USN-2871-1: Linux kernel vulnerability
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2871-1 19th January, 2016 linux vulnerability A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 15.04 Summary The system could be made to crash or run programs as an administrator. Software description linux – Linux kernel Details Yevgeny Pats discovered that the session keyring implementation in theLinux kernel did not properly reference count when joining an existingsession keyring. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial ofservice (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code withadministrative privileges. Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version: Ubuntu 15.04: linux-image-3.19.0-47-powerpc-e500mc 3.19.0-47.53 linux-image-3.19.0-47-powerpc64-emb 3.19.0-47.53 linux-image-3.19.0-47-powerpc-smp 3.19.0-47.53 linux-image-3.19.0-47-powerpc64-smp 3.19.0-47.53 linux-image-3.19.0-47-lowlatency 3.19.0-47.53 linux-image-3.19.0-47-generic 3.19.0-47.53 linux-image-3.19.0-47-generic-lpae 3.19.0-47.53 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 [ more… ]