Kernel Vulnerability in Ubuntu 11.10. Upgrade Now!

Posted by hanuca on Nov 22, 2011 11:54 AM EDT
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A Linux kernel security vulnerability was recently discovered in the Linux kernel, affecting all the Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot) operating system.

Vasiliy Kulikov discovered CVE-2011-2494, a Linux kernel vulnerability that allows a local attacker to read various information on the system, leading to loss of privacy, because taskstats didn't enforce access restrictions.

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