USN-3186-1: iucode-tool vulnerability
USN-3186-1: iucode-tool vulnerability Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3186-1 1st February, 2017 iucode-tool vulnerability A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 16.10 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Summary iucode-tool could be made to crash or run programs if it opened a specially crafted file. Software description iucode-tool – Intel processor microcode tool Details It was discovered that iucode-tool incorrectly handled certain microcodeswhen using the -tr loader. If a user were tricked into processing aspecially crafted microcode, a remote attacker could use this issue tocause iucode-tool to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possiblyexecute arbitrary code. Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version: Ubuntu 16.10: iucode-tool 1.6.1-1ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: iucode-tool 1.5.1-1ubuntu0.1 To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades. In general, a standard system update will make [ more… ]