SECURITY

USN-3109-1: MySQL vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3109-1 25th October, 2016 mysql-5.5, mysql-5.7 vulnerabilities A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 16.10 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Summary Several security issues were fixed in MySQL. Software description mysql-5.5 – MySQL database mysql-5.7 – MySQL database Details Multiple security issues were discovered in MySQL and this update includesnew upstream MySQL versions to fix these issues. MySQL has been updated to 5.5.53 in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.10 have been updated to MySQL 5.7.16. In addition to security fixes, the updated packages contain bug fixes,new features, and possibly incompatible changes. Please see the following for more information:http://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/mysql/5.5/en/news-5-5-53.htmlhttp://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/mysql/5.7/en/news-5-7-16.htmlhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version: Ubuntu 16.10: mysql-server-5.7 5.7.16-0ubuntu0.16.10.1 [ more… ]

USN-3110-1: Quagga vulnerability Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3110-1 25th October, 2016 quagga vulnerability A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 16.10 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Summary Quagga could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network traffic. Software description quagga – BGP/OSPF/RIP routing daemon Details David Lamparter discovered that Quagga incorrectly handled certain IPv6router advertisements. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue tocause Quagga to crash, resulting in a denial of service. Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version: Ubuntu 16.10: quagga 1.0.20160315-2ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: quagga 0.99.24.1-2ubuntu1.2 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: quagga 0.99.22.4-3ubuntu1.3 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: quagga 0.99.20.1-0ubuntu0.12.04.6 To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades. After a standard system update you need to restart Quagga to make [ more… ]

USN-3107-2: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerability Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3107-2 24th October, 2016 linux-raspi2 vulnerability A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 16.10 Summary The system could be made to run programs as an administrator. Software description linux-raspi2 – Linux kernel for Raspberry Pi 2 Details It was discovered that a race condition existed in the memory manager ofthe Linux kernel when handling copy-on-write breakage of private read-onlymemory mappings. A local attacker could use this to gain administrativeprivileges. Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version: Ubuntu 16.10: linux-image-4.8.0-1017-raspi2 4.8.0-1017.20 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 changes. ATTENTION: Due to an unavoidable ABI change the kernel updates havebeen [ more… ]