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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS USN-2930-2 Critical: Kernel Security Issues

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=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-
Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.

Software Description:

- linux-lts-wily: Linux hardware enablement kernel from Wily for Trusty

Details:

Ben Hawkes discovered that the Linux netfilter implementation did not

correctly perform validation when handling IPT_SO_SET_REPLACE events. A

local unprivileged attacker could use this to cause a denial of service

(system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code with administrative

privileges. (CVE-2016-3134)

Ben Hawkes discovered an integer overflow in the Linux netfilter

implementation. On systems running 32 bit kernels, a local unprivileged

attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or

possibly execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges.

(CVE-2016-3135)

Ralf Spenneberg discovered that the USB driver for Clie devices in the

Linux kernel did not properly sanity check the endpoints reported by the

device. An attacker with physical access could cause a denial of service

(system crash). (CVE-...

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service critical system crash linux-lts-wily

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  linux-image-4.2.0-34-generic    4.2.0-34.39~14.04.1
  linux-image-4.2.0-34-generic-lpae  4.2.0-34.39~14.04.1
  linux-image-4.2.0-34-lowlatency  4.2.0-34.39~14.04.1
  linux-image-4.2.0-34-powerpc-e500mc  4.2.0-34.39~14.04.1
  linux-image-4.2.0-34-powerpc-smp  4.2.0-34.39~14.04.1
  linux-image-4.2.0-34-powerpc64-emb  4.2.0-34.39~14.04.1
  linux-image-4.2.0-34-powerpc64-smp  4.2.0-34.39~14.04.1

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.
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-2930-2

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2930-1

CVE-2015-7566, CVE-2015-8767, CVE-2016-0723, CVE-2016-2384,

CVE-2016-2782, CVE-2016-3134, CVE-2016-3135

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security advisory denial of service critical system crash linux-lts-wily

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-lts-wily/4.2.0-34.39~14.04.1

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