USN-3150-1: Linux kernel vulnerability
USN-3150-1: Linux kernel vulnerability Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3150-1 5th December, 2016 linux vulnerability A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 12.04 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 12.04 LTS: linux-image-3.2.0-118-powerpc-smp 3.2.0-118.161 linux-image-powerpc-smp 3.2.0.118.133 linux-image-3.2.0-118-highbank 3.2.0-118.161 linux-image-3.2.0-118-powerpc64-smp 3.2.0-118.161 linux-image-3.2.0-118-virtual 3.2.0-118.161 linux-image-3.2.0-118-generic-pae 3.2.0-118.161 linux-image-3.2.0-118-generic 3.2.0-118.161 linux-image-generic-pae 3.2.0.118.133 linux-image-highbank 3.2.0.118.133 linux-image-3.2.0-118-omap 3.2.0-118.161 linux-image-virtual 3.2.0.118.133 linux-image-powerpc64-smp 3.2.0.118.133 linux-image-generic 3.2.0.118.133 linux-image-omap 3.2.0.118.133 To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades. After a standard [ more… ]