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Secunia Advisory SA17648

Ubuntu update for kernel
Secunia Advisory SA17648
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Release Date 2005-11-22
   
Popularity 8,918 views
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Criticality level Less criticalLess critical
Impact Security Bypass
Exposure of sensitive information
DoS
Where From local network
Authentication level Available in Customer Area
   
Report reliability Available in Customer Area
Solution Status Vendor Patch
   
Systems affected Available in Customer Area
Approve distribution Available in Customer Area
   
Operating System
Ubuntu Linux 4.10
Ubuntu Linux 5.04

Secunia CVSS Score Available in Customer Area
CVE Reference(s) CVE-2005-2709 CVSS available in Customer Area
CVE-2005-2973 CVSS available in Customer Area
CVE-2005-3055 CVSS available in Customer Area
CVE-2005-3180 CVSS available in Customer Area
CVE-2005-3271 CVSS available in Customer Area
CVE-2005-3272 CVSS available in Customer Area
CVE-2005-3273 CVSS available in Customer Area
CVE-2005-3274 CVSS available in Customer Area
CVE-2005-3275 CVSS available in Customer Area
CVE-2005-3276 CVSS available in Customer Area
  

Description

Ubuntu has issued an update for the kernel. This fixes some vulnerabilities, which potentially can be exploited by malicious, local users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) and to disclose certain sensitive information, or by malicious people to disclose certain sensitive information, bypass certain security restrictions, and to cause a DoS.

For more information:
SA17504
SA17261
SA16969
SA17114
SA15786
SA16494
SA14585

Note: A resource leak in the handling of POSIX timers in the exec() function has also been fixed.


Solution
Apply updated packages.
Further details available in Customer Area

Original Advisory
http://www.ubuntulinux.org/usn/usn-219-1

Other references
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