| Description: | Description:
The remote host is missing an update to linux-source-2.6.8.1/-2.6.10/-2.6.12
announced via advisory USN-219-1.
A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases:
Ubuntu 4.10 (Warty Warthog)
Ubuntu 5.04 (Hoary Hedgehog)
Ubuntu 5.10 (Breezy Badger)
The following Ubuntu 4.10 packages are affected:
linux-image-2.6.8.1-6-*
linux-patch-debian-2.6.8.1
The following Ubuntu 5.04 packages are affected:
linux-image-2.6.10-6-*
linux-patch-ubuntu-2.6.10
The following Ubuntu 5.10 packages are affected:
linux-image-2.6.12-10-*
linux-patch-ubuntu-2.6.12
For details on the issues resolved, please visit the referenced
security advisories.
Solution:
The problem can be corrected by installing the affected package, which
provides a new kernel. Unless you manually uninstalled the standard
kernel metapackages (linux-image-386, linux-image-powerpc, or
linux-image-amd64-generic), this will happen automatically with a
standard system upgrade.
ATTENTION: Due to an unavoidable ABI change this kernel has been given
a new version number, which requires you to recompile and reinstall
all third party kernel modules you might have installed. If you use
linux-restricted-modules, you have to update that package as well to
get modules which work with the new kernel version. Unless you
manually uninstalled the standard kernel metapackages (linux-386,
linux-powerpc, linux-amd64-generic), a standard system upgrade will
automatically perform this as well.
http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=USN-219-1
Risk factor : Medium
CVSS Score:
5.0
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