USN-1650-1: Linux kernel vulnerability

Releases

• Ubuntu 8.04

Packages

• linux - Linux kernel

Details

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.

Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 8.04

• linux-image-2.6.24-32-itanium - 2.6.24-32.106
• linux-image-2.6.24-32-powerpc - 2.6.24-32.106
• linux-image-2.6.24-32-powerpc64-smp - 2.6.24-32.106
• linux-image-2.6.24-32-sparc64 - 2.6.24-32.106
• linux-image-2.6.24-32-server - 2.6.24-32.106
• linux-image-2.6.24-32-openvz - 2.6.24-32.106
• linux-image-2.6.24-32-386 - 2.6.24-32.106
• linux-image-2.6.24-32-hppa32 - 2.6.24-32.106
• linux-image-2.6.24-32-lpiacompat - 2.6.24-32.106
• linux-image-2.6.24-32-mckinley - 2.6.24-32.106
• linux-image-2.6.24-32-lpia - 2.6.24-32.106
• linux-image-2.6.24-32-xen - 2.6.24-32.106
• linux-image-2.6.24-32-hppa64 - 2.6.24-32.106
• linux-image-2.6.24-32-powerpc-smp - 2.6.24-32.106
• linux-image-2.6.24-32-generic - 2.6.24-32.106
• linux-image-2.6.24-32-rt - 2.6.24-32.106
• linux-image-2.6.24-32-virtual - 2.6.24-32.106
• linux-image-2.6.24-32-sparc64-smp - 2.6.24-32.106

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.

References

• CVE-2012-4565

Related notices

• USN-1648-1: linux, linux-image-3.0.0-28-omap, linux-image-3.0.0-28-generic-pae, linux-image-3.0.0-28-powerpc, linux-image-3.0.0-28-powerpc-smp, linux-image-3.0.0-28-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-3.0.0-28-server, linux-image-3.0.0-28-generic, linux-image-3.0.0-28-virtual
• USN-1653-1: linux-ec2, linux-image-2.6.32-350-ec2
• USN-1644-1: linux-image-3.2.0-34-omap, linux-image-3.2.0-34-powerpc-smp, linux, linux-image-3.2.0-34-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-3.2.0-34-virtual, linux-image-3.2.0-34-generic, linux-image-3.2.0-34-generic-pae, linux-image-3.2.0-34-highbank
• USN-1651-1: linux-image-2.6.32-45-powerpc-smp, linux-image-2.6.32-45-sparc64, linux-image-2.6.32-45-virtual, linux, linux-image-2.6.32-45-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-2.6.32-45-preempt, linux-image-2.6.32-45-sparc64-smp, linux-image-2.6.32-45-ia64, linux-image-2.6.32-45-powerpc, linux-image-2.6.32-45-versatile, linux-image-2.6.32-45-server, linux-image-2.6.32-45-generic-pae, linux-image-2.6.32-45-generic, linux-image-2.6.32-45-lpia, linux-image-2.6.32-45-386
• USN-1649-1: linux-ti-omap4, linux-image-3.0.0-1218-omap4
• USN-1645-1: linux-ti-omap4, linux-image-3.2.0-1422-omap4
• USN-1704-1: linux-image-3.5.0-22-generic, linux-lts-quantal
• USN-1646-1: linux, linux-image-3.5.0-19-powerpc-smp, linux-image-3.5.0-19-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-3.5.0-19-omap, linux-image-3.5.0-19-highbank, linux-image-3.5.0-19-generic
• USN-1647-1: linux-ti-omap4, linux-image-3.5.0-215-omap4
• USN-1652-1: linux-image-3.0.0-28-generic-pae, linux-image-3.0.0-28-server, linux-lts-backport-oneiric, linux-image-3.0.0-28-virtual, linux-image-3.0.0-28-generic