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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: USN-3445-1 Critical: Kernel Buffer Overflow and DoS

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Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3445-1
October 10, 2017

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

- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.

Software Description:
- linux: Linux kernel

Details:

Eyal Itkin discovered that the IP over IEEE 1394 (FireWire) implementation
in the Linux kernel contained a buffer overflow when handling fragmented
packets. A remote attacker could use this to possibly execute arbitrary
code with administrative privileges. (CVE-2016-8633)

Andrey Konovalov discovered that a divide-by-zero error existed in the TCP
stack implementation in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this
to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2017-14106)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  linux-image-3.13.0-133-generic  3.13.0-133.182
  linux-image-3.13.0-133-generic-lpae  3.13.0-133.182
  linux-image-3.13.0-133-lowlatency  3.13.0-133.182
  linux-image-3.13.0-133-powerpc-e500  3.13.0-133.182
  linux-image-3.13.0-133-powerpc-e500mc  3.13.0-133.182
  linux-image-3.13.0-133-powerpc-smp  3.13.0-133.182
  linux-image-3.13.0-133-powerpc64-emb  3.13.0-133.182
  linux-image-3.13.0-133-powerpc64-smp  3.13.0-133.182
  linux-image-generic             3.13.0.133.142
  linux-image-generic-lpae        3.13.0.133.142
  linux-image-lowlatency          3.13.0.133.142
  linux-image-powerpc-e500        3.13.0.133.142
  linux-image-powerpc-e500mc      3.13.0.133.142
  linux-image-powerpc-smp         3.13.0.133.142
  linux-image-powerpc64-emb       3.13.0.133.142
  linux-image-powerpc64-smp       3.13.0.133.142

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-3445-1
  CVE-2016-8633, CVE-2017-14106

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/3.13.0-133.182

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: USN-3445-1 Critical: Kernel Buffer Overflow and DoS

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Calendar Grey October 11, 2017
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Numerous vulnerabilities in the kernel were tackled in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, necessitating a swift update for all users.
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 14.04 LTS: linux-image-3.13.0-133-generic 3.13.0-133.182 linux-image-3.13.0-133-generic-lpae 3.13.0-133.182 linux-image-3.13.0-133-lowlatency 3.13.0-133.182 linux-image-3.13.0-133-powerpc-e500 3.13.0-133.182 linux-image-3.13.0-133-powerpc-e500mc 3.13.0-133.182 linux-image-3.13.0-133-powerpc-smp 3.13.0-133.182 linux-image-3.13.0-133-powerpc64-emb 3.13.0-133.182 linux-image-3.13.0-133-powerpc64-smp 3.13.0-133.182 linux-image-generic 3.13.0.133.142 linux-image-generic-lpae 3.13.0.133.142 linux-image-lowlatency 3.13.0.133.142 linux-image-powerpc-e500 3.13.0.133.142 linux-image-powerpc-e500mc 3.13.0.133.142 linux-image-powerpc-smp 3.13.0.133.142 linux-image-powerpc64-emb 3.13.0.133.142 linux-image-powerpc64-smp 3.13.0.133.142 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-3445-1

CVE-2016-8633, CVE-2017-14106

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October 10, 2017

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/3.13.0-133.182

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