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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS USN-3189-1 Critical: Kernel Denial of Service Fix

Ubuntu Large Esm H500
Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3189-1
February 03, 2017

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

- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.

Software Description:
- linux: Linux kernel
- linux-raspi2: Linux kernel for Raspberry Pi 2
- linux-snapdragon: Linux kernel for Snapdragon Processors
Details:

Mikulas Patocka discovered that the asynchronous multibuffer cryptographic
daemon (mcryptd) in the Linux kernel did not properly handle being invoked
with incompatible algorithms. A local attacker could use this to cause a
denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2016-10147)

Qidan He discovered that the ICMP implementation in the Linux kernel did
not properly check the size of an ICMP header. A local attacker with
CAP_NET_ADMIN could use this to expose sensitive information.
(CVE-2016-8399)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  linux-image-4.4.0-1042-raspi2   4.4.0-1042.49
  linux-image-4.4.0-1046-snapdragon  4.4.0-1046.50
  linux-image-4.4.0-62-generic    4.4.0-62.83
  linux-image-4.4.0-62-generic-lpae  4.4.0-62.83
  linux-image-4.4.0-62-lowlatency  4.4.0-62.83
  linux-image-4.4.0-62-powerpc-e500mc  4.4.0-62.83
  linux-image-4.4.0-62-powerpc-smp  4.4.0-62.83
  linux-image-4.4.0-62-powerpc64-emb  4.4.0-62.83
  linux-image-4.4.0-62-powerpc64-smp  4.4.0-62.83
  linux-image-generic             4.4.0.62.65
  linux-image-generic-lpae        4.4.0.62.65
  linux-image-lowlatency          4.4.0.62.65
  linux-image-powerpc-e500mc      4.4.0.62.65
  linux-image-powerpc-smp         4.4.0.62.65
  linux-image-powerpc64-emb       4.4.0.62.65
  linux-image-powerpc64-smp       4.4.0.62.65
  linux-image-raspi2              4.4.0.1042.41
  linux-image-snapdragon          4.4.0.1046.38

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-3189-1
  CVE-2016-10147, CVE-2016-8399

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/4.4.0-62.83
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-raspi2/4.4.0-1042.49
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-snapdragon/4.4.0-1046.50

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS USN-3189-1 Critical: Kernel Denial of Service Fix

ubuntu
Calendar Grey February 3, 2017
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
A number of kernel vulnerabilities were resolved in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, tackling essential security threats and maintaining system stability.
Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: linux-image-4.4.0-1042-raspi2 4.4.0-1042.49 linux-image-4.4.0-1046-snapdragon 4.4.0-1046.50 linux-image-4.4.0-62-generic 4.4.0-62.83 linux-image-4.4.0-62-generic-lpae 4.4.0-62.83 linux-image-4.4.0-62-lowlatency 4.4.0-62.83 linux-image-4.4.0-62-powerpc-e500mc 4.4.0-62.83 linux-image-4.4.0-62-powerpc-smp 4.4.0-62.83 linux-image-4.4.0-62-powerpc64-emb 4.4.0-62.83 linux-image-4.4.0-62-powerpc64-smp 4.4.0-62.83 linux-image-generic 4.4.0.62.65 linux-image-generic-lpae 4.4.0.62.65 linux-image-lowlatency 4.4.0.62.65 linux-image-powerpc-e500mc 4.4.0.62.65 linux-image-powerpc-smp 4.4.0.62.65 linux-image-powerpc64-emb 4.4.0.62.65 linux-image-powerpc64-smp 4.4.0.62.65 linux-image-raspi2 4.4.0.1042.41 linux-image-snapdragon 4.4.0.1046.38 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-3189-1

CVE-2016-10147, CVE-2016-8399

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February 03, 2017

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/4.4.0-62.83 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-raspi2/4.4.0-1042.49 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-snapdragon/4.4.0-1046.50

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