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USN-1322-1: Linux kernel vulnerability

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USN-1322-1: Linux kernel vulnerability

Severity

CVSS

(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)

Published

05/24/2012

Created

07/25/2018

Added

05/06/2013

Modified

07/31/2020

Description

crypto/ghash-generic.c in the Linux kernel before 3.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and OOPS) or possibly have unspecified other impact by triggering a failed or missing ghash_setkey function call, followed by a (1) ghash_update function call or (2) ghash_final function call, as demonstrated by a write operation on an AF_ALG socket.

Solution(s)

ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-0-0-14-generic
ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-0-0-14-generic-pae
ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-0-0-14-omap
ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-0-0-14-powerpc
ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-0-0-14-powerpc-smp
ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-0-0-14-powerpc64-smp
ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-0-0-14-server
ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-0-0-14-virtual

References

https://attackerkb.com/topics/cve-2011-4081
CVE - 2011-4081
USN-1322-1

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