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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS USN-3386-1 Critical: Kernel DoS And Code Threats

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Calendar Grey August 11, 2017
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Resolutions for various kernel vulnerabilities in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS address possible denial-of-service and remote code execution risks. Perform updates immediately!
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.

Software Description:

- linux: Linux kernel

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)

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service code execution Ubuntu kernel fix

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  linux-image-3.13.0-128-generic  3.13.0-128.177
  linux-image-3.13.0-128-generic-lpae  3.13.0-128.177
  linux-image-3.13.0-128-lowlatency  3.13.0-128.177
  linux-image-3.13.0-128-powerpc-e500  3.13.0-128.177
  linux-image-3.13.0-128-powerpc-e500mc  3.13.0-128.177
  linux-image-3.13.0-128-powerpc-smp  3.13.0-128.177
  linux-image-3.13.0-128-powerpc64-emb  3.13.0-128.177
  linux-image-3.13.0-128-powerpc64-smp  3.13.0-128.177
  linux-image-generic             3.13.0.128.137
  linux-image-generic-lpae        3.13.0.128.137
  linux-image-lowlatency          3.13.0.128.137
  linux-image-powerpc-e500        3.13.0.128.137
  linux-image-powerpc-e500mc      3.13.0.128.137
  linux-image-powerpc-smp         3.13.0.128.137
  linux-image-powerpc64-emb       3.13.0.128.137
  linux-image-powerpc64-smp       3.13.0.128.137

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-3386-1

CVE-2017-1000111, CVE-2017-1000112

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August 11, 2017

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security advisory denial of service code execution Ubuntu kernel fix

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/3.13.0-128.177

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