[USN-3107-1] Linux kernel vulnerability
Steve Beattie
steve.beattie at canonical.com
Thu Oct 20 02:42:58 UTC 2016
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3107-1
October 20, 2016
linux vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 16.10
Summary:
The system could be made to run programs as an administrator.
Software Description:
- linux: Linux kernel
Details:
It was discovered that a race condition existed in the memory manager of
the Linux kernel when handling copy-on-write breakage of private read-only
memory mappings. A local attacker could use this to gain administrative
privileges.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 16.10:
linux-image-4.8.0-26-generic 4.8.0-26.28
linux-image-4.8.0-26-generic-lpae 4.8.0-26.28
linux-image-4.8.0-26-lowlatency 4.8.0-26.28
linux-image-4.8.0-26-powerpc-e500mc 4.8.0-26.28
linux-image-4.8.0-26-powerpc-smp 4.8.0-26.28
linux-image-4.8.0-26-powerpc64-emb 4.8.0-26.28
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-3107-1
CVE-2016-5195
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/4.8.0-26.28
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