USN-1815-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
2 May 2013
Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.
Releases
Packages
- linux - Linux kernel
Details
Andy Lutomirski discover an error in the Linux kernel's credential handling
on unix sockets. A local user could exploit this flaw to gain
administrative privileges. (CVE-2013-1979)
Andy Lutomirski discovered a privilege escalation in the Linux kernel's
user namespaces. A local user could exploit the flaw to gain administrative
privileges. (CVE-2013-1959)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 13.04
After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.
References
Related notices
- USN-1839-1: linux-image-3.2.0-1432-omap4, linux-ti-omap4
- USN-1833-1: linux-image-3.2.0-44-highbank, linux-image-3.2.0-44-virtual, linux-image-3.2.0-44-omap, linux-image-3.2.0-44-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-3.2.0-44-powerpc-smp, linux-image-3.2.0-44-generic-pae, linux, linux-image-3.2.0-44-generic
- USN-1883-1: linux-image-3.5.0-226-omap4, linux-ti-omap4
- USN-1880-1: linux-image-3.5.0-34-generic, linux-lts-quantal
- USN-1881-1: linux-image-3.5.0-34-generic, linux-image-3.5.0-34-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-3.5.0-34-omap, linux-image-3.5.0-34-powerpc-smp, linux, linux-image-3.5.0-34-highbank
- USN-1882-1: linux-image-3.5.0-226-omap4, linux-ti-omap4