Summary
USN-3266-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 16.10.
This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux Hardware
Enablement (HWE) kernel from Ubuntu 16.10 for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
Alexander Popov discovered that a race condition existed in the Stream
Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) implementation in the Linux kernel. A
local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash).
Fixed packages 1
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu · 16.04 LTS 16.04:LTS | linux-hwe | 4.8.0-49.52~16.04.1 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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Unscored —
Race condition in the sctp_wait_for_sndbuf function in net/sctp/socket.c in the Linux kernel before 4.9.11 allows local…
References
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-5986