Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-1647-1

Please Install the Updated Packages.

Brad Spengler discovered a flaw in the Linux kernel's uname system call. An unprivileged user could exploit this flaw to read kernel stack memory. (CVE-2012-0957) Rodrigo Freire discovered a flaw in the Linux kernel's TCP illinois congestion control algorithm. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2012-4565)

linux-ti-omap4 on Ubuntu 12.10

• https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2012-November/001913.html

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Updated on 2015-03-25