========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1749-1 February 26, 2013 linux-lts-quantal vulnerability ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Summary: The system could be made to crash or run programs as an administrator. Software Description: - linux-lts-quantal: Linux hardware enablement kernel from Quantal Details: Brad Spengler discovered a bounds checking error for netlink messages requesting SOCK_DIAG_BY_FAMILY. An unprivileged local user could exploit this flaw to crash the system or run programs as an administrator. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: linux-image-3.5.0-25-generic 3.5.0-25.39~precise1 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes. References: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1749-1 CVE-2013-1763 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-lts-quantal/3.5.0-25.39~precise1