Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3292-1
16th May, 2017
linux, linux-raspi2 vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
The system could be made to crash or run programs as an administrator.
Software description
Jason Donenfeld discovered a heap overflow in the MACsec module in the
Linux kernel. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service
(system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version:
Ubuntu 16.10:
linux-image-powerpc-smp 4.8.0.52.64
linux-image-powerpc-e500mc 4.8.0.52.64
linux-image-4.8.0-52-lowlatency 4.8.0-52.55
linux-image-generic-lpae 4.8.0.52.64
linux-image-4.8.0-52-generic 4.8.0-52.55
linux-image-4.8.0-52-generic-lpae 4.8.0-52.55
linux-image-4.8.0-52-powerpc64-emb 4.8.0-52.55
linux-image-generic 4.8.0.52.64
linux-image-4.8.0-52-powerpc-e500mc 4.8.0-52.55
linux-image-4.8.0-1036-raspi2 4.8.0-1036.39
linux-image-lowlatency 4.8.0.52.64
linux-image-powerpc64-emb 4.8.0.52.64
linux-image-raspi2 4.8.0.1036.40
linux-image-4.8.0-52-powerpc-smp 4.8.0-52.55
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
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
CVE-2017-7477
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16th May, 2017
linux, linux-raspi2 vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 16.10
The system could be made to crash or run programs as an administrator.
Software description
- linux - Linux kernel
- linux-raspi2 - Linux kernel for Raspberry Pi 2
Jason Donenfeld discovered a heap overflow in the MACsec module in the
Linux kernel. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service
(system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version:
Ubuntu 16.10:
linux-image-powerpc-smp 4.8.0.52.64
linux-image-powerpc-e500mc 4.8.0.52.64
linux-image-4.8.0-52-lowlatency 4.8.0-52.55
linux-image-generic-lpae 4.8.0.52.64
linux-image-4.8.0-52-generic 4.8.0-52.55
linux-image-4.8.0-52-generic-lpae 4.8.0-52.55
linux-image-4.8.0-52-powerpc64-emb 4.8.0-52.55
linux-image-generic 4.8.0.52.64
linux-image-4.8.0-52-powerpc-e500mc 4.8.0-52.55
linux-image-4.8.0-1036-raspi2 4.8.0-1036.39
linux-image-lowlatency 4.8.0.52.64
linux-image-powerpc64-emb 4.8.0.52.64
linux-image-raspi2 4.8.0.1036.40
linux-image-4.8.0-52-powerpc-smp 4.8.0-52.55
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
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
CVE-2017-7477
Continue reading...