USN-1319-1: Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
2
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
01/27/2012
07/25/2018
05/06/2013
07/09/2020
Description
The user_update function in security/keys/user_defined.c in the Linux kernel 2.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and kernel oops) via vectors related to a user-defined key and "updating a negative key into a fully instantiated key."
Solution(s)
- ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-38-1209-omap4
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