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Posted on 12 March 2012
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TITLE:
Ubuntu update for linux-lts-backport-natty
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA48306
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RELEASE DATE:
2012-03-07
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DESCRIPTION:
Ubuntu has issued an update for linux-lts-backport-natty. This fixes
multiple vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious, local
users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) and potentially gain
escalated privileges, by malicious, local users in a guest virtual
machine to cause a DoS (Denial of Service), and by malicious people
to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) and compromise a vulnerable
system.
For more information:
SA44625
SA45489
SA47293
SA47472
SA47486
SA47488
SA48155
1) An error in the "tomoyo_mount_acl()" function
(security/tomoyo/mount.c) due to not validating a device name can be
exploited to cause a kernel crash via a "mount()" call having a NULL
device name.
SOLUTION:
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ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
USN-1386-1:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1386-1/
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