[ubuntu-cloud] Refreshed Cloud Images of 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) [20120728]

[Ben Howard]

A new release of the Ubuntu Cloud Images for stable Ubuntu
release 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) is available at [1]. These new images
superseded the existing images [2]. Images are available for download or
immediate use on EC2 via publish AMI ids. Users who wish to update their
existing installations can do so with:
    'apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade && reboot'.

The Linux kernel was updated from 3.2.0-25.40 [3] to 3.2.0-27.43 [4].

CVE Updates:
  * accountsservice:
     - race condition with UID lookup (CVE-2012-2737)
  * bind9
     - denial of service via dnssec validation load- CVE-2012-3817
  * isc-dhcp
     - denial of service via malformed client identifiers (CVE-2012-3571)
     - denial of service via memory leaks (CVE-2012-3954)
  * python-crypto
     - incorrect ElGamal key generation (CVE-2012-2417)


The following packages have been updated. Please see the full changelogs
for a complete listing of changes:
  * accountsservice: 0.6.15-2ubuntu9 => 0.6.15-2ubuntu9.1
  * apport: 2.0.1-0ubuntu8 => 2.0.1-0ubuntu11
  * bind9: 1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.1 => 1:9.8.1.dfsg.P1-4ubuntu0.2
  * cron: 3.0pl1-120ubuntu3 => 3.0pl1-120ubuntu4
  * gnutls26: 2.12.14-5ubuntu3 => 2.12.14-5ubuntu3.1
  * isc-dhcp: 4.1.ESV-R4-0ubuntu5.1 => 4.1.ESV-R4-0ubuntu5.2
  * krb5: 1.10+dfsg~beta1-2ubuntu0.1 => 1.10+dfsg~beta1-2ubuntu0.2
  * landscape-client: 12.04.3-0ubuntu1 => 12.05-0ubuntu0.12.04
  * linux: 3.2.0-25.40 => 3.2.0-27.43
  * linux-meta: 3.2.0.25.27 => 3.2.0.27.29
  * openssl: 1.0.1-4ubuntu5.2 => 1.0.1-4ubuntu5.3
  * psmisc: 22.15-2ubuntu1 => 22.15-2ubuntu1.1
  * python-crypto: 2.4.1-1 => 2.4.1-1ubuntu0.1
  * update-manager: 1:0.156.14.5 => 1:0.156.14.6
  * xkeyboard-config: 2.5-1ubuntu1 => 2.5-1ubuntu1.3



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[1] http://cloud-images.ubuntu.com/releases/precise/release-20120728/
[2] http://cloud-images.ubuntu.com/releases/precise/release-20120616/
[3] 
http://changelogs.ubuntu.com/changelogs/pool/main/l/linux/linux_3.2.0-25.40/changelog
[4] 
http://changelogs.ubuntu.com/changelogs/pool/main/l/linux/linux_3.2.0-27.43/changelog

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Ben Howard
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Canonical USA, Inc
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