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Ubuntu 17.04 USN-3311-1 Critical: libnl Denial Of Service Risk

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libnl could be made to crash or run programs.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3311-1
June 06, 2017

libnl3 vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 17.04
- Ubuntu 16.10
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary:

libnl could be made to crash or run programs.

Software Description:
- libnl3: library for dealing with netlink sockets

Details:

It was discovered that libnl incorrectly handled memory when performing
certain operations. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
libnl to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or execute arbitrary
code.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 17.04:
  libnl-3-200                     3.2.29-0ubuntu2.1

Ubuntu 16.10:
  libnl-3-200                     3.2.27-1ubuntu0.16.10.1

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  libnl-3-200                     3.2.27-1ubuntu0.16.04.1

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  libnl-3-200                     3.2.21-1ubuntu4.1

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3311-1
  CVE-2017-0553

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libnl3/3.2.29-0ubuntu2.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libnl3/3.2.27-1ubuntu0.16.10.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libnl3/3.2.27-1ubuntu0.16.04.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libnl3/3.2.21-1ubuntu4.1


Ubuntu 17.04 USN-3311-1 Critical: libnl Denial Of Service Risk

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Calendar Grey June 6, 2017
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3312-1 reports on a critical flaw in libcurl that poses threats to various distributions, potentially leading to data leaks.
libnl could be made to crash or run programs.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 17.04: libnl-3-200 3.2.29-0ubuntu2.1 Ubuntu 16.10: libnl-3-200 3.2.27-1ubuntu0.16.10.1 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: libnl-3-200 3.2.27-1ubuntu0.16.04.1 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: libnl-3-200 3.2.21-1ubuntu4.1 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3311-1

CVE-2017-0553

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June 06, 2017

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libnl3/3.2.29-0ubuntu2.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libnl3/3.2.27-1ubuntu0.16.10.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libnl3/3.2.27-1ubuntu0.16.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libnl3/3.2.21-1ubuntu4.1

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