[Ksplice][Ubuntu 8.04 Updates] New updates available via Ksplice (USN-1507-1)

[Jamie Iles]

Synopsis: USN-1507-1 can now be patched using Ksplice
CVEs: CVE-2012-1601 CVE-2012-2744

Systems running Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy can now use Ksplice to patch against
the latest Ubuntu Security Notice, USN-1507-1.

INSTALLING THE UPDATES

We recommend that all users of Ksplice Uptrack on Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy
install these updates.

On systems that have "autoinstall = yes" in /etc/uptrack/uptrack.conf,
these updates will be installed automatically and you do not need to
take any action.

Alternatively, you can install these updates by running:

# /usr/sbin/uptrack-upgrade -y


DESCRIPTION

* CVE-2012-1601: Denial of service in KVM VCPU creation.

Inconsistent state in the creation of KVM virtual CPU's could
lead to NULL pointer dereferences.  A unprivileged local user
could use this flaw to crash the system.


* CVE-2012-2744: Remote denial-of-service in IPv6 connection tracking.

A flaw in the IPv6 connection tracking netfilter module could allow a
remote attacker to trigger a NULL pointer dereference and
denial-of-service with specially crafted IPv6 packets.

SUPPORT

Ksplice support is available at ksplice-support_ww at oracle.com.