*** This bug is a security vulnerability *** Public security bug reported:
Running 12.04LTS with an old kernel package, apt-check fails to tell me that I am running a vulnerable kernel: ski@nkrumah:~$ dpkg -l | grep linux-image ; cat /proc/version ; /usr/lib/update-notifier/apt-check --human-readable ; echo ii linux-image-3.2.0-23-generic 3.2.0-23.36 Linux kernel image for version 3.2.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP Linux version 3.2.0-23-generic (buildd@crested) (gcc version 4.6.3 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.6.3-1ubuntu4) ) #36-Ubuntu SMP Tue Apr 10 20:39:51 UTC 2012 3 packages can be updated. 0 updates are security updates. ski@nkrumah:~$ dpkg -l | grep linux-image ; cat /proc/version ; /usr/libnotifier/apt-check -p ; echo ii linux-image-3.2.0-23-generic 3.2.0-23.36 Linux kernel image for version 3.2.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP Linux version 3.2.0-23-generic (buildd@crested) (gcc version 4.6.3 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.6.3-1ubuntu4) ) #36-Ubuntu SMP Tue Apr 10 20:39:51 UTC 2012 libx11-data tzdata libx11-6 here is one such security bug affecting 3.2.0-23, i'd bet there are others: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1929-1/ ** Affects: update-notifier (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Information type changed from Private Security to Public Security -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1224999 Title: apt-check fails to see security updates in some circumstances To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-notifier/+bug/1224999/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
