=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2852-1
December 19, 2015

linux-raspi2 vulnerability
=========================================================================
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 15.10

Summary:

The system could be made to provide access outside of namespace sandbox.

Software Description:
- linux-raspi2: Linux kernel for Raspberry Pi 2

Details:

Jann Horn discovered a ptrace issue with user namespaces in the Linux
kernel. The namespace owner could potentially exploit this flaw by ptracing
a root owned process entering the user namespace to elevate its privileges
and potentially gain access outside of the namespace.
(https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1527374)

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 15.10:
  linux-image-4.2.0-1017-raspi2   4.2.0-1017.24

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:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2852-1
  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1527374

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-raspi2/4.2.0-1017.24


Ubuntu 2852-1: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerability

December 20, 2015
The system could be made to provide access outside of namespace sandbox.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 15.10: linux-image-4.2.0-1017-raspi2 4.2.0-1017.24 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

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2852-1

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1527374

Severity
December 19, 2015

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-raspi2/4.2.0-1017.24

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