New Kernel Vulnerability Affects Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
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Canonical announced a few hours ago, July 23rd, in a security notice, that a new Linux kernel update for its Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) operating system is now available, fixing one security vulnerability discovered in the Linux kernel packages.
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The CVE-2012-2390 vulnerability is actually an error discovered in the Linux kernel's memory subsystem (hugetlb), which could allow unprivileged local users to exploit it and to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) attack by crashing the system. Full Story |
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