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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS USN-3385-1 Critical: Kernel Denial Of Service

Ubuntu Large Esm H500
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3385-1
August 11, 2017

linux, linux-aws, linux-gke, 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 Linux kernel.

Software Description:
- linux: Linux kernel
- linux-aws: Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems
- linux-gke: Linux kernel for Google Container Engine (GKE) systems
- linux-raspi2: Linux kernel for Raspberry Pi 2
- linux-snapdragon: Linux kernel for Snapdragon processors
Details:

Andrey Konovalov discovered a race condition in the UDP Fragmentation
Offload (UFO) code in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to
cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-1000112)

Andrey Konovalov discovered a race condition in AF_PACKET socket option
handling code in the Linux kernel. A local unprivileged attacker could use
this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2017-1000111)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  linux-image-4.4.0-1026-gke      4.4.0-1026.26
  linux-image-4.4.0-1030-aws      4.4.0-1030.39
  linux-image-4.4.0-1069-raspi2   4.4.0-1069.77
  linux-image-4.4.0-1071-snapdragon  4.4.0-1071.76
  linux-image-4.4.0-91-generic    4.4.0-91.114
  linux-image-4.4.0-91-generic-lpae  4.4.0-91.114
  linux-image-4.4.0-91-lowlatency  4.4.0-91.114
  linux-image-4.4.0-91-powerpc-e500mc  4.4.0-91.114
  linux-image-4.4.0-91-powerpc-smp  4.4.0-91.114
  linux-image-4.4.0-91-powerpc64-emb  4.4.0-91.114
  linux-image-4.4.0-91-powerpc64-smp  4.4.0-91.114
  linux-image-aws                 4.4.0.1030.32
  linux-image-generic             4.4.0.91.96
  linux-image-generic-lpae        4.4.0.91.96
  linux-image-gke                 4.4.0.1026.27
  linux-image-lowlatency          4.4.0.91.96
  linux-image-powerpc-e500mc      4.4.0.91.96
  linux-image-powerpc-smp         4.4.0.91.96
  linux-image-powerpc64-emb       4.4.0.91.96
  linux-image-powerpc64-smp       4.4.0.91.96
  linux-image-raspi2              4.4.0.1069.69
  linux-image-snapdragon          4.4.0.1071.63

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-3385-1
  CVE-2017-1000111, CVE-2017-1000112

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/4.4.0-91.114
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-aws/4.4.0-1030.39
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gke/4.4.0-1026.26
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-raspi2/4.4.0-1069.77
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-snapdragon/4.4.0-1071.76

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS USN-3385-1 Critical: Kernel Denial Of Service

ubuntu
Calendar Grey August 11, 2017
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3390-1 tackles several kernel vulnerabilities on Ubuntu 18.04, necessitating immediate patches.
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: linux-image-4.4.0-1026-gke 4.4.0-1026.26 linux-image-4.4.0-1030-aws 4.4.0-1030.39 linux-image-4.4.0-1069-raspi2 4.4.0-1069.77 linux-image-4.4.0-1071-snapdragon 4.4.0-1071.76 linux-image-4.4.0-91-generic 4.4.0-91.114 linux-image-4.4.0-91-generic-lpae 4.4.0-91.114 linux-image-4.4.0-91-lowlatency 4.4.0-91.114 linux-image-4.4.0-91-powerpc-e500mc 4.4.0-91.114 linux-image-4.4.0-91-powerpc-smp 4.4.0-91.114 linux-image-4.4.0-91-powerpc64-emb 4.4.0-91.114 linux-image-4.4.0-91-powerpc64-smp 4.4.0-91.114 linux-image-aws 4.4.0.1030.32 linux-image-generic 4.4.0.91.96 linux-image-generic-lpae 4.4.0.91.96 linux-image-gke 4.4.0.1026.27 linux-image-lowlatency 4.4.0.91.96 linux-image-powerpc-e500mc 4.4.0.91.96 linux-image-powerpc-smp 4.4.0.91.96 linux-image-powerpc64-emb 4.4.0.91.96 linux-image-powerpc64-smp 4.4.0.91.96 linux-image-raspi2 4.4.0.1069.69 linux-image-snapdragon 4.4.0.1071.63 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-3385-1

CVE-2017-1000111, CVE-2017-1000112

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August 11, 2017

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/4.4.0-91.114 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-aws/4.4.0-1030.39 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gke/4.4.0-1026.26 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-raspi2/4.4.0-1069.77 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-snapdragon/4.4.0-1071.76

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