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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1168-1 Linux Vulnerabilities |
07-15-2011 |
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
Summary: Multiple kernel flaws have been fixed.
Software Description: Linux kernel
Details:
Timo Warns discovered that the LDM disk partition handling code did not correctly handle certain values. By inserting a specially crafted disk device, a local attacker could exploit this to gain root privileges. (CVE-2011-1017)
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: linux-image-2.6.32-33-386 2.6.32-33.70
After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.
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