USN-3313-1: Linux kernel vulnerability
6 June 2017
linux, linux-raspi2 vulnerability
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
- linux-raspi2 - Linux kernel for Raspberry Pi 2
Details
It was discovered that a buffer overflow existed in the trace subsystem in the Linux kernel. A privileged local attacker could use this to execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
- Ubuntu 16.10
- linux-image-4.8.0-1038-raspi2 - 4.8.0-1038.41
- linux-image-4.8.0-54-generic - 4.8.0-54.57
- linux-image-4.8.0-54-generic-lpae - 4.8.0-54.57
- linux-image-4.8.0-54-lowlatency - 4.8.0-54.57
- linux-image-4.8.0-54-powerpc-e500mc - 4.8.0-54.57
- linux-image-4.8.0-54-powerpc-smp - 4.8.0-54.57
- linux-image-4.8.0-54-powerpc64-emb - 4.8.0-54.57
- linux-image-generic - 4.8.0.54.66
- linux-image-generic-lpae - 4.8.0.54.66
- linux-image-lowlatency - 4.8.0.54.66
- linux-image-powerpc-e500mc - 4.8.0.54.66
- linux-image-powerpc-smp - 4.8.0.54.66
- linux-image-powerpc64-emb - 4.8.0.54.66
- linux-image-raspi2 - 4.8.0.1038.42
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
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.