First published: Tue Jan 15 2013(Updated: )
A flaw was discovered in the Linux kernel's handling of script execution when module loading is enabled. A local attacker could exploit this flaw to cause a leak of kernel stack contents.
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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All of | ||
ubuntu/linux-image-3.0.0-1220-omap4 | <3.0.0-1220.33 | 3.0.0-1220.33 |
Ubuntu gir1.2-packagekitglib-1.0 | =11.10 |
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The severity of USN-1691-1 is considered important due to potential local attacker exploits.
To fix USN-1691-1, you need to upgrade to the linux-image-3.0.0-1220-omap4 package version 3.0.0-1220.33 or later.
USN-1691-1 affects users running Ubuntu 11.10 with the linux-image-3.0.0-1220-omap4 package.
USN-1691-1 addresses a flaw in the Linux kernel's handling of script execution during module loading.
Yes, USN-1691-1 could potentially lead to data breaches by leaking kernel stack contents to local attackers.