CVE-2016-3672
Published: 27 April 2016
The arch_pick_mmap_layout function in arch/x86/mm/mmap.c in the Linux kernel through 4.5.2 does not properly randomize the legacy base address, which makes it easier for local users to defeat the intended restrictions on the ADDR_NO_RANDOMIZE flag, and bypass the ASLR protection mechanism for a setuid or setgid program, by disabling stack-consumption resource limits.
From the Ubuntu Security Team
Hector Marco and Ismael Ripoll discovered that the Linux kernel would improperly disable Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR) for x86 processes running in 32 bit mode if stack-consumption resource limits were disabled. A local attacker could use this to make it easier to exploit an existing vulnerability in a setuid/setgid program.
Notes
Author | Note |
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jdstrand | android kernels (flo, goldfish, grouper, maguro, mako and manta) are not supported on the Ubuntu Touch 14.10 and earlier preview kernels linux-lts-saucy no longer receives official support linux-lts-quantal no longer receives official support |
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
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linux-armadaxp Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
trusty |
Does not exist
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wily |
Does not exist
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xenial |
Does not exist
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yakkety |
Does not exist
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zesty |
Does not exist
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upstream |
Released
(4.6~rc1)
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precise |
Released
(3.2.0-1667.92)
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This package is not directly supported by the Ubuntu Security Team | ||
linux-aws Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Does not exist
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trusty |
Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1002.2)
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xenial |
Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1001.10)
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yakkety |
Does not exist
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zesty |
Does not exist
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upstream |
Released
(4.6~rc1)
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linux-flo Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored)
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wily |
Ignored
(end of life)
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xenial |
Ignored
(abandoned)
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yakkety |
Ignored
(end of life)
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zesty |
Does not exist
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upstream |
Released
(4.6~rc1)
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precise |
Does not exist
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linux-gke Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Does not exist
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trusty |
Does not exist
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xenial |
Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1003.3)
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yakkety |
Does not exist
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zesty |
Does not exist
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upstream |
Released
(4.6~rc1)
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linux-goldfish Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Does not exist
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trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored)
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wily |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
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xenial |
Ignored
(abandoned)
|
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yakkety |
Ignored
(end of life)
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zesty |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
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upstream |
Released
(4.6~rc1)
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linux-grouper Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Does not exist
|
trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored)
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wily |
Does not exist
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xenial |
Does not exist
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yakkety |
Does not exist
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zesty |
Does not exist
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upstream |
Released
(4.6~rc1)
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linux-hwe Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Does not exist
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trusty |
Does not exist
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xenial |
Not vulnerable
(4.8.0-36.36~16.04.1)
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yakkety |
Does not exist
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zesty |
Does not exist
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upstream |
Released
(4.6~rc1)
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linux-hwe-edge Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Does not exist
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trusty |
Does not exist
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xenial |
Not vulnerable
(4.8.0-36.36~16.04.1)
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yakkety |
Does not exist
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zesty |
Does not exist
|
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upstream |
Released
(4.6~rc1)
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linux-lts-quantal Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
trusty |
Does not exist
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wily |
Does not exist
|
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xenial |
Does not exist
|
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yakkety |
Does not exist
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zesty |
Does not exist
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upstream |
Released
(4.6~rc1)
|
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This package is not directly supported by the Ubuntu Security Team | ||
linux-lts-raring Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
trusty |
Does not exist
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wily |
Does not exist
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xenial |
Does not exist
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yakkety |
Does not exist
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zesty |
Does not exist
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upstream |
Released
(4.6~rc1)
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linux-lts-saucy Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
trusty |
Does not exist
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wily |
Does not exist
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
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yakkety |
Does not exist
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zesty |
Does not exist
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upstream |
Released
(4.6~rc1)
|
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This package is not directly supported by the Ubuntu Security Team | ||
linux-lts-trusty Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Released
(3.13.0-88.135~precise1)
|
trusty |
Does not exist
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wily |
Does not exist
|
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xenial |
Does not exist
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yakkety |
Does not exist
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zesty |
Does not exist
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upstream |
Released
(4.6~rc1)
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linux-lts-utopic Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Does not exist
|
trusty |
Released
(3.16.0-73.95~14.04.1)
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xenial |
Does not exist
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yakkety |
Does not exist
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zesty |
Does not exist
|
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upstream |
Released
(4.6~rc1)
|
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wily |
Does not exist
