[USN-2525-1] Linux kernel vulnerability

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2525-1
March 12, 2015

linux vulnerability
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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:

It was discovered that the Linux kernel's Infiniband subsystem did not
properly sanitize its input parameters while registering memory regions
from userspace. A local user could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of
service (system crash) or to potentially gain administrative privileges.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
linux-image-2.6.32-73-386 2.6.32-73.141
linux-image-2.6.32-73-generic 2.6.32-73.141
linux-image-2.6.32-73-generic-pae 2.6.32-73.141
linux-image-2.6.32-73-ia64 2.6.32-73.141
linux-image-2.6.32-73-lpia 2.6.32-73.141
linux-image-2.6.32-73-powerpc 2.6.32-73.141
linux-image-2.6.32-73-powerpc-smp 2.6.32-73.141
linux-image-2.6.32-73-powerpc64-smp 2.6.32-73.141
linux-image-2.6.32-73-preempt 2.6.32-73.141
linux-image-2.6.32-73-server 2.6.32-73.141
linux-image-2.6.32-73-sparc64 2.6.32-73.141
linux-image-2.6.32-73-sparc64-smp 2.6.32-73.141
linux-image-2.6.32-73-versatile 2.6.32-73.141
linux-image-2.6.32-73-virtual 2.6.32-73.141

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

References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2525-1
CVE-2014-8159

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/2.6.32-73.141