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Ubuntu 17.04 USN-3508-1 Critical: Linux Kernel Denial of Service

Ubuntu Large Esm H500
Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3508-1
December 07, 2017

linux, linux-raspi2 vulnerabilities
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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:

Mohamed Ghannam discovered that a use-after-free vulnerability existed in
the Netlink subsystem (XFRM) in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could
use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-16939)

It was discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly handle copy-on-
write of transparent huge pages. A local attacker could use this to cause a
denial of service (application crashes) or possibly gain administrative
privileges. (CVE-2017-1000405)

Yonggang Guo discovered that a race condition existed in the driver
subsystem in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to possibly
gain administrative privileges. (CVE-2017-12146)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 17.04:
  linux-image-4.10.0-1023-raspi2  4.10.0-1023.26
  linux-image-4.10.0-42-generic   4.10.0-42.46
  linux-image-4.10.0-42-generic-lpae  4.10.0-42.46
  linux-image-4.10.0-42-lowlatency  4.10.0-42.46
  linux-image-generic             4.10.0.42.42
  linux-image-generic-lpae        4.10.0.42.42
  linux-image-lowlatency          4.10.0.42.42
  linux-image-raspi2              4.10.0.1023.24

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-3508-1
  CVE-2017-1000405, CVE-2017-12146, CVE-2017-16939

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/4.10.0-42.46
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-raspi2/4.10.0-1023.26

Ubuntu 17.04 USN-3508-1 Critical: Linux Kernel Denial of Service

ubuntu
Calendar Grey December 8, 2017
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Serious security flaws in the Ubuntu Linux kernel addressed through recent patches. Ensure your system is updated promptly to uphold safety and performance.
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-4.10.0-1023-raspi2 4.10.0-1023.26 linux-image-4.10.0-42-generic 4.10.0-42.46 linux-image-4.10.0-42-generic-lpae 4.10.0-42.46 linux-image-4.10.0-42-lowlatency 4.10.0-42.46 linux-image-generic 4.10.0.42.42 linux-image-generic-lpae 4.10.0.42.42 linux-image-lowlatency 4.10.0.42.42 linux-image-raspi2 4.10.0.1023.24 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-3508-1

CVE-2017-1000405, CVE-2017-12146, CVE-2017-16939

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December 07, 2017

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/4.10.0-42.46 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-raspi2/4.10.0-1023.26

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