First published: Thu May 16 2013(Updated: )
An flaw was discovered in the Linux kernel's perf_events interface. A local user could exploit this flaw to escalate privileges on the system.
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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All of | ||
ubuntu/linux-image-3.8.0-21-generic | <3.8.0-21.32 | 3.8.0-21.32 |
Ubuntu gir1.2-packagekitglib-1.0 | =13.04 |
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The severity of USN-1827-1 is critical due to its potential to allow privilege escalation.
To fix USN-1827-1, update the Linux kernel to version 3.8.0-21.32 or later.
USN-1827-1 affects local users of Ubuntu 13.04 running linux-image-3.8.0-21-generic.
USN-1827-1 enables local users to exploit a flaw to escalate their privileges on the affected system.
According to USN-1827-1, Ubuntu 13.04 with linux-image-3.8.0-21-generic versions prior to 3.8.0-21.32 are vulnerable.