USN-3129-2: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities
USN-3129-2: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3129-2 11th November, 2016 linux-raspi2 vulnerabilities A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 16.10 Summary The system could be made to crash under certain conditions. Software description linux-raspi2 – Linux kernel for Raspberry Pi 2 Details Ondrej Kozina discovered that the keyring interface in the Linux kernelcontained a buffer overflow when displaying timeout events via the/proc/keys interface. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial ofservice (system crash). (CVE-2016-7042) Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version: Ubuntu 16.10: linux-image-4.8.0-1018-raspi2 4.8.0-1018.21 linux-image-raspi2 4.8.0.1018.21 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 [ more… ]