USN-4303-1: Linux kernel vulnerability
USN-4303-1: Linux kernel vulnerability linux, linux-aws, linux-kvm vulnerability A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Summary The system could be made to expose sensitive information. Software Description linux – Linux kernel linux-aws – Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems linux-kvm – Linux kernel for cloud environments Details Paulo Bonzini discovered that the KVM hypervisor implementation in the Linux kernel could improperly let a nested (level 2) guest access the resources of a parent (level 1) guest in certain situations. An attacker could use this to expose sensitive information. Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS linux-image-4.4.0-1068-kvm – 4.4.0-1068.75 linux-image-4.4.0-1104-aws – 4.4.0-1104.115 linux-image-4.4.0-176-generic – 4.4.0-176.206 linux-image-4.4.0-176-generic-lpae – 4.4.0-176.206 linux-image-4.4.0-176-lowlatency – 4.4.0-176.206 linux-image-4.4.0-176-powerpc-e500mc – 4.4.0-176.206 linux-image-4.4.0-176-powerpc-smp – 4.4.0-176.206 linux-image-4.4.0-176-powerpc64-emb – 4.4.0-176.206 [ more… ]