Alerts This Week
Warning Icon 1 560
Alerts This Week
Warning Icon 1 560

Ubuntu 17.04 USN-3419-1 Critical: Kernel Buffer Overflows Detected

Ubuntu Large Esm H500
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3419-1
September 18, 2017

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

- Ubuntu 17.04

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.

Software Description:
- linux: Linux kernel
- linux-raspi2: Linux kernel for Raspberry Pi 2

Details:

It was discovered that a buffer overflow existed in the Bluetooth stack of
the Linux kernel when handling L2CAP configuration responses. A physically
proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system
crash). (CVE-2017-1000251)

It was discovered that a buffer overflow existed in the Broadcom FullMAC
WLAN driver in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a
denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2017-7541)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 17.04:
  linux-image-4.10.0-1018-raspi2  4.10.0-1018.21
  linux-image-4.10.0-35-generic   4.10.0-35.39
  linux-image-4.10.0-35-generic-lpae  4.10.0-35.39
  linux-image-4.10.0-35-lowlatency  4.10.0-35.39
  linux-image-generic             4.10.0.35.35
  linux-image-generic-lpae        4.10.0.35.35
  linux-image-lowlatency          4.10.0.35.35
  linux-image-raspi2              4.10.0.1018.19

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-3419-1
  CVE-2017-1000251, CVE-2017-7541

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/4.10.0-35.39
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-raspi2/4.10.0-1018.21

Ubuntu 17.04 USN-3419-1 Critical: Kernel Buffer Overflows Detected

ubuntu
Calendar Grey September 18, 2017
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Various kernel issue fixes have been announced in the Ubuntu USN-3419-1 advisory, targeting performance-affecting flaws.
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 17.04: linux-image-4.10.0-1018-raspi2 4.10.0-1018.21 linux-image-4.10.0-35-generic 4.10.0-35.39 linux-image-4.10.0-35-generic-lpae 4.10.0-35.39 linux-image-4.10.0-35-lowlatency 4.10.0-35.39 linux-image-generic 4.10.0.35.35 linux-image-generic-lpae 4.10.0.35.35 linux-image-lowlatency 4.10.0.35.35 linux-image-raspi2 4.10.0.1018.19 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-3419-1

CVE-2017-1000251, CVE-2017-7541

Severity
critical
Lowest
Low
Medium
High
Critical

September 18, 2017

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/4.10.0-35.39 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-raspi2/4.10.0-1018.21

Get the latest News and Insights

Get the latest Linux and open source security news straight to your inbox.

Related News

Your message here