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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3220-3

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3220-3
Posted Mar 9, 2017
Authored by Ubuntu | Site security.ubuntu.com

Ubuntu Security Notice 3220-3 - USN-3220-1 fixed a vulnerability in the Linux kernel. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services. Alexander Popov discovered that the N_HDLC line discipline implementation in the Linux kernel contained a double-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly gain administrative privileges. Various other issues were also addressed.

tags | advisory, web, denial of service, kernel, local
systems | linux, ubuntu
advisories | CVE-2017-2636
SHA-256 | 24a761034e6c5143a2496686fbdf5eddfa6731bcbf88055d1bb2b4b77b25b5ec

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3220-3

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3220-3
March 09, 2017

linux-aws vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Summary:

The system could be made to crash or run programs as an administrator.

Software Description:
- linux-aws: Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems

Details:

USN-3220-1 fixed a vulnerability in the Linux kernel. This update
provides the corresponding updates for the Linux kernel for Amazon
Web Services (AWS).

Alexander Popov discovered that the N_HDLC line discipline implementation
in the Linux kernel contained a double-free vulnerability. A local attacker
could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly gain
administrative privileges.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
linux-image-4.4.0-1007-aws 4.4.0-1007.16
linux-image-aws 4.4.0.1007.8

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-3220-3
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3220-1
CVE-2017-2636

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-aws/4.4.0-1007.16


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