============================================================================ Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2666-1 July 07, 2015 linux vulnerabilities ============================================================================ A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 14.10 Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the kernel. Software Description: - linux: Linux kernel Details: A race condition was discovered in the Linux kernel's file_handle size verification. A local user could exploit this flaw to read potentially sensative memory locations. (CVE-2015-1420) A underflow error was discovered in the Linux kernel's Ozmo Devices USB over WiFi host controller driver. A remote attacker could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service (system crash) or potentially execute arbitrary code via a specially crafted packet. (CVE-2015-4001) A bounds check error was discovered in the Linux kernel's Ozmo Devices USB over WiFi host controller driver. A remote attacker could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service (system crash) or potentially execute arbitrary code via a specially crafted packet. (CVE-2015-4002) A division by zero error was discovered in the Linux kernel's Ozmo Devices USB over WiFi host controller driver. A remote attacker could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2015-4003) Carl H Lunde discovered missing sanity checks in the the Linux kernel's UDF file system (CONFIG_UDF_FS). A local attacker could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service (system crash) by using a corrupted file system image. (CVE-2015-4167) Daniel Borkmann reported a kernel crash in the Linux kernel's BPF filter JIT optimization. A local attacker could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2015-4700) Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 14.10: linux-image-3.16.0-43-generic 3.16.0-43.58 linux-image-3.16.0-43-generic-lpae 3.16.0-43.58 linux-image-3.16.0-43-lowlatency 3.16.0-43.58 linux-image-3.16.0-43-powerpc-e500mc 3.16.0-43.58 linux-image-3.16.0-43-powerpc-smp 3.16.0-43.58 linux-image-3.16.0-43-powerpc64-emb 3.16.0-43.58 linux-image-3.16.0-43-powerpc64-smp 3.16.0-43.58 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. If you use linux-restricted-modules, you have to update that package as well to get modules which work with the new kernel version. Unless you manually uninstalled the standard kernel metapackages (e.g. linux-generic, linux-server, linux-powerpc), a standard system upgrade will automatically perform this as well. References: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2666-1 CVE-2015-1420, CVE-2015-4001, CVE-2015-4002, CVE-2015-4003, CVE-2015-4167, CVE-2015-4700 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/3.16.0-43.58