USN-2196-1: Linux kernel vulnerability 

Releases

• Ubuntu 10.04

Packages

• 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.

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Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 10.04

• linux-image-2.6.32-58-386 – 2.6.32-58.121
• linux-image-2.6.32-58-lpia – 2.6.32-58.121
• linux-image-2.6.32-58-ia64 – 2.6.32-58.121
• linux-image-2.6.32-58-versatile – 2.6.32-58.121
• linux-image-2.6.32-58-server – 2.6.32-58.121
• linux-image-2.6.32-58-powerpc64-smp – 2.6.32-58.121
• linux-image-2.6.32-58-generic-pae – 2.6.32-58.121
• linux-image-2.6.32-58-powerpc-smp – 2.6.32-58.121
• linux-image-2.6.32-58-generic – 2.6.32-58.121
• linux-image-2.6.32-58-virtual – 2.6.32-58.121
• linux-image-2.6.32-58-sparc64-smp – 2.6.32-58.121
• linux-image-2.6.32-58-powerpc – 2.6.32-58.121
• linux-image-2.6.32-58-preempt – 2.6.32-58.121
• linux-image-2.6.32-58-sparc64 – 2.6.32-58.121

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

References

• CVE-2014-0196

Related notices

• USN-2197-1: linux-image-2.6.32-363-ec2, linux-ec2
• USN-2198-1: linux-image-3.2.0-61-generic, linux, linux-image-3.2.0-61-generic-pae, linux-image-3.2.0-61-powerpc-smp, linux-image-3.2.0-61-highbank, linux-image-3.2.0-61-virtual, linux-image-3.2.0-61-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-3.2.0-61-omap
• USN-2260-1: linux-image-3.13.0-30-generic-lpae, linux-lts-trusty, linux-image-3.13.0-30-generic
• USN-2201-1: linux-image-3.11.0-20-generic-lpae, linux-image-3.11.0-20-generic, linux-lts-saucy
• USN-2203-1: linux-image-3.11.0-20-generic-lpae, linux, linux-image-3.11.0-20-generic
• USN-2200-1: linux-image-3.8.0-39-generic, linux-lts-raring
• USN-2204-1: linux, linux-image-3.13.0-24-powerpc-e500mc, linux-image-3.13.0-24-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-3.13.0-24-generic, linux-image-3.13.0-24-lowlatency, linux-image-3.13.0-24-powerpc-smp, linux-image-3.13.0-24-generic-lpae, linux-image-extra-3.13.0-24-generic, linux-image-3.13.0-24-powerpc-e500, linux-image-3.13.0-24-powerpc64-smp
• USN-2199-1: linux-lts-quantal, linux-image-3.5.0-49-generic
• USN-2227-1: linux-image-3.2.0-1446-omap4, linux-ti-omap4
• USN-2202-1: linux, linux-image-3.5.0-49-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-3.5.0-49-omap, linux-image-3.5.0-49-highbank, linux-image-3.5.0-49-generic, linux-image-3.5.0-49-powerpc-smp
  
  
  Source:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2196-1