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USN-1286-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

3 December 2011

Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.

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Vasily Averin discovered that the NFS Lock Manager (NLM) incorrectly
handled unlock requests. A local attacker could exploit this to cause a
denial of service. (CVE-2011-2491)

Robert Swiecki discovered that mapping extensions were incorrectly handled.
A local attacker could exploit this to crash the system, leading to a
denial of service. (CVE-2011-2496)

It was discovered that the wireless stack incorrectly verified SSID
lengths. A local attacker could exploit this to cause a denial of service
or gain root privileges. (CVE-2011-2517)

Ben Pfaff discovered that Classless Queuing Disciplines (qdiscs) were being
incorrectly handled. A local attacker could exploit this to crash the
system, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2011-2525)

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  • USN-1272-1: linux-image-2.6.35-31-server, linux-image-2.6.35-31-omap, linux-image-2.6.35-31-powerpc, linux-image-2.6.35-31-virtual, linux-image-2.6.35-31-versatile, linux-image-2.6.35-31-generic-pae, linux, linux-image-2.6.35-31-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-2.6.35-31-powerpc-smp, linux-image-2.6.35-31-generic
  • USN-1268-1: linux-image-2.6.24-30-lpia, linux-image-2.6.24-30-hppa64, linux-image-2.6.24-30-server, linux-image-2.6.24-30-386, linux-image-2.6.24-30-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-2.6.24-30-hppa32, linux-image-2.6.24-30-sparc64, linux-image-2.6.24-30-virtual, linux-image-2.6.24-30-sparc64-smp, linux-image-2.6.24-30-powerpc, linux-image-2.6.24-30-lpiacompat, linux-image-2.6.24-30-openvz, linux-image-2.6.24-30-itanium, linux-image-2.6.24-30-generic, linux-image-2.6.24-30-powerpc-smp, linux-image-2.6.24-30-xen, linux-image-2.6.24-30-rt, linux, linux-image-2.6.24-30-mckinley
  • USN-1281-1: linux-image-2.6.38-1209-omap4, linux-ti-omap4
  • USN-1285-1: linux-image-2.6.38-13-server, linux-image-2.6.38-13-virtual, linux-image-2.6.38-13-powerpc-smp, linux, linux-image-2.6.38-13-omap, linux-image-2.6.38-13-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-2.6.38-13-versatile, linux-image-2.6.38-13-generic-pae, linux-image-2.6.38-13-generic, linux-image-2.6.38-13-powerpc
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  • USN-1279-1: linux-image-2.6.38-13-server, linux-image-2.6.38-13-virtual, linux-image-2.6.38-13-generic-pae, linux-image-2.6.38-13-generic, linux-lts-backport-natty
  • USN-1278-1: linux-image-2.6.35-31-server, linux-image-2.6.35-31-virtual, linux-image-2.6.35-31-generic-pae, linux-lts-backport-maverick, linux-image-2.6.35-31-generic
  • USN-1244-1: linux-ti-omap4, linux-image-2.6.35-903-omap4
  • USN-1271-1: linux-image-2.6.31-612-imx51, linux-fsl-imx51
  • USN-1241-1: linux-fsl-imx51, linux-image-2.6.31-611-imx51
  • USN-1280-1: linux-ti-omap4, linux-image-2.6.35-903-omap4
  • USN-1167-1: linux-image-2.6.38-10-versatile, linux-image-2.6.38-10-generic-pae, linux-image-2.6.38-10-powerpc, linux-image-2.6.38-10-powerpc-smp, linux-image-2.6.38-10-omap, linux-image-2.6.38-10-server, linux-image-2.6.38-10-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-2.6.38-10-generic, linux, linux-image-2.6.38-10-virtual
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