USN-1683-1: Linux kernel vulnerability

Releases

• Ubuntu 10.04

Packages

• linux - Linux kernel

Details

A flaw was discovered in the Linux kernel's handling of script execution
when module loading is enabled. A local attacker could exploit this flaw to
cause a leak of kernel stack contents.

Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 10.04

• linux-image-2.6.32-45-generic - 2.6.32-45.102
• linux-image-2.6.32-45-powerpc-smp - 2.6.32-45.102
• linux-image-2.6.32-45-ia64 - 2.6.32-45.102
• linux-image-2.6.32-45-lpia - 2.6.32-45.102
• linux-image-2.6.32-45-preempt - 2.6.32-45.102
• linux-image-2.6.32-45-sparc64-smp - 2.6.32-45.102
• linux-image-2.6.32-45-virtual - 2.6.32-45.102
• linux-image-2.6.32-45-sparc64 - 2.6.32-45.102
• linux-image-2.6.32-45-generic-pae - 2.6.32-45.102
• linux-image-2.6.32-45-server - 2.6.32-45.102
• linux-image-2.6.32-45-powerpc - 2.6.32-45.102
• linux-image-2.6.32-45-386 - 2.6.32-45.102
• linux-image-2.6.32-45-powerpc64-smp - 2.6.32-45.102
• linux-image-2.6.32-45-versatile - 2.6.32-45.102

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

References

• CVE-2012-4530

Related notices

• USN-1700-1: linux-ti-omap4, linux-image-3.5.0-217-omap4
• USN-1689-1: linux, linux-image-3.0.0-30-server, linux-image-3.0.0-30-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-3.0.0-30-omap, linux-image-3.0.0-30-generic, linux-image-3.0.0-30-powerpc-smp, linux-image-3.0.0-30-generic-pae, linux-image-3.0.0-30-virtual, linux-image-3.0.0-30-powerpc
• USN-1698-1: linux-ti-omap4, linux-image-3.2.0-1424-omap4
• USN-1696-1: linux, linux-image-3.2.0-36-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-3.2.0-36-powerpc-smp, linux-image-3.2.0-36-omap, linux-image-3.2.0-36-generic, linux-image-3.2.0-36-highbank, linux-image-3.2.0-36-generic-pae, linux-image-3.2.0-36-virtual
• USN-1704-1: linux-image-3.5.0-22-generic, linux-lts-quantal
• USN-1688-1: linux-image-3.0.0-30-server, linux-image-3.0.0-30-generic, linux-image-3.0.0-30-generic-pae, linux-image-3.0.0-30-virtual, linux-lts-backport-oneiric
• USN-1684-1: linux-ec2, linux-image-2.6.32-350-ec2
• USN-1699-1: linux, linux-image-3.5.0-22-generic, linux-image-3.5.0-22-powerpc-smp, linux-image-3.5.0-22-highbank, linux-image-3.5.0-22-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-3.5.0-22-omap
• USN-1691-1: linux-ti-omap4, linux-image-3.0.0-1220-omap4