7.8 - USN-1211-1

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 11.04

Summary:

Multiple kernel flaws have been fixed.

Software Description: - linux: Linux kernel

Details:

It was discovered that the /proc filesystem did not correctly handle permission changes when programs executed. A local attacker could hold open files to examine details about programs running with higher privileges, potentially increasing the chances of exploiting additional vulnerabilities. (CVE-2011-1020)

Dan Rosenberg discovered that the X.25 Rose network stack did not correctly handle certain fields. If a system was running with Rose enabled, a remote attacker could send specially crafted traffic to gain root privileges. (CVE-2011-1493)

Vasiliy Kulikov and Dan Rosenberg discovered that ecryptfs did not correctly check the origin of mount points. A local attacker could exploit this to trick the system into unmounting arbitrary mount points, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2011-1833)

It was discovered that Bluetooth l2cap and rfcomm did not correctly initialize structures. A local attacker could exploit this to read portions of the kernel stack, leading to a loss of privacy. (CVE-2011-2492)

It was discovered that GFS2 did not correctly check block sizes. A local attacker could exploit this to crash the system, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2011-2689)

Fernando Gont discovered that the IPv6 stack used predictable fragment identification numbers. A remote attacker could exploit this to exhaust network resources, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2011-2699)

The performance counter subsystem did not correctly handle certain counters. A local attacker could exploit this to crash the system, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2011-2918)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 11.04:
linux-image-2.6.38-11-generic 2.6.38-11.50
linux-image-2.6.38-11-generic-pae 2.6.38-11.50
linux-image-2.6.38-11-omap 2.6.38-11.50
linux-image-2.6.38-11-powerpc 2.6.38-11.50
linux-image-2.6.38-11-powerpc-smp 2.6.38-11.50
linux-image-2.6.38-11-powerpc64-smp 2.6.38-11.50
linux-image-2.6.38-11-server 2.6.38-11.50
linux-image-2.6.38-11-versatile 2.6.38-11.50
linux-image-2.6.38-11-virtual 2.6.38-11.50

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

References:sup
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1211-1
CVE-2011-1020, CVE-2011-1493, CVE-2011-1833, CVE-2011-2492,
CVE-2011-2689, CVE-2011-2699, CVE-2011-2918

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/2.6.38-11.50