Secunia Security Advisory - Ubuntu has issued an update for linux and linux-ec2. This fixes two weaknesses and multiple vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to disclose certain system information, bypass certain security restrictions, cause a DoS (Denial of Service), and to potentially gain escalated privileges and by malicious people to cause a DoS and potentially compromise a vulnerable system.
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