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

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Calendar Grey December 8, 2017
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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

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)

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service critical kernel ubuntu linux administrative access

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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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service critical kernel ubuntu linux administrative access

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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