USN-3187-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
3 February 2017
Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.
Releases
Packages
- linux - Linux kernel
Details
Andrey Konovalov discovered that the SCTP implementation in the Linux
kernel improperly handled validation of incoming data. A remote attacker
could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2016-9555)
It was discovered that multiple memory leaks existed in the XFS
implementation in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to
cause a denial of service (memory consumption). (CVE-2016-9685)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 12.04
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linux-image-3.2.0-121-powerpc-smp
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3.2.0-121.164
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linux-image-powerpc-smp
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3.2.0.121.136
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linux-image-3.2.0-121-highbank
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3.2.0-121.164
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linux-image-3.2.0-121-powerpc64-smp
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3.2.0-121.164
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linux-image-3.2.0-121-virtual
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3.2.0-121.164
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linux-image-3.2.0-121-generic
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3.2.0-121.164
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linux-image-3.2.0-121-generic-pae
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3.2.0-121.164
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linux-image-generic-pae
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3.2.0.121.136
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linux-image-highbank
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3.2.0.121.136
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linux-image-3.2.0-121-omap
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3.2.0-121.164
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linux-image-virtual
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3.2.0.121.136
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linux-image-powerpc64-smp
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3.2.0.121.136
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linux-image-generic
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3.2.0.121.136
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linux-image-omap
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3.2.0.121.136
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
Related notices
- USN-3162-1: linux-image-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-4.8.0-32-powerpc-e500mc, linux-image-powerpc-e500mc, linux, linux-image-4.8.0-32-generic-lpae, linux-image-4.8.0-32-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-generic, linux-image-lowlatency, linux-image-powerpc-smp, linux-image-generic-lpae, linux-image-4.8.0-32-powerpc-smp, linux-image-4.8.0-32-lowlatency, linux-image-4.8.0-32-generic
- USN-3162-2: linux-image-raspi2, linux-image-4.8.0-1021-raspi2, linux-raspi2
- USN-3187-2: linux-image-3.2.0-1499-omap4, linux-image-omap4, linux-ti-omap4
- USN-3161-4: linux-snapdragon, linux-image-4.4.0-1042-snapdragon
- USN-3161-1: linux-image-4.4.0-57-powerpc-smp, linux, linux-image-4.4.0-57-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-4.4.0-57-generic-lpae, linux-image-4.4.0-57-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-extra-4.4.0-57-generic, linux-image-4.4.0-57-generic, linux-image-4.4.0-57-lowlatency, linux-image-4.4.0-57-powerpc-e500mc
- USN-3161-3: linux-image-4.4.0-1038-raspi2, linux-raspi2
- USN-3161-2: linux-image-4.4.0-57-powerpc-smp, linux-image-4.4.0-57-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-4.4.0-57-generic-lpae, linux-image-4.4.0-57-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-extra-4.4.0-57-generic, linux-image-4.4.0-57-generic, linux-lts-xenial, linux-image-4.4.0-57-lowlatency, linux-image-4.4.0-57-powerpc-e500mc
- USN-3188-1: linux-image-3.13.0-108-powerpc-e500mc, linux-image-3.13.0-108-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-3.13.0-108-powerpc-e500, linux, linux-image-3.13.0-108-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-3.13.0-108-lowlatency, linux-image-extra-3.13.0-108-generic, linux-image-3.13.0-108-generic, linux-image-3.13.0-108-powerpc-smp, linux-image-3.13.0-108-generic-lpae
- USN-3188-2: linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-trusty, linux-image-3.13.0-108-generic, linux-image-generic-lts-trusty, linux-image-3.13.0-108-generic-lpae, linux-lts-trusty