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linux-lts-vivid Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Does not exist
|
trusty |
Released
(3.19.0-61.69~14.04.1)
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wily |
Does not exist
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xenial |
Does not exist
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yakkety |
Does not exist
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zesty |
Does not exist
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upstream |
Released
(4.6~rc1)
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linux-lts-wily Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Does not exist
|
trusty |
Released
(4.2.0-38.45~14.04.1)
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wily |
Does not exist
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xenial |
Does not exist
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yakkety |
Does not exist
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zesty |
Does not exist
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upstream |
Released
(4.6~rc1)
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linux-lts-xenial Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Does not exist
|
trusty |
Released
(4.4.0-22.39~14.04.1)
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|
wily |
Does not exist
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|
xenial |
Does not exist
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yakkety |
Does not exist
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zesty |
Does not exist
|
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upstream |
Released
(4.6~rc1)
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linux-maguro Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Does not exist
|
trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored)
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wily |
Does not exist
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
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yakkety |
Does not exist
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zesty |
Does not exist
|
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upstream |
Released
(4.6~rc1)
|
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linux-mako Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Does not exist
|
trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored)
|
|
wily |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
xenial |
Ignored
(abandoned)
|
|
yakkety |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
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upstream |
Released
(4.6~rc1)
|
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linux-manta Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Does not exist
|
trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored)
|
|
wily |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
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yakkety |
Does not exist
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|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
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upstream |
Released
(4.6~rc1)
|
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linux-raspi2 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Does not exist
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
wily |
Released
(4.2.0-1031.41)
|
|
xenial |
Released
(4.4.0-1010.12)
|
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yakkety |
Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1010.12)
|
|
zesty |
Not vulnerable
(4.8.0-1013.15)
|
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upstream |
Released
(4.6~rc1)
|
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linux-snapdragon Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Does not exist
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
wily |
Does not exist
|
|
xenial |
Released
(4.4.0-1013.14)
|
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yakkety |
Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1013.14)
|
|
zesty |
Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1029.32)
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.6~rc1)
|
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linux Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
upstream |
Released
(4.6~rc1)
|
precise |
Released
(3.2.0-104.145)
|
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trusty |
Released
(3.13.0-87.133)
|
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wily |
Released
(4.2.0-38.45)
|
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xenial |
Released
(4.4.0-22.39)
|
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yakkety |
Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-22.39)
|
|
zesty |
Not vulnerable
(4.8.0-22.24)
|
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Patches: Introduced by 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 |
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linux-linaro-omap Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
upstream |
Released
(4.6~rc1)
|
precise |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
wily |
Does not exist
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
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|
yakkety |
Does not exist
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|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
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linux-linaro-shared Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
upstream |
Released
(4.6~rc1)
|
precise |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
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wily |
Does not exist
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
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yakkety |
Does not exist
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|
zesty |
Does not exist
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linux-linaro-vexpress Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
upstream |
Released
(4.6~rc1)
|
precise |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
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wily |
Does not exist
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|
xenial |
Does not exist
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yakkety |
Does not exist
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|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
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linux-qcm-msm Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
upstream |
Released
(4.6~rc1)
|
precise |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
wily |
Does not exist
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|
xenial |
Does not exist
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|
yakkety |
Does not exist
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|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
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linux-ti-omap4 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
upstream |
Released
(4.6~rc1)
|
precise |
Released
(3.2.0-1482.109)
|
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trusty |
Does not exist
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wily |
Does not exist
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xenial |
Does not exist
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yakkety |
Does not exist
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|
zesty |
Does not exist
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Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 7.8 |
Attack vector | Local |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | Low |
User interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | High |
Integrity impact | High |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-3672
- http://hmarco.org/bugs/CVE-2016-3672-Unlimiting-the-stack-not-longer-disables-ASLR.html
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8b8addf891de8a00e4d39fc32f93f7c5eb8feceb
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2965-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2965-4
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2965-3
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2965-2
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2989-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2996-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2997-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2998-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3000-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3001-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3002-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3003-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3004-1
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