This bug was fixed in the package linux - 2.6.32-62.126 --------------- linux (2.6.32-62.126) lucid; urgency=low
[ Upstream Kernel Changes ] * x86_64,ptrace: Enforce RIP <= TASK_SIZE_MAX (CVE-2014-4699) - LP: #1337339 - CVE-2014-4699 -- Luis Henriques <luis.henriq...@canonical.com> Fri, 04 Jul 2014 11:45:45 +0100 ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Lucid) Status: New => Fix Released ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Lucid) Status: New => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux-armadaxp in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1337339 Title: x86_64,ptrace: Enforce RIP <= TASK_SIZE_MAX (CVE-2014-4699) Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: New Status in “linux-armadaxp” package in Ubuntu: New Status in “linux-ec2” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in “linux-fsl-imx51” package in Ubuntu: New Status in “linux-lts-quantal” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in “linux-lts-raring” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in “linux-lts-saucy” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in “linux-mvl-dove” package in Ubuntu: New Status in “linux-ti-omap4” package in Ubuntu: New Status in “linux” source package in Lucid: New Status in “linux” source package in Precise: Fix Released Status in “linux” source package in Saucy: New Status in “linux” source package in Trusty: New Status in “linux” source package in Utopic: New Bug description: Don't allow ptrace to set RIP to a value that couldn't happen by ordinary control flow. There are CPU bugs^Wfeatures that can have interesting effects if RIP is non-canonical. I didn't make the corresponding x86_32 change, since x86_32 has no concept of canonical addresses. putreg32 doesn't need this fix: value is only 32 bits, so it can't be non-canonical. Break-Fix: 427abfa28afedffadfca9dd8b067eb6d36bac53f b9cd18de4db3c9ffa7e17b0dc0ca99ed5aa4d43a To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1337339/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp