USN-3510-2: Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3510-2
7th December, 2017
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 Linux kernel.
Software description
- linux-lts-trusty
– Linux hardware enablement kernel from Trusty for Precise ESM
Details
USN-3510-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 14.04
LTS. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux
Hardware Enablement (HWE) kernel from Ubuntu 14.04 LTS for Ubuntu
12.04 ESM.
Mohamed Ghannam discovered that a use-after-free vulnerability existed in
the Netlink subsystem (XFRM) in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could
use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-16939)
It was discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly handle copy-on-
write of transparent huge pages. A local attacker could use this to cause a
denial of service (application crashes) or possibly gain administrative
privileges. (CVE-2017-1000405)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package version:
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
-
linux-image-3.13.0-137-generic
3.13.0-137.186~precise1
-
linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-trusty
3.13.0.137.127
-
linux-image-3.13.0-137-generic-lpae
3.13.0-137.186~precise1
-
linux-image-generic-lts-trusty
3.13.0.137.127
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-3510-2: Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities
