USN-3050-1: Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities

Releases

• Ubuntu 12.04

Packages

• linux-ti-omap4 - Linux kernel for OMAP4

Details

Ben Hawkes discovered that the Linux netfilter implementation did not
correctly perform validation when handling IPT_SO_SET_REPLACE events. A
local unprivileged attacker could use this to cause a denial of service
(system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code with administrative
privileges. (CVE-2016-3134)

Vitaly Kuznetsov discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly suppress
hugetlbfs support in X86 paravirtualized guests. An attacker in the guest
OS could cause a denial of service (guest system crash). (CVE-2016-3961)

It was discovered that the keyring implementation in the Linux kernel did
not ensure a data structure was initialized before referencing it after an
error condition occurred. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial
of service (system crash). (CVE-2016-4470)

Kangjie Lu discovered an information leak in the netlink implementation of
the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to obtain sensitive
information from kernel memory. (CVE-2016-5243)

Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 12.04

• linux-image-3.2.0-1485-omap4 - 3.2.0-1485.112

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

• CVE-2016-3134
• CVE-2016-3961
• CVE-2016-4470
• CVE-2016-5243

Related notices

• USN-2931-1: linux-image-3.16.0-67-powerpc-e500mc, linux-image-3.16.0-67-generic-lpae, linux-image-extra-3.16.0-67-generic, linux-image-3.16.0-67-powerpc-smp, linux-image-3.16.0-67-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-3.16.0-67-generic, linux-image-3.16.0-67-powerpc64-smp, linux-lts-utopic, linux-image-3.16.0-67-lowlatency
• USN-2930-2: linux-image-4.2.0-34-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-4.2.0-34-powerpc-e500mc, linux-image-4.2.0-34-generic-lpae, linux-lts-wily, linux-image-extra-4.2.0-34-generic, linux-image-4.2.0-34-powerpc-smp, linux-image-4.2.0-34-generic, linux-image-4.2.0-34-lowlatency, linux-image-4.2.0-34-powerpc64-emb
• USN-2929-1: linux-image-3.13.0-83-generic, linux-image-3.13.0-83-powerpc-e500, linux-image-3.13.0-83-lowlatency, linux-image-extra-3.13.0-83-generic, linux-image-3.13.0-83-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-3.13.0-83-powerpc-smp, linux-image-3.13.0-83-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-3.13.0-83-powerpc-e500mc, linux-image-3.13.0-83-generic-lpae, linux
• USN-2929-2: linux-image-3.13.0-83-generic, linux-image-3.13.0-83-generic-lpae, linux-lts-trusty
• USN-2932-1: linux-image-3.19.0-56-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-3.19.0-56-lowlatency, linux-lts-vivid, linux-image-3.19.0-56-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-extra-3.19.0-56-generic, linux-image-3.19.0-56-powerpc-e500mc, linux-image-3.19.0-56-powerpc-smp, linux-image-3.19.0-56-generic, linux-image-3.19.0-56-generic-lpae
• USN-3049-1: linux-image-3.2.0-107-powerpc-smp, linux-image-3.2.0-107-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-3.2.0-107-generic-pae, linux-image-3.2.0-107-virtual, linux-image-3.2.0-107-omap, linux, linux-image-3.2.0-107-highbank, linux-image-3.2.0-107-generic
• USN-2930-3: linux-image-4.2.0-1027-raspi2, linux-raspi2
• USN-2930-1: linux-image-4.2.0-34-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-4.2.0-34-powerpc-e500mc, linux-image-4.2.0-34-generic-lpae, linux, linux-image-4.2.0-34-generic, linux-image-4.2.0-34-powerpc-smp, linux-image-4.2.0-34-lowlatency, linux-image-4.2.0-34-powerpc64-emb
• USN-3003-1: linux-image-4.2.0-38-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-4.2.0-38-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-4.2.0-38-generic-lpae, linux-image-4.2.0-38-generic, linux-image-4.2.0-38-powerpc-smp, linux, linux-image-4.2.0-38-powerpc-e500mc, linux-image-4.2.0-38-lowlatency
• USN-3127-1: linux-image-3.13.0-101-powerpc-e500mc, linux-image-3.13.0-101-generic, linux-image-3.13.0-101-powerpc-smp, linux-image-3.13.0-101-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-3.13.0-101-generic-lpae, linux-image