Summary
Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-1578-1
Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.
Insight
Ben Hutchings reported a flaw in the Linux kernel with some network drivers that support TSO (TCP segment offload). A local or peer user could exploit this flaw to to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2012-3412)
Jay Fenlason and Doug Ledford discovered a bug in the Linux kernel implementation of RDS sockets. A local unprivileged user could potentially use this flaw to read privileged information from the kernel.
(CVE-2012-3430)
Affected
linux-ti-omap4 on Ubuntu 11.10
References
Updated on 2015-03-25
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2012-3412, CVE-2012-3430 -
CVSS Base Score: 7.8
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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