privilege escalation SA36278

[Steven Susbauer]

On Aug 20, 2009, at 8:04 AM, Robert Schetterer wrote:

> Hi @ll,
> i see ubuntu has released kernel updates
> for lts version for vulnerable Kernel hardy ....
> any chance to get a patched deb version for older kernels for gutsy  
> and
> feisty or selfbuild any hints?
> i have a few highly modified systems which i dont want to
> update to lts by causing crashing a few depencies
>
> --info
> http://secunia.com/advisories/36376/
>

Gutsy and older (minus Dapper server) are no longer supported and are  
end of life. There are probably multiple discovered flaws in their  
packages as they are no longer updated. Any unsupported or custom  
updates you perform may of course badly break your system.

You can build your own kernel, steps are listed at: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Kernel/Compile