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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1539-1

Posted Aug 15, 2012

Authored by Ubuntu | Site security.ubuntu.com

Ubuntu Security Notice 1539-1 - An error was discovered in the Linux kernel's network TUN/TAP device implementation. A local user with access to the TUN/TAP interface (which is not available to unprivileged users until granted by a root user) could exploit this flaw to crash the system or potential gain administrative privileges. Ulrich Obergfell discovered an error in the Linux kernel's memory management subsystem on 32 bit PAE systems with more than 4GB of memory installed. A local unprivileged user could exploit this flaw to crash the system. Various other issues were also addressed.

tags | advisory, kernel, local, root

systems | linux, ubuntu

advisories | CVE-2012-2136, CVE-2012-2373, CVE-2012-3375, CVE-2012-3400, CVE-2012-2136, CVE-2012-2373, CVE-2012-3375, CVE-2012-3400

SHA-256 | 5f1ac3455cca303b5f6aca689847449cc9dd5b0bb1082518a0a561ff16855b85

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