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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: USN-3105-1 Critical: Linux Kernel Race Condition

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Calendar Grey October 20, 2016
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Following Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3105-1, it's crucial to acknowledge the threats posed by kernel vulnerabilities. Users and admins must apply updates quickly to secure systems
The system could be made to run programs as an administrator.

Summary

The system could be made to run programs as an administrator.

Software Description:

- linux: Linux kernel

Details:

It was discovered that a race condition existed in the memory manager of

the Linux kernel when handling copy-on-write breakage of private read-only

memory mappings. A local attacker could use this to gain administrative

privileges.

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Topics Covered

security advisory Ubuntu race condition kernel issue administrative access

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  linux-image-3.13.0-100-generic  3.13.0-100.147
  linux-image-3.13.0-100-generic-lpae  3.13.0-100.147
  linux-image-3.13.0-100-lowlatency  3.13.0-100.147
  linux-image-3.13.0-100-powerpc-e500  3.13.0-100.147
  linux-image-3.13.0-100-powerpc-e500mc  3.13.0-100.147
  linux-image-3.13.0-100-powerpc-smp  3.13.0-100.147
  linux-image-3.13.0-100-powerpc64-emb  3.13.0-100.147
  linux-image-3.13.0-100-powerpc64-smp  3.13.0-100.147

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-3105-1

CVE-2016-5195

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October 20, 2016

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Topics Covered

security advisory Ubuntu race condition kernel issue administrative access

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/3.13.0-100.147

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