Summary
Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-692-1
Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.
Insight
It was discovered that the Gadu library, used by some Instant Messaging clients, did not correctly verify certain packet sizes from the server.
If a user connected to a malicious server, clients using Gadu could be made to crash, leading to a denial of service.
Affected
ekg, libgadu vulnerability on Ubuntu 6.06 LTS ,
Ubuntu 7.10 ,
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS ,
Ubuntu 8.10
References
Updated on 2015-03-25
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2008-4776 -
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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