USN-3220-3: Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerability
USN-3220-3: Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerability Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3220-3 8th March, 2017 linux-aws 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-aws – Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems Details USN-3220-1 fixed a vulnerability in the Linux kernel. This updateprovides the corresponding updates for the Linux kernel for AmazonWeb Services (AWS). Alexander Popov discovered that the N_HDLC line discipline implementationin the Linux kernel contained a double-free vulnerability. A local attackercould use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly gainadministrative privileges. Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: linux-image-4.4.0-1007-aws 4.4.0-1007.16 linux-image-aws 4.4.0.1007.8 To update your system, please follow these instructions: [ more… ]
