Summary
Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-964-2
Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.
Insight
USN-964-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Likewise Open. The upstream fixes were incomplete, which caused problems running certain services. This update fixes the problem.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory details:
Matt Weatherford discovered that Likewise Open did not correctly check password expiration for the local-provider account. A local attacker could exploit this to log into a system they would otherwise not have access to.
Affected
likewise-open regression on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
