First published: Fri Jan 13 2012(Updated: )
Clement Lecigne discovered a bug in the HFS filesystem. A local attacker could exploit this to cause a kernel oops. (CVE-2011-2203) A flaw was found in how the Linux kernel handles user-defined key types. An unprivileged local user could exploit this to crash the system. (CVE-2011-4110)
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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All of | ||
ubuntu/linux-image-2.6.32-422-dove | <2.6.32-422.40 | 2.6.32-422.40 |
Ubuntu gir1.2-packagekitglib-1.0 | =10.10 |
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USN-1328-1 has been classified as a critical vulnerability with a significant impact on system stability.
To fix USN-1328-1, users should update their systems to the latest Linux kernel version provided by Ubuntu.
USN-1328-1 affects Ubuntu 10.10 with the linux-image-2.6.32-422-dove package version up to 2.6.32-422.40.
No, USN-1328-1 is a local vulnerability, meaning it can only be exploited by authenticated local users.
Exploitation of USN-1328-1 can lead to system crashes and kernel oops, disrupting normal operations.