============================================================================ Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1421-1 April 12, 2012 linux-lts-backport-maverick vulnerabilities ============================================================================ A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the kernel. Software Description: - linux-lts-backport-maverick: Linux kernel backport from Maverick Details: Sasha Levin discovered a flaw in the permission checking for device assignments requested via the kvm ioctl in the Linux kernel. A local user could use this flaw to crash the system causing a denial of service. (CVE-2011-4347) Stephan B=C3=A4rwolf discovered a flaw in the KVM (kernel-based virtual machine) subsystem of the Linux kernel. A local unprivileged user can crash use this flaw to crash VMs causing a deny of service. (CVE-2012-0045) H. Peter Anvin reported a flaw in the Linux kernel that could crash the system. A local user could exploit this flaw to crash the system. (CVE-2012-1097) A flaw was discovered in the Linux kernel's cgroups subset. A local attacker could use this flaw to crash the system. (CVE-2012-1146) Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: linux-image-2.6.35-32-generic 2.6.35-32.68~lucid1 linux-image-2.6.35-32-generic-pae 2.6.35-32.68~lucid1 linux-image-2.6.35-32-server 2.6.35-32.68~lucid1 linux-image-2.6.35-32-virtual 2.6.35-32.68~lucid1 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes. References: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1421-1 CVE-2011-4347, CVE-2012-0045, CVE-2012-1097, CVE-2012-1146 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-lts-backport-maverick/2.6.35-32.68~lucid1