc-smp, linux-image-3.0.0-26-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-3.0.0-26-powerpc
• USN-1606-1: linux-image-2.6.32-44-sparc64, linux-image-2.6.32-44-generic, linux-image-2.6.32-44-lpia, linux, linux-image-2.6.32-44-sparc64-smp, linux-image-2.6.32-44-generic-pae, linux-image-2.6.32-44-powerpc, linux-image-2.6.32-44-preempt, linux-image-2.6.32-44-386, linux-image-2.6.32-44-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-2.6.32-44-server, linux-image-2.6.32-44-versatile, linux-image-2.6.32-44-virtual, linux-image-2.6.32-44-ia64, linux-image-2.6.32-44-powerpc-smp
• USN-1594-1: linux-image-3.0.0-26-generic, linux-image-3.0.0-26-server, linux-image-3.0.0-26-virtual, linux-image-3.0.0-26-generic-pae, linux-lts-backport-oneiric
• USN-1529-1: linux-image-3.2.0-29-generic, linux, linux-image-3.2.0-29-powerpc-smp, linux-image-3.2.0-29-omap, linux-image-3.2.0-29-generic-pae, linux-image-3.2.0-29-highbank, linux-image-3.2.0-29-virtual, linux-image-3.2.0-29-powerpc64-smp
• USN-1514-1: linux-image-3.2.0-1417-omap4, linux-ti-omap4
• USN-1653-1: linux-image-2.6.32-350-ec2, linux-ec2
• USN-1651-1: linux-image-2.6.32-45-powerpc, linux-image-2.6.32-45-generic, linux-image-2.6.32-45-generic-pae, linux-image-2.6.32-45-preempt, linux-image-2.6.32-45-server, linux, linux-image-2.6.32-45-sparc64, linux-image-2.6.32-45-386, linux-image-2.6.32-45-ia64, linux-image-2.6.32-45-powerpc-smp, linux-image-2.6.32-45-lpia, linux-image-2.6.32-45-virtual, linux-image-2.6.32-45-versatile, linux-image-2.6.32-45-sparc64-smp, linux-image-2.6.32-45-powerpc64-smp
• USN-1599-1: linux-image-3.2.0-1420-omap4, linux-ti-omap4
• USN-1610-1: linux-image-3.2.0-32-generic, linux-image-3.2.0-32-powerpc64-smp, linux, linux-image-3.2.0-32-generic-pae, linux-image-3.2.0-32-omap, linux-image-3.2.0-32-virtual, linux-image-3.2.0-32-powerpc-smp, linux-image-3.2.0-32-highbank