USN-2019-1: Linux kernel (Quantal HWE) vulnerabilities

Releases

• Ubuntu 12.04

Packages

• linux-lts-quantal - Linux hardware enablement kernel from Quantal

Details

An information leak was discovered in the handling of ICMPv6 Router
Advertisement (RA) messages in the Linux kernel's IPv6 network stack. A
remote attacker could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service
(excessive retries and address-generation outage), and consequently obtain
sensitive information. (CVE-2013-0343)

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 flaw in the Human Interface Device (HID) subsystem
when CONFIG_HID_ZEROPLUS is enabled. A physically proximate attacker could
leverage this flaw to cause a denial of service via a specially crafted
device. (CVE-2013-2889)

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 another flaw in the Human Interface Device (HID)
subsystem of the Linux kernel when any of CONFIG_LOGITECH_FF,
CONFIG_LOGIG940_FF, or CONFIG_LOGIWHEELS_FF are enabled. A physcially
proximate attacker can leverage this flaw to cause a denial of service vias
a specially crafted device. (CVE-2013-2893)

Kees Cook discovered another flaw in the Human Interface Device (HID)
subsystem of the Linux kernel when CONFIG_HID_LOGITECH_DJ is enabled. A
physically proximate attacker could cause a denial of service (OOPS) or
obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a specially crafted
device. (CVE-2013-2895)

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 yet another flaw in the Human Interface Device (HID)
subsystem of the Linux kernel when CONFIG_HID_MULTITOUCH is enabled. A
physically proximate attacker could leverage this flaw to cause a denial of
service (OOPS) via a specially crafted device. (CVE-2013-2897)

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)

Alan Chester reported a flaw in the IPv6 Stream Control Transmission
Protocol (SCTP) of the Linux kernel. A remote attacker could exploit this
flaw to obtain sensitive information by sniffing network traffic.
(CVE-2013-4350)

Dmitry Vyukov reported a flaw in the Linux kernel's handling of IPv6 UDP
Fragmentation Offload (UFO) processing. A remote attacker could leverage
this flaw to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2013-4387)

Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 12.04

• linux-image-3.5.0-43-generic - 3.5.0-43.66~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-2013-0343
• CVE-2013-2888
• CVE-2013-2889
• CVE-2013-2892
• CVE-2013-2893
• CVE-2013-2895
• CVE-2013-2896
• CVE-2013-2897
• CVE-2013-2899
• CVE-2013-4350
• CVE-2013-4387

Related notices

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• USN-2023-1: linux-image-3.8.0-33-generic, linux
• USN-2020-1: linux-lts-raring, linux-image-3.8.0-33-generic
• USN-1976-1: linux-image-2.6.32-52-lpia, linux-image-2.6.32-52-386, linux-image-2.6.32-52-server, linux, 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-virtual, linux-image-2.6.32-52-generic-pae, linux-image-2.6.32-52-ia64, linux-image-2.6.32-52-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-2.6.32-52-versatile, linux-image-2.6.32-52-preempt, linux-image-2.6.32-52-sparc64-smp, linux-image-2.6.32-52-powerpc
• USN-1977-1: linux-ec2, linux-image-2.6.32-357-ec2
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• USN-2022-1: linux-ti-omap4, linux-image-3.5.0-235-omap4
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• USN-2024-1: linux-ti-omap4, linux-image-3.5.0-235-omap4
• USN-1998-1: linux-image-3.8.0-32-generic, linux
• USN-1995-1: linux-lts-raring, linux-image-3.8.0-32-generic
• USN-2016-1: linux-image-2.6.32-358-ec2, linux-ec2
• USN-2015-1: linux-image-2.6.32-53-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-2.6.32-53-powerpc, linux-image-2.6.32-53-generic-pae, linux-image-2.6.32-53-preempt, linux-image-2.6.32-53-sparc64, linux, linux-image-2.6.32-53-virtual, linux-image-2.6.32-53-generic, linux-image-2.6.32-53-versatile, linux-image-2.6.32-53-powerpc-smp, linux-image-2.6.32-53-lpia, linux-image-2.6.32-53-ia64, linux-image-2.6.32-53-sparc64-smp, linux-image-2.6.32-53-server, linux-image-2.6.32-53-386
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• USN-2045-1: linux-image-3.8.0-34-generic, linux
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