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USN-1236-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

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USN-1236-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
05/24/2012
Created
07/25/2018
Added
05/06/2013
Modified
07/09/2020

Description

Buffer overflow in the auerswald_probe function in the Auerswald Linux USB driver for the Linux kernel before 2.6.27 allows physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary code, cause a denial of service via a crafted USB device, or take full control of the system.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-24-29-386
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-24-29-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-24-29-hppa32
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-24-29-hppa64
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-24-29-itanium
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-24-29-lpia
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-24-29-lpiacompat
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-24-29-mckinley
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-24-29-openvz
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-24-29-powerpc
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-24-29-powerpc-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-24-29-powerpc64-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-24-29-rt
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-24-29-server
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-24-29-sparc64
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-24-29-sparc64-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-24-29-virtual
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-24-29-xen

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