USN-3266-2: Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerability
USN-3266-2: Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerability Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3266-2 24th April, 2017 linux-hwe 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-hwe – Linux hardware enablement (HWE) kernel Details USN-3266-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 16.10.This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux HardwareEnablement (HWE) kernel from Ubuntu 16.10 for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. Alexander Popov discovered that a race condition existed in the StreamControl Transmission Protocol (SCTP) implementation in the Linux kernel. Alocal attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: linux-image-4.8.0-49-generic 4.8.0-49.52~16.04.1 linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04 4.8.0.49.21 linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04 4.8.0.49.21 linux-image-4.8.0-49-lowlatency 4.8.0-49.52~16.04.1 linux-image-4.8.0-49-generic-lpae 4.8.0-49.52~16.04.1 linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-16.04 4.8.0.49.21 [ more… ]
