Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-1364-1

Please Install the Updated Packages.

A flaw was discovered in the XFS filesystem. If a local user mounts a specially crafted XFS image it could potential execute arbitrary code on the system. (CVE-2012-0038) Andy Whitcroft discovered a that the Overlayfs filesystem was not doing the extended permission checks needed by cgroups and Linux Security Modules (LSMs). A local user could exploit this to by-pass security policy and access files that should not be accessible. (CVE-2012-0055) J&#195 &#188 ri Aedla discovered that the kernel incorrectly handled /proc/&lt pid&gt /mem permissions. A local attacker could exploit this and gain root privileges. (CVE-2012-0056) A flaw was found in the linux kernels IPv4 IGMP query processing. A remote attacker could exploit this to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2012-0207)

linux-ti-omap4 on Ubuntu 11.10

• https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2012-February/001589.html

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Updated on 2015-03-25