Ubuntu 1291-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Summary
Update Instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 8.04 LTS: linux-image-2.6.24-30-386 2.6.24-30.97 linux-image-2.6.24-30-generic 2.6.24-30.97 linux-image-2.6.24-30-hppa32 2.6.24-30.97 linux-image-2.6.24-30-hppa64 2.6.24-30.97 linux-image-2.6.24-30-itanium 2.6.24-30.97 linux-image-2.6.24-30-lpia 2.6.24-30.97 linux-image-2.6.24-30-lpiacompat 2.6.24-30.97 linux-image-2.6.24-30-mckinley 2.6.24-30.97 linux-image-2.6.24-30-openvz 2.6.24-30.97 linux-image-2.6.24-30-powerpc 2.6.24-30.97 linux-image-2.6.24-30-powerpc-smp 2.6.24-30.97 linux-image-2.6.24-30-powerpc64-smp 2.6.24-30.97 linux-image-2.6.24-30-rt 2.6.24-30.97 linux-image-2.6.24-30-server 2.6.24-30.97 linux-image-2.6.24-30-sparc64 2.6.24-30.97 linux-image-2.6.24-30-sparc64-smp 2.6.24-30.97 linux-image-2.6.24-30-virtual 2.6.24-30.97 linux-image-2.6.24-30-xen 2.6.24-30.97 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.
References
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1291-1
CVE-2011-4077, CVE-2011-4132, CVE-2011-4330
Package Information
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/2.6.24-30.97