Summary
Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-1436-1
Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.
Insight
Matthew Hall discovered that Libtasn1 incorrectly handled certain large values. An attacker could exploit this with a specially crafted ASN.1 structure and cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
Affected
libtasn1-3 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS ,
Ubuntu 11.10 ,
Ubuntu 11.04 ,
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS ,
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2012-1569 -
CVSS Base Score: 5.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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