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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2016.3053
Linux kernel vulnerability
21 December 2016
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: kernel
Publisher: Ubuntu
Operating System: Ubuntu
Impact/Access: Access Confidential Data -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2016-7916
Reference: ASB-2016.0103
ESB-2016.2687
Original Bulletin:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3159-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3159-2
Comment: This bulletin contains two (2) Ubuntu security advisories.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3159-1
December 20, 2016
linux vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Summary:
The system could be made to expose sensitive information.
Software Description:
- - linux: Linux kernel
Details:
It was discovered that a race condition existed in the procfs
environ_read function in the Linux kernel, leading to an integer
underflow. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive
information (kernel memory).
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
linux-image-3.2.0-119-generic 3.2.0-119.162
linux-image-3.2.0-119-generic-pae 3.2.0-119.162
linux-image-3.2.0-119-highbank 3.2.0-119.162
linux-image-3.2.0-119-omap 3.2.0-119.162
linux-image-3.2.0-119-powerpc-smp 3.2.0-119.162
linux-image-3.2.0-119-powerpc64-smp 3.2.0-119.162
linux-image-3.2.0-119-virtual 3.2.0-119.162
linux-image-generic 3.2.0.119.134
linux-image-generic-pae 3.2.0.119.134
linux-image-highbank 3.2.0.119.134
linux-image-omap 3.2.0.119.134
linux-image-powerpc-smp 3.2.0.119.134
linux-image-powerpc64-smp 3.2.0.119.134
linux-image-virtual 3.2.0.119.134
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:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3159-1
CVE-2016-7916
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/3.2.0-119.162
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3159-2
December 20, 2016
linux-ti-omap4 vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Summary:
The system could be made to expose sensitive information.
Software Description:
- - linux-ti-omap4: Linux kernel for OMAP4
Details:
It was discovered that a race condition existed in the procfs
environ_read function in the Linux kernel, leading to an integer
underflow. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive
information (kernel memory).
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
linux-image-3.2.0-1497-omap4 3.2.0-1497.124
linux-image-omap4 3.2.0.1497.92
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:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3159-2
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3159-1
CVE-2016-7916
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-ti-omap4/3.2.0-1497.124
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