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Posted on 16 August 2017
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3392-1
August 16, 2017
linux, linux-aws, linux-gke, linux-raspi2, linux-snapdragon regression
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Summary:
USN-3378-1 introduced a regression in the Linux kernel.
Software Description:
- linux: Linux kernel
- linux-aws: Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems
- linux-gke: Linux kernel for Google Container Engine (GKE) systems
- linux-raspi2: Linux kernel for Raspberry Pi 2
- linux-snapdragon: Linux kernel for Snapdragon processors
Details:
USN-3378-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel. Unfortunately, a
regression was introduced that prevented conntrack from working
correctly in some situations. This update fixes the problem.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory details:
Fan Wu and Shixiong Zhao discovered a race condition between inotify events
and vfs rename operations in the Linux kernel. An unprivileged local
attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or
execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-7533)
It was discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly restrict
RLIMIT_STACK size. A local attacker could use this in conjunction with
another vulnerability to possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2017-1000365)
=E6=9D=8E=E5=BC=BA discovered that the Virtio GPU driver in the Linux kern=
el did not
properly free memory in some situations. A local attacker could use this to
cause a denial of service (memory consumption). (CVE-2017-10810)
=E7=9F=B3=E7=A3=8A discovered that the RxRPC Kerberos 5 ticket handling co=
de in the
Linux kernel did not properly verify metadata. A remote attacker could use
this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-7482)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
linux-image-4.4.0-1027-gke 4.4.0-1027.27
linux-image-4.4.0-1031-aws 4.4.0-1031.40
linux-image-4.4.0-1070-raspi2 4.4.0-1070.78
linux-image-4.4.0-1072-snapdragon 4.4.0-1072.77
linux-image-4.4.0-92-generic 4.4.0-92.115
linux-image-4.4.0-92-generic-lpae 4.4.0-92.115
linux-image-4.4.0-92-lowlatency 4.4.0-92.115
linux-image-4.4.0-92-powerpc-e500mc 4.4.0-92.115
linux-image-4.4.0-92-powerpc-smp 4.4.0-92.115
linux-image-4.4.0-92-powerpc64-emb 4.4.0-92.115
linux-image-4.4.0-92-powerpc64-smp 4.4.0-92.115
linux-image-aws 4.4.0.1031.33
linux-image-generic 4.4.0.92.97
linux-image-generic-lpae 4.4.0.92.97
linux-image-gke 4.4.0.1027.28
linux-image-lowlatency 4.4.0.92.97
linux-image-powerpc-e500mc 4.4.0.92.97
linux-image-powerpc-smp 4.4.0.92.97
linux-image-powerpc64-emb 4.4.0.92.97
linux-image-powerpc64-smp 4.4.0.92.97
linux-image-raspi2 4.4.0.1070.70
linux-image-snapdragon 4.4.0.1072.64
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:
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3392-1
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1709032, https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3=
378-1
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/4.4.0-92.115
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-aws/4.4.0-1031.40
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-gke/4.4.0-1027.27
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-raspi2/4.4.0-1070.78
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-snapdragon/4.4.0-1072.77
