USN-3151-1: Linux kernel vulnerability
USN-3151-1: Linux kernel vulnerability Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3151-1 5th December, 2016 linux 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 – Linux kernel Details Philip Pettersson discovered a race condition in the af_packetimplementation in the Linux kernel. A local unprivileged attacker could usethis to cause a denial of service (system crash) or run arbitrary code withadministrative privileges. Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: linux-image-powerpc-smp 4.4.0.53.56 linux-image-4.4.0-53-generic 4.4.0-53.74 linux-image-4.4.0-53-generic-lpae 4.4.0-53.74 linux-image-generic 4.4.0.53.56 linux-image-powerpc-e500mc 4.4.0.53.56 linux-image-lowlatency 4.4.0.53.56 linux-image-4.4.0-53-lowlatency 4.4.0-53.74 linux-image-4.4.0-53-powerpc-smp 4.4.0-53.74 linux-image-powerpc64-smp 4.4.0.53.56 linux-image-generic-lpae 4.4.0.53.56 linux-image-4.4.0-53-powerpc64-emb 4.4.0-53.74 linux-image-4.4.0-53-powerpc64-smp 4.4.0-53.74 linux-image-powerpc64-emb 4.4.0.53.56 linux-image-4.4.0-53-powerpc-e500mc 4.4.0-53.74 To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades. After a standard [ more… ]