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Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: USN-3150-2 Critical Kernel Race Condition DoS Alert

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The system could be made to crash or run programs as an administrator.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3150-2
December 06, 2016

linux-ti-omap4 vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Summary:

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

Software Description:
- linux-ti-omap4: Linux kernel for OMAP4

Details:

Philip Pettersson discovered a race condition in the af_packet
implementation in the Linux kernel. A local unprivileged attacker could use
this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or run arbitrary code with
administrative privileges.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  linux-image-3.2.0-1496-omap4    3.2.0-1496.123
  linux-image-omap4               3.2.0.1496.91

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-3150-2
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3150-1
  CVE-2016-8655

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-ti-omap4/3.2.0-1496.123

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: USN-3150-2 Critical Kernel Race Condition DoS Alert

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Calendar Grey December 6, 2016
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS encounters a significant kernel vulnerability that could lead to system instability or unauthorized access. Immediate action required!
The system could be made to crash or run programs as an administrator.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: linux-image-3.2.0-1496-omap4 3.2.0-1496.123 linux-image-omap4 3.2.0.1496.91 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-3150-2

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3150-1

CVE-2016-8655

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December 06, 2016

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-ti-omap4/3.2.0-1496.123

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