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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2946-2

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2946-2
Posted Apr 6, 2016
Authored by Ubuntu | Site security.ubuntu.com

Ubuntu Security Notice 2946-2 - Venkatesh Pottem discovered a use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's CXGB3 driver. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. Xiaofei Rex Guo discovered a timing side channel vulnerability in the Linux Extended Verification Module (EVM). An attacker could use this to affect system integrity. David Herrmann discovered that the Linux kernel incorrectly accounted file descriptors to the original opener for in-flight file descriptors sent over a unix domain socket. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion). Various other issues were also addressed.

tags | advisory, denial of service, arbitrary, kernel, local
systems | linux, unix, ubuntu
advisories | CVE-2015-8812, CVE-2016-2085, CVE-2016-2550, CVE-2016-2847
SHA-256 | 0038e1460e63ff5cc6aaf80a71168ed50dafde78ce37b3363aa006a996681a76

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2946-2

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==========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2946-2
April 06, 2016

linux-lts-trusty vulnerabilities
==========================================================================
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.

Software Description:
- linux-lts-trusty: Linux hardware enablement kernel from Trusty for Precise

Details:

Venkatesh Pottem discovered a use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux
kernel's CXGB3 driver. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of
service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2015-8812)

Xiaofei Rex Guo discovered a timing side channel vulnerability in the Linux
Extended Verification Module (EVM). An attacker could use this to affect
system integrity. (CVE-2016-2085)

David Herrmann discovered that the Linux kernel incorrectly accounted file
descriptors to the original opener for in-flight file descriptors sent over
a unix domain socket. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of
service (resource exhaustion). (CVE-2016-2550)

It was discovered that the Linux kernel did not enforce limits on the
amount of data allocated to buffer pipes. A local attacker could use this
to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion). (CVE-2016-2847)

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
linux-image-3.13.0-85-generic 3.13.0-85.129~precise1
linux-image-3.13.0-85-generic-lpae 3.13.0-85.129~precise1

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-2946-2
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2946-1
CVE-2015-8812, CVE-2016-2085, CVE-2016-2550, CVE-2016-2847

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-lts-trusty/3.13.0-85.129~precise1
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