Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Receives a New Linux Kernel Update, Users Urged to Update Now

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  • Post Updated: April 3, 2024

On July 23, Canonical posted a new Ubuntu Security Notice informing all users of the Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) operating system about the immediate availability of a kernel updated.

Two security vulnerabilities were patched, a flaw discovered in Linux kernel’s user space memory copying for pipe iovecs, which could allow a local, unprivileged user to crash the host system by causing a denial of service or to gain root access, and a crash in Linux kernel’s Berkeley … (read more)

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