USN-3150-2: Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerability
USN-3150-2: Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerability Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3150-2 5th December, 2016 linux-ti-omap4 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-ti-omap4 – Linux kernel for OMAP4 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-3.2.0-1496-omap4 3.2.0-1496.123 linux-image-omap4 3.2.0.1496.91 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 [ more… ]