1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-1650-1

USN-1650-1: Linux kernel vulnerability

Publication date

30 November 2012

Overview

The system could be made to crash under certain conditions.

Releases

Packages

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.

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

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

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

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

Ubuntu Release Package Version
8.04 hardy 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

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References

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