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Linux Kernel Futex Local Deadlock Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Ubuntu Linux has released an advisory dealing with this issue. Please see the referenced advisory for more information.

Mandriva Linux has released advisory MDKSA-2005:110 addressing this issue. Please see the referenced advisory for further information.

Red Hat has released an updated advisory RHSA-2005:420-24 to address various issues affecting the kernel. Please see the advisory in Web references for more information.


Linux kernel 2.6.8 rc1

• Ubuntu linux-doc-2.6.8.1_2.6.8.1-16.14_all.deb
  Ubuntu 4.10 (Warty Warthog)
  http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/l/linux-source-2.6.8.1/lin ux-doc-2.6.8.1_2.6.8.1-16.14_all.deb


• Ubuntu linux-headers-2.6.8.1-5-386_2.6.8.1-16.14_i386.deb
  Ubuntu 4.10 (Warty Warthog)
  http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/l/linux-source-2.6.8.1/lin ux-headers-2.6.8.1-5-386_2.6.8.1-16.14_i386.deb


• Ubuntu linux-headers-2.6.8.1-5-686-smp_2.6.8.1-16.14_i386.deb
  Ubuntu 4.10 (Warty Warthog)
  http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/l/linux-source-2.6.8.1/lin ux-headers-2.6.8.1-5-686-smp_2.6.8.1-16.14_i386.deb


• Ubuntu linux-headers-2.6.8.1-5-686_2.6.8.1-16.14_i386.deb
  Ubuntu 4.10 (Warty Warthog)
  http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/l/linux-source-2.6.8.1/lin ux-headers-2.6.8.1-5-686_2.6.8.1-16.14_i386.deb


• Ubuntu linux-headers-2.6.8.1-5-amd64-generic_2.6.8.1-16.14_amd64.deb
  Ubuntu 4.10 (Warty Warthog)
  http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/l/linux-source-2.6.8.1/lin ux-headers-2.6.8.1-5-amd64-generic_2.6.8.1-16.14_amd64.deb


• Ubuntu linux-headers-2.6.8.1-5-amd64-k8-smp_2.6.8.1-16.14_amd64.deb
  Ubuntu 4.10 (Warty Warthog)
  http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/l/linux-source-2.6.8.1/lin ux-headers-2.6.8.1-5-amd64-k8-smp_2.6.8.1-16.14_amd64.deb


• Ubuntu linux-headers-2.6.8.1-5-amd64-k8_2.6.8.1-16.14_amd64.deb
  Ubuntu 4.10 (Warty Warthog)
  http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/l/linux-source-2.6.8.1/lin ux-headers-2.6.8.1-5-amd64-k8_2.6.8.1-16.14_amd64.deb


• Ubuntu linux-headers-2.6.8.1-5-amd64-xeon_2.6.8.1-16.14_amd64.deb
  Ubuntu 4.10 (Warty Warthog)
  http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/l/linux-source-2.6.8.1/lin ux-headers-2.6.8.1-5-amd64-xeon_2.6.8.1-16.14_amd64.deb


• Ubuntu linux-headers-2.6.8.1-5-k7-smp_2.6.8.1-16.14_i386.deb
  Ubuntu 4.10 (Warty Warthog)
  http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/l/linux-source-2.6.8.1/lin ux-headers-2.6.8.1-5-k7-smp_2.6.8.1-16.14_i386.deb


• Ubuntu linux-headers-2.6.8.1-5-k7_2.6.8.1-16.14_i386.deb
  Ubuntu 4.10 (Warty Warthog)
  http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/l/linux-source-2.6.8.1/lin ux-headers-2.6.8.1-5-k7_2.6.8.1-16.14_i386.deb


• Ubuntu linux-headers-2.6.8.1-5-power3-smp_2.6.8.1-16.14_powerpc.deb
  Ubuntu 4.10 (Warty Warthog)
  http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/l/linux-source-2.6.8.1/lin ux-headers-2.6.8.1-5-power3-smp_2.6.8.1-16.14_powerpc.deb


