Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-959-2

Please Install the Updated Packages.

USN-959-1 fixed vulnerabilities in PAM. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 10.10. Original advisory details: Denis Excoffier discovered that the PAM MOTD module in Ubuntu did not correctly handle path permissions when creating user file stamps. A local attacker could exploit this to gain root privilieges.

pam vulnerability on Ubuntu 10.10

• https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-security-announce/2010-October/001189.html

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Updated on 2015-03-25