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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1507-1

Posted Jul 17, 2012

Authored by Ubuntu | Site security.ubuntu.com

Ubuntu Security Notice 1507-1 - A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's KVM (Kernel Virtual Machine) virtual cpu setup. An unprivileged local user could exploit this flaw to crash the system leading to a denial of service. An error was found in the Linux kernel's IPv6 netfilter when connection tracking is enabled. A remote attacker could exploit this flaw to crash a system if it is using IPv6 with the nf_contrack_ipv6 kernel module loaded. Various other issues were also addressed.

tags | advisory, remote, denial of service, kernel, local

systems | linux, ubuntu

advisories | CVE-2012-1601, CVE-2012-2744, CVE-2012-1601, CVE-2012-2744

SHA-256 | 16f2b75936f467bc23ca10f8ddc7c026a0d723c0ceef279e65985417b73730bc

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