• Ubuntu linux-headers-2.6.8.1-5-power3_2.6.8.1-16.14_powerpc.deb
  Ubuntu 4.10 (Warty Warthog)
  http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/l/linux-source-2.6.8.1/lin ux-headers-2.6.8.1-5-power3_2.6.8.1-16.14_powerpc.deb


• Ubuntu linux-headers-2.6.8.1-5-power4-smp_2.6.8.1-16.14_powerpc.deb
  Ubuntu 4.10 (Warty Warthog)
  http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/l/linux-source-2.6.8.1/lin ux-headers-2.6.8.1-5-power4-smp_2.6.8.1-16.14_powerpc.deb


• Ubuntu linux-headers-2.6.8.1-5-power4_2.6.8.1-16.14_powerpc.deb
  Ubuntu 4.10 (Warty Warthog)
  http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/l/linux-source-2.6.8.1/lin ux-headers-2.6.8.1-5-power4_2.6.8.1-16.14_powerpc.deb


• Ubuntu linux-headers-2.6.8.1-5-powerpc-smp_2.6.8.1-16.14_powerpc.deb
  Ubuntu 4.10 (Warty Warthog)
  http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/l/linux-source-2.6.8.1/lin ux-headers-2.6.8.1-5-powerpc-smp_2.6.8.1-16.14_powerpc.deb


• Ubuntu linux-headers-2.6.8.1-5-powerpc_2.6.8.1-16.14_powerpc.deb
  Ubuntu 4.10 (Warty Warthog)
  http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/l/linux-source-2.6.8.1/lin ux-headers-2.6.8.1-5-powerpc_2.6.8.1-16.14_powerpc.deb


• Ubuntu linux-headers-2.6.8.1-5_2.6.8.1-16.14_amd64.deb
  Ubuntu 4.10 (Warty Warthog)
  http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/l/linux-source-2.6.8.1/lin ux-headers-2.6.8.1-5_2.6.8.1-16.14_amd64.deb


• Ubuntu linux-headers-2.6.8.1-5_2.6.8.1-16.14_i386.deb
  Ubuntu 4.10 (Warty Warthog)
  http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/l/linux-source-2.6.8.1/lin ux-headers-2.6.8.1-5_2.6.8.1-16.14_i386.deb


• Ubuntu linux-headers-2.6.8.1-5_2.6.8.1-16.14_powerpc.deb
  Ubuntu 4.10 (Warty Warthog)
  http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/l/linux-source-2.6.8.1/lin ux-headers-2.6.8.1-5_2.6.8.1-16.14_powerpc.deb


• Ubuntu linux-image-2.6.8.1-5-386_2.6.8.1-16.14_i386.deb
  Ubuntu 4.10 (Warty Warthog)
  http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/l/linux-source-2.6.8.1/lin ux-image-2.6.8.1-5-386_2.6.8.1-16.14_i386.deb


• Ubuntu linux-image-2.6.8.1-5-686-smp_2.6.8.1-16.14_i386.deb
  Ubuntu 4.10 (Warty Warthog)
  http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/l/linux-source-2.6.8.1/lin ux-image-2.6.8.1-5-686-smp_2.6.8.1-16.14_i386.deb


• Ubuntu linux-image-2.6.8.1-5-686_2.6.8.1-16.14_i386.deb
  Ubuntu 4.10 (Warty Warthog)
  http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/l/linux-source-2.6.8.1/lin ux-image-2.6.8.1-5-686_2.6.8.1-16.14_i386.deb


• Ubuntu linux-image-2.6.8.1-5-amd64-generic_2.6.8.1-16.14_amd64.deb
  Ubuntu 4.10 (Warty Warthog)
  http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/l/linux-source-2.6.8.1/lin ux-image-2.6.8.1-5-amd64-generic_2.6.8.1-16.14_amd64.deb


• Ubuntu linux-image-2.6.8.1-5-amd64-k8-smp_2.6.8.1-16.14_amd64.deb
  Ubuntu 4.10 (Warty Warthog)
  http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/l/linux-source-2.6.8.1/lin ux-image-2.6.8.1-5-amd64-k8-smp_2.6.8.1-16.14_amd64.deb


