USN-3128-1: Linux kernel vulnerability
USN-3128-1: Linux kernel vulnerability Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3128-1 11th November, 2016 linux vulnerability A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Summary The system could be made to crash under certain conditions. Software description linux – Linux kernel Details Ondrej Kozina discovered that the keyring interface in the Linux kernelcontained a buffer overflow when displaying timeout events via the/proc/keys interface. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial ofservice (system crash). Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: linux-image-4.4.0-47-powerpc64-emb 4.4.0-47.68 linux-image-powerpc-e500mc 4.4.0.47.50 linux-image-4.4.0-47-lowlatency 4.4.0-47.68 linux-image-4.4.0-47-powerpc64-smp 4.4.0-47.68 linux-image-4.4.0-47-generic 4.4.0-47.68 linux-image-4.4.0-47-powerpc-smp 4.4.0-47.68 linux-image-powerpc-smp 4.4.0.47.50 linux-image-generic-lpae 4.4.0.47.50 linux-image-powerpc64-emb 4.4.0.47.50 linux-image-virtual 4.4.0.47.50 linux-image-4.4.0-47-generic-lpae 4.4.0-47.68 linux-image-generic 4.4.0.47.50 linux-image-lowlatency 4.4.0.47.50 linux-image-4.4.0-47-powerpc-e500mc 4.4.0-47.68 linux-image-powerpc64-smp 4.4.0.47.50 To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades. After a standard [ more… ]