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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: USN-3188-1 Critical: Linux Kernel Denial Of Service

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The system could be made to crash if it received specially craftednetwork traffic.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3188-1
February 03, 2017

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

- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary:

The system could be made to crash if it received specially crafted
network traffic.

Software Description:
- linux: Linux kernel

Details:

Andrey Konovalov discovered that the SCTP implementation in the Linux
kernel improperly handled validation of incoming data. A remote attacker
could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash).

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  linux-image-3.13.0-108-generic  3.13.0-108.155
  linux-image-3.13.0-108-generic-lpae  3.13.0-108.155
  linux-image-3.13.0-108-lowlatency  3.13.0-108.155
  linux-image-3.13.0-108-powerpc-e500  3.13.0-108.155
  linux-image-3.13.0-108-powerpc-e500mc  3.13.0-108.155
  linux-image-3.13.0-108-powerpc-smp  3.13.0-108.155
  linux-image-3.13.0-108-powerpc64-emb  3.13.0-108.155
  linux-image-3.13.0-108-powerpc64-smp  3.13.0-108.155
  linux-image-generic             3.13.0.108.116
  linux-image-generic-lpae        3.13.0.108.116
  linux-image-lowlatency          3.13.0.108.116
  linux-image-powerpc-e500        3.13.0.108.116
  linux-image-powerpc-e500mc      3.13.0.108.116
  linux-image-powerpc-smp         3.13.0.108.116
  linux-image-powerpc64-emb       3.13.0.108.116
  linux-image-powerpc64-smp       3.13.0.108.116

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-3188-1
  CVE-2016-9555

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/3.13.0-108.155

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: USN-3188-1 Critical: Linux Kernel Denial Of Service

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Calendar Grey February 3, 2017
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3189-1 highlights a severe vulnerability in the kernel that could result in significant system instability when exposed to specially crafted packets.
The system could be made to crash if it received specially craftednetwork traffic.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: linux-image-3.13.0-108-generic 3.13.0-108.155 linux-image-3.13.0-108-generic-lpae 3.13.0-108.155 linux-image-3.13.0-108-lowlatency 3.13.0-108.155 linux-image-3.13.0-108-powerpc-e500 3.13.0-108.155 linux-image-3.13.0-108-powerpc-e500mc 3.13.0-108.155 linux-image-3.13.0-108-powerpc-smp 3.13.0-108.155 linux-image-3.13.0-108-powerpc64-emb 3.13.0-108.155 linux-image-3.13.0-108-powerpc64-smp 3.13.0-108.155 linux-image-generic 3.13.0.108.116 linux-image-generic-lpae 3.13.0.108.116 linux-image-lowlatency 3.13.0.108.116 linux-image-powerpc-e500 3.13.0.108.116 linux-image-powerpc-e500mc 3.13.0.108.116 linux-image-powerpc-smp 3.13.0.108.116 linux-image-powerpc64-emb 3.13.0.108.116 linux-image-powerpc64-smp 3.13.0.108.116 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-3188-1

CVE-2016-9555

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February 03, 2017

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/3.13.0-108.155

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