Canonical fix the Linux Kernel Vulnerability in Ubuntu13.04

Canonical has just announced that it has discovered some Linux kernel vulnerabilities that affect the currently released Ubuntu13.04 system. The vulnerability contains a null pointer included in the Ceph client of the Linux kernel. Attackers may exploit this vulnerability to paralyze servers. The vulnerability has been fixed and you can fix it by upgrading the system to Linux-image-3.8.0-29-generic (3.8.0-29.42. Repaired

Canonical has just announced that it has discovered some Linux kernel vulnerabilities that affect the just-released Ubuntu 13.04 system. The vulnerability contains a null pointer, which is included in the Ceph client in the Linux kernel. Attackers may exploit this vulnerability to paralyze servers.

The vulnerability has been fixed and you can fix it by upgrading the system to Linux-image-3.8.0-29-generic (3.8.0-29.42. After the repair is completed, restart your server or computer.

Related reading:

Linux Kernel Memory Corruption Vulnerability (CVE-2013-4247) http://www.linuxidc.com/Linux/2013-08/89078.htm

Linux Kernel 'armmpmu _ event_init () 'Function Local Denial Of Service Vulnerability http://www.linuxidc.com/Linux/2013-08/89128.htm

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