USN-3313-1: Linux kernel vulnerability
6 June 2017
The system could be made to run programs as an administrator.
Releases
Packages
- linux - Linux kernel
- linux-raspi2 - Linux kernel for Raspberry Pi 2
Details
It was discovered that a buffer overflow existed in the trace subsystem in
the Linux kernel. A privileged local attacker could use this to execute
arbitrary code.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 16.10
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linux-image-4.8.0-54-generic
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4.8.0-54.57
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linux-image-powerpc-e500mc
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4.8.0.54.66
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linux-image-4.8.0-54-powerpc-smp
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4.8.0-54.57
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linux-image-4.8.0-54-powerpc-e500mc
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4.8.0-54.57
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linux-image-powerpc-smp
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4.8.0.54.66
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linux-image-generic
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4.8.0.54.66
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linux-image-4.8.0-54-lowlatency
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4.8.0-54.57
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linux-image-4.8.0-54-generic-lpae
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4.8.0-54.57
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linux-image-lowlatency
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4.8.0.54.66
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linux-image-4.8.0-1038-raspi2
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4.8.0-1038.41
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linux-image-generic-lpae
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4.8.0.54.66
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linux-image-4.8.0-54-powerpc64-emb
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4.8.0-54.57
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linux-image-powerpc64-emb
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4.8.0.54.66
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linux-image-raspi2
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4.8.0.1038.42
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-3314-1: linux-image-4.10.0-22-generic, linux-image-lowlatency, linux-image-4.10.0-22-lowlatency, linux-image-4.10.0-22-generic-lpae, linux-raspi2, linux, linux-image-4.10.0-1006-raspi2, linux-image-raspi2, linux-image-generic, linux-image-generic-lpae
- USN-3313-2: linux-image-extra-4.8.0-54-generic, linux-image-4.8.0-54-generic-lpae, linux-image-4.8.0-54-lowlatency, linux-image-4.8.0-54-generic, linux-hwe
- USN-3343-1: linux-image-3.13.0-123-generic-lpae, linux-image-3.13.0-123-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-3.13.0-123-powerpc-e500, linux-image-3.13.0-123-generic, linux-image-3.13.0-123-powerpc-e500mc, linux, linux-image-3.13.0-123-powerpc-smp, linux-image-3.13.0-123-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-extra-3.13.0-123-generic, linux-image-3.13.0-123-lowlatency
- USN-3312-2: linux-image-4.4.0-79-lowlatency, linux-image-extra-4.4.0-79-generic, linux-image-4.4.0-79-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-4.4.0-79-powerpc-e500mc, linux-image-4.4.0-79-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-4.4.0-79-powerpc-smp, linux-lts-xenial, linux-image-4.4.0-79-generic, linux-image-4.4.0-79-generic-lpae
- USN-3312-1: linux-gke, linux-image-4.4.0-79-generic-lpae, linux-image-4.4.0-79-lowlatency, linux-image-extra-4.4.0-79-generic, linux-image-4.4.0-79-powerpc64-smp, linux-aws, linux-image-4.4.0-79-powerpc-e500mc, linux-snapdragon, linux-raspi2, linux-image-4.4.0-1057-raspi2, linux-image-4.4.0-1018-aws, linux-image-4.4.0-1059-snapdragon, linux-image-4.4.0-79-powerpc64-emb, linux, linux-image-extra-4.4.0-1014-gke, linux-image-4.4.0-79-powerpc-smp, linux-image-4.4.0-79-generic, linux-image-4.4.0-1014-gke
- USN-3343-2: linux-image-3.13.0-123-generic-lpae, linux-image-3.13.0-123-generic, linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-trusty, linux-lts-trusty, linux-image-generic-lts-trusty