Ubuntu 1598-1: 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-2.6.24-32-386 2.6.24-32.105 linux-image-2.6.24-32-generic 2.6.24-32.105 linux-image-2.6.24-32-hppa32 2.6.24-32.105 linux-image-2.6.24-32-hppa64 2.6.24-32.105 linux-image-2.6.24-32-itanium 2.6.24-32.105 linux-image-2.6.24-32-lpia 2.6.24-32.105 linux-image-2.6.24-32-lpiacompat 2.6.24-32.105 linux-image-2.6.24-32-mckinley 2.6.24-32.105 linux-image-2.6.24-32-openvz 2.6.24-32.105 linux-image-2.6.24-32-powerpc 2.6.24-32.105 linux-image-2.6.24-32-powerpc-smp 2.6.24-32.105 linux-image-2.6.24-32-powerpc64-smp 2.6.24-32.105 linux-image-2.6.24-32-rt 2.6.24-32.105 linux-image-2.6.24-32-server 2.6.24-32.105 linux-image-2.6.24-32-sparc64 2.6.24-32.105 linux-image-2.6.24-32-sparc64-smp 2.6.24-32.105 linux-image-2.6.24-32-virtual 2.6.24-32.105 linux-image-2.6.24-32-xen 2.6.24-32.105 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.
References
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1598-1
CVE-2012-2136
Package Information
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/2.6.24-32.105