USN-3151-3: Linux kernel (Qualcomm Snapdragon) vulnerability
USN-3151-3: Linux kernel (Qualcomm Snapdragon) vulnerability Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3151-3 5th December, 2016 linux-snapdragon vulnerability A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Summary The system could be made to crash or run programs as an administrator. Software description linux-snapdragon – Linux kernel for Snapdragon Processors Details Philip Pettersson discovered a race condition in the af_packetimplementation in the Linux kernel. A local unprivileged attacker could usethis to cause a denial of service (system crash) or run arbitrary code withadministrative privileges. Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: linux-image-snapdragon 4.4.0.1039.31 linux-image-4.4.0-1039-snapdragon 4.4.0-1039.43 To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades. After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to makeall the necessary changes. ATTENTION: Due to an unavoidable ABI [ more… ]