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Ubuntu 12.04 ESM USN-3386-2 Critical: Kernel Denial Of Service

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Calendar Grey August 11, 2017
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Several significant security flaws addressed in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM. Urgent updates required for safety.
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.

Software Description:

- linux-lts-trusty: Linux hardware enablement kernel from Trusty for Precise ESM

Details:

USN-3386-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 14.04

LTS. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux

Hardware Enablement (HWE) kernel from Ubuntu 14.04 LTS for Ubuntu

12.04 ESM.

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 kernel update critical vulnerability linux-lts-trusty

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 12.04 ESM:
  linux-image-3.13.0-128-generic  3.13.0-128.177~precise1
  linux-image-3.13.0-128-generic-lpae  3.13.0-128.177~precise1
  linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-trusty  3.13.0.128.118
  linux-image-generic-lts-trusty  3.13.0.128.118

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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