Ubuntu 1454-1: Linux kernel vulnerability
Summary
Update Instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 8.04 LTS: linux-image-2.6.24-31-386 2.6.24-31.101 linux-image-2.6.24-31-generic 2.6.24-31.101 linux-image-2.6.24-31-hppa32 2.6.24-31.101 linux-image-2.6.24-31-hppa64 2.6.24-31.101 linux-image-2.6.24-31-itanium 2.6.24-31.101 linux-image-2.6.24-31-lpia 2.6.24-31.101 linux-image-2.6.24-31-lpiacompat 2.6.24-31.101 linux-image-2.6.24-31-mckinley 2.6.24-31.101 linux-image-2.6.24-31-openvz 2.6.24-31.101 linux-image-2.6.24-31-powerpc 2.6.24-31.101 linux-image-2.6.24-31-powerpc-smp 2.6.24-31.101 linux-image-2.6.24-31-powerpc64-smp 2.6.24-31.101 linux-image-2.6.24-31-rt 2.6.24-31.101 linux-image-2.6.24-31-server 2.6.24-31.101 linux-image-2.6.24-31-sparc64 2.6.24-31.101 linux-image-2.6.24-31-sparc64-smp 2.6.24-31.101 linux-image-2.6.24-31-virtual 2.6.24-31.101 linux-image-2.6.24-31-xen 2.6.24-31.101 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.
References
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1454-1
CVE-2011-4086
Package Information
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/2.6.24-31.101