USN-2774-1: Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities

Releases

• Ubuntu 12.04

Packages

• linux-ti-omap4 - Linux kernel for OMAP4

Details

It was discovered that virtio networking in the Linux kernel did not handle
fragments correctly, leading to kernel memory corruption. A remote attacker
could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly
execute code with administrative privileges. (CVE-2015-5156)

It was discovered that the Reliable Datagram Sockets (RDS) implementation
in the Linux kernel did not verify sockets were properly bound before
attempting to send a message, which could cause a NULL pointer dereference.
An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash).
(CVE-2015-6937)

Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 12.04

• linux-image-3.2.0-1472-omap4 - 3.2.0-1472.93

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. If
you use linux-restricted-modules, you have to update that package as
well to get modules which work with the new kernel version. Unless you
manually uninstalled the standard kernel metapackages (e.g. linux-generic,
linux-server, linux-powerpc), a standard system upgrade will automatically
perform this as well.

References

• CVE-2015-5156
• CVE-2015-6937

Related notices

• USN-2777-1: linux-image-3.16.0-51-powerpc-e500mc, linux-image-extra-3.16.0-51-generic, linux-image-3.16.0-51-lowlatency, linux-image-3.16.0-51-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-3.16.0-51-generic-lpae, linux-lts-utopic, linux-image-3.16.0-51-powerpc-smp, linux-image-3.16.0-51-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-3.16.0-51-generic
• USN-2773-1: linux-image-3.2.0-92-powerpc-smp, linux-image-3.2.0-92-generic-pae, linux-image-3.2.0-92-omap, linux-image-3.2.0-92-generic, linux-image-3.2.0-92-powerpc64-smp, linux, linux-image-3.2.0-92-highbank, linux-image-3.2.0-92-virtual
• USN-2776-1: linux-image-3.13.0-66-powerpc-e500, linux-image-3.13.0-66-lowlatency, linux, linux-image-3.13.0-66-generic, linux-image-3.13.0-66-powerpc-e500mc, linux-image-3.13.0-66-generic-lpae, linux-image-3.13.0-66-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-extra-3.13.0-66-generic, linux-image-3.13.0-66-powerpc-smp, linux-image-3.13.0-66-powerpc64-smp
• USN-2779-1: linux-image-3.19.0-31-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-3.19.0-31-generic, linux-image-3.19.0-31-generic-lpae, linux, linux-image-3.19.0-31-powerpc-smp, linux-image-3.19.0-31-powerpc-e500mc, linux-image-3.19.0-31-lowlatency, linux-image-3.19.0-31-powerpc64-emb
• USN-2778-1: linux-image-3.19.0-31-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-3.19.0-31-generic, linux-image-3.19.0-31-generic-lpae, linux-image-extra-3.19.0-31-generic, linux-image-3.19.0-31-powerpc-smp, linux-image-3.19.0-31-powerpc-e500mc, linux-lts-vivid, linux-image-3.19.0-31-lowlatency, linux-image-3.19.0-31-powerpc64-emb
• USN-2775-1: linux-lts-trusty, linux-image-3.13.0-66-generic, linux-image-3.13.0-66-generic-lpae