• Ubuntu linux-image-2.6.8.1-5-amd64-k8_2.6.8.1-16.14_amd64.deb
  Ubuntu 4.10 (Warty Warthog)
  http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/l/linux-source-2.6.8.1/lin ux-image-2.6.8.1-5-amd64-k8_2.6.8.1-16.14_amd64.deb


• Ubuntu linux-image-2.6.8.1-5-amd64-xeon_2.6.8.1-16.14_amd64.deb
  Ubuntu 4.10 (Warty Warthog)
  http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/l/linux-source-2.6.8.1/lin ux-image-2.6.8.1-5-amd64-xeon_2.6.8.1-16.14_amd64.deb


• Ubuntu linux-image-2.6.8.1-5-k7-smp_2.6.8.1-16.14_i386.deb
  Ubuntu 4.10 (Warty Warthog)
  http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/l/linux-source-2.6.8.1/lin ux-image-2.6.8.1-5-k7-smp_2.6.8.1-16.14_i386.deb


• Ubuntu linux-image-2.6.8.1-5-k7_2.6.8.1-16.14_i386.deb
  Ubuntu 4.10 (Warty Warthog)
  http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/l/linux-source-2.6.8.1/lin ux-image-2.6.8.1-5-k7_2.6.8.1-16.14_i386.deb


• Ubuntu linux-image-2.6.8.1-5-power3-smp_2.6.8.1-16.14_powerpc.deb
  Ubuntu 4.10 (Warty Warthog)
  http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/l/linux-source-2.6.8.1/lin ux-image-2.6.8.1-5-power3-smp_2.6.8.1-16.14_powerpc.deb


• Ubuntu linux-image-2.6.8.1-5-power3_2.6.8.1-16.14_powerpc.deb
  Ubuntu 4.10 (Warty Warthog)
  http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/l/linux-source-2.6.8.1/lin ux-image-2.6.8.1-5-power3_2.6.8.1-16.14_powerpc.deb


• Ubuntu linux-image-2.6.8.1-5-power4-smp_2.6.8.1-16.14_powerpc.deb
  Ubuntu 4.10 (Warty Warthog)
  http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/l/linux-source-2.6.8.1/lin ux-image-2.6.8.1-5-power4-smp_2.6.8.1-16.14_powerpc.deb


• Ubuntu linux-image-2.6.8.1-5-power4_2.6.8.1-16.14_powerpc.deb
  Ubuntu 4.10 (Warty Warthog)
  http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/l/linux-source-2.6.8.1/lin ux-image-2.6.8.1-5-power4_2.6.8.1-16.14_powerpc.deb


• Ubuntu linux-image-2.6.8.1-5-powerpc-smp_2.6.8.1-16.14_powerpc.deb
  Ubuntu 4.10 (Warty Warthog)
  http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/l/linux-source-2.6.8.1/lin ux-image-2.6.8.1-5-powerpc-smp_2.6.8.1-16.14_powerpc.deb


• Ubuntu linux-image-2.6.8.1-5-powerpc_2.6.8.1-16.14_powerpc.deb
  Ubuntu 4.10 (Warty Warthog)
  http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/l/linux-source-2.6.8.1/lin ux-image-2.6.8.1-5-powerpc_2.6.8.1-16.14_powerpc.deb


• Ubuntu linux-patch-debian-2.6.8.1_2.6.8.1-16.14_all.deb
  Ubuntu 4.10 (Warty Warthog)
  http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/l/linux-source-2.6.8.1/lin ux-patch-debian-2.6.8.1_2.6.8.1-16.14_all.deb


• Ubuntu linux-source-2.6.8.1_2.6.8.1-16.14_all.deb
  Ubuntu 4.10 (Warty Warthog)
  http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/l/linux-source-2.6.8.1/lin ux-source-2.6.8.1_2.6.8.1-16.14_all.deb


• Ubuntu linux-tree-2.6.8.1_2.6.8.1-16.14_all.deb
  Ubuntu 4.10 (Warty Warthog)
  http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/l/linux-source-2.6.8.1/lin ux-tree-2.6.8.1_2.6.8.1-16.14_all.deb