[ubuntu/natty-security] linux 2.6.38-15.59 (Accepted)

[Martin Pitt]

linux (2.6.38-15.59) natty-proposed; urgency=low

  [Luis Henriques]

  * Release Tracking Bug
    - LP: #987281

  [ Brad Figg ]

  * SAUCE (no-up) Provide a param for allowing the BIOS to handle changing
    the brightness on AC/battery status changes.
    - LP: #949311

  [ Tim Gardner ]

  * SAUCE: ubuntu drivers: use UMH_WAIT_PROC consistently
    - LP: #963685
  * SAUCE: disable_nx should not be in __cpuinitdata section for X86_32
    - LP: #968233
  * SAUCE: (no-up) remove __initdata from vesafb_fix
    - LP: #969309

  [ Upstream Kernel Changes ]

  * usermodehelper: use UMH_WAIT_PROC consistently
    - LP: #963685
  * usermodehelper: introduce umh_complete(sub_info)
    - LP: #963685
  * usermodehelper: implement UMH_KILLABLE
    - LP: #963685
  * usermodehelper: kill umh_wait, renumber UMH_* constants
    - LP: #963685
  * usermodehelper: ____call_usermodehelper() doesn't need do_exit()
    - LP: #963685
  * kmod: introduce call_modprobe() helper
    - LP: #963685
  * kmod: make __request_module() killable
    - LP: #963685
  * drm/i915: Fixes distorted external screen image on HP 2730p
    - LP: #796030
  * ext4: fix undefined behavior in ext4_fill_flex_info()
    - LP: #984757
    - CVE-2012-2100
  * jbd2: clear BH_Delay & BH_Unwritten in journal_unmap_buffer
    - LP: #929781
    - CVE-2011-4086
  * cifs: fix dentry refcount leak when opening a FIFO on lookup
    - LP: #947997
    - CVE-2012-1090

Date: 2012-04-27 16:01:11.760824+00:00
Changed-By: Luis Henriques <luis.henriques at canonical.com>
Signed-By: Martin Pitt <martin.pitt at ubuntu.com>
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/natty/+source/linux/2.6.38-15.59
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