Summary
USN-3151-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 16.04
LTS. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux
Hardware Enablement (HWE) kernel from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS for Ubuntu
14.04 LTS.
Philip Pettersson discovered a race condition in the af_packet
implementation in the Linux kernel. A local unprivileged attacker could use
this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or run arbitrary code with
administrative privileges.
Fixed packages 1
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu · 14.04 LTS 14.04:LTS | linux-lts-xenial | 4.4.0-53.74~14.04.1 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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Unscored —
Race condition in net/packet/af_packet.c in the Linux kernel through 4.8.12 allows local users to gain privileges or ca…
References
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-8655