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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2196-1
May 06, 2014

linux vulnerability

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

• Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

Summary:

The system could be made to crash or run programs as an administrator.

Software Description:

• linux: Linux kernel

Details:

A flaw was discovered in the Linux kernel's pseudo tty (pty) device. An
unprivileged user could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service
(system crash) or potentially gain administrator privileges.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
linux-image-2.6.32-58-386 2.6.32-58.121
linux-image-2.6.32-58-generic 2.6.32-58.121
linux-image-2.6.32-58-generic-pae 2.6.32-58.121
linux-image-2.6.32-58-ia64 2.6.32-58.121
linux-image-2.6.32-58-lpia 2.6.32-58.121
linux-image-2.6.32-58-powerpc 2.6.32-58.121
linux-image-2.6.32-58-powerpc-smp 2.6.32-58.121
linux-image-2.6.32-58-powerpc64-smp 2.6.32-58.121
linux-image-2.6.32-58-preempt 2.6.32-58.121
linux-image-2.6.32-58-server 2.6.32-58.121
linux-image-2.6.32-58-sparc64 2.6.32-58.121
linux-image-2.6.32-58-sparc64-smp 2.6.32-58.121
linux-image-2.6.32-58-versatile 2.6.32-58.121
linux-image-2.6.32-58-virtual 2.6.32-58.121

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

References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2196-1
CVE-2014-0196

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/2.6.32-58.121

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