Summary
Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-1323-1
Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.
Insight
Peter Huewe discovered an information leak in the handling of reading security-related TPM data. A local, unprivileged user could read the results of a previous TPM command. (CVE-2011-1162)
Clement Lecigne discovered a bug in the HFS filesystem. A local attacker could exploit this to cause a kernel oops. (CVE-2011-2203)
A flaw was found in the b43 driver in the Linux kernel. An attacker could use this flaw to cause a denial of service if the system has an active wireless interface using the b43 driver. (CVE-2011-3359)
A flaw was found in how the Linux kernel handles user-defined key types. An unprivileged local user could exploit this to crash the system.
(CVE-2011-4110)
Affected
linux on Ubuntu 8.04 LTS
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2011-1162, CVE-2011-2203, CVE-2011-3359, CVE-2011-4110 -
CVSS Base Score: 5.4
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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