
USN-3083-2: Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities
USN-3083-2: Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3083-2 19th September, 2016 linux-lts-trusty vulnerabilities A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Summary Several security issues were fixed in the kernel. Software description linux-lts-trusty – Linux hardware enablement kernel from Trusty for Precise Details USN-3083-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 14.04LTS. This update provides the corresponding updates for the LinuxHardware Enablement (HWE) kernel from Ubuntu 14.04 LTS for Ubuntu12.04 LTS. Dmitry Vyukov discovered that the IPv6 implementation in the Linux kerneldid not properly handle options data, including a use-after-free. A localattacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) orpossibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-3841) It was discovered that a race condition existed when handling heartbeat-timeout events in the SCTP implementation of the Linux kernel. A remoteattacker could [ more… ]