Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1287-1
5th December, 2011
linux-ti-omap4 vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 11.10
Summary
The system could be made to crash under certain conditions.
Software description
- linux-ti-omap4 - Linux kernel for OMAP4
Details
Nick Bowler discovered the kernel GHASH message digest algorithm
incorrectly handled error conditions. A local attacker could exploit this
to cause a kernel oops.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version:
- Ubuntu 11.10:
- linux-image-3.0.0-1206-omap4 3.0.0-1206.13
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.