*** This bug is a security vulnerability ***
Public security bug reported:
root@xxxxx:~# lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS
Release: 12.04
root@xxxxxxx:~# apt-cache policy procps
procps:
Installed: 1:3.2.8-11ubuntu6
Candidate: 1:3.2.8-11ubuntu6
Version table:
*** 1:3.2.8-11ubuntu6 0
500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main amd64 Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
I have a VPS that i upgraded from Ubuntu 10.10 to 11.10 and then to 12.04.2 LTS.
But something is wrong and now i can't upgrade procps. I get the following
output,
root@xxxxxx:~# apt-get upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]?
Setting up procps (1:3.2.8-11ubuntu6) ...
start: Job failed to start
invoke-rc.d: initscript procps, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error processing procps (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
procps
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
the /var/log/upstart/procps.log says,
kernel.printk = 4 4 1 7
net.ipv6.conf.all.use_tempaddr = 2
net.ipv6.conf.default.use_tempaddr = 2
error: permission denied on key 'kernel.kptr_restrict'
net.ipv4.conf.default.rp_filter = 1
net.ipv4.conf.all.rp_filter = 1
net.ipv4.tcp_syncookies = 1
vm.mmap_min_addr = 65536
And the output when i try to start procps is just the following,
root@xxxxx:~# service procps start
start: Job failed to start
** Affects: procps (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: failed procps start
** Information type changed from Private Security to Public Security
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