Summary
Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-1546-1
Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.
Insight
It was discovered that multiple integer overflows existed in the malloc and calloc implementations in the Boehm-Demers-Weiser garbage collecting memory allocator (libgc). These could allow an attacker to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code.
Affected
libgc on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS ,
Ubuntu 11.10 ,
Ubuntu 11.04 ,
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS ,
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS
References
Updated on 2015-03-25
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2012-2673 -
CVSS Base Score: 5.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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