USN-3484-3: Linux kernel (GCP) vulnerability
USN-3484-3: Linux kernel (GCP) vulnerability Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3484-3 21st November, 2017 linux-gcp 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-gcp – Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems Details It was discovered that the KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel did notproperly keep track of nested levels in guest page tables. A local attackerin a guest VM could use this to cause a denial of service (host OS crash)or possibly execute arbitrary code in the host OS. Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: linux-image-4.10.0-1009-gcp 4.10.0-1009.9 linux-image-gcp 4.10.0.1009.11 To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades. After a standard system update [ more… ]