USN-2999-1: Linux kernel vulnerability
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2999-1
10th June, 2016
linux vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
derivatives:
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary
The system could be made to crash or run programs as an administrator.
Software description
- linux
– Linux kernel
Details
Jann Horn discovered that eCryptfs improperly attempted to use the mmap()
handler of a lower filesystem that did not implement one, causing a
recursive page fault to occur. A local unprivileged attacker could use to
cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code
with administrative privileges.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package version:
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
-
linux-image-3.13.0-88-powerpc64-emb
3.13.0-88.135
-
linux-image-3.13.0-88-powerpc-e500
3.13.0-88.135
-
linux-image-3.13.0-88-generic
3.13.0-88.135
-
linux-image-3.13.0-88-lowlatency
3.13.0-88.135
-
linux-image-3.13.0-88-powerpc64-smp
3.13.0-88.135
-
linux-image-3.13.0-88-powerpc-smp
3.13.0-88.135
-
linux-image-3.13.0-88-powerpc-e500mc
3.13.0-88.135
-
linux-image-3.13.0-88-generic-lpae
3.13.0-88.135
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 make
all the necessary changes.
ATTENTION: Due to an unavoidable ABI change the kernel updates have
been given a new version number, which requires you to recompile and
reinstall all third party kernel modules you might have installed.
Unless you manually uninstalled the standard kernel metapackages
(e.g. linux-generic, linux-generic-lts-RELEASE, linux-virtual,
linux-powerpc), a standard system upgrade will automatically perform
this as well.
References
Source: USN-2999-1: Linux kernel vulnerability
