Ubuntu 2599-1: Linux kernel (Utopic HWE) vulnerability
Summary
Update Instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: linux-image-3.16.0-37-generic 3.16.0-37.49~14.04.1 linux-image-3.16.0-37-generic-lpae 3.16.0-37.49~14.04.1 linux-image-3.16.0-37-lowlatency 3.16.0-37.49~14.04.1 linux-image-3.16.0-37-powerpc-e500mc 3.16.0-37.49~14.04.1 linux-image-3.16.0-37-powerpc-smp 3.16.0-37.49~14.04.1 linux-image-3.16.0-37-powerpc64-emb 3.16.0-37.49~14.04.1 linux-image-3.16.0-37-powerpc64-smp 3.16.0-37.49~14.04.1 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. If you use linux-restricted-modules, you have to update that package as well to get modules which work with the new kernel version. Unless you manually uninstalled the standard kernel metapackages (e.g. linux-generic, linux-server, linux-powerpc), a standard system upgrade will automatically perform this as well.
References
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2599-1
CVE-2015-3339
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Package Information
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-lts-utopic/3.16.0-37.49~14.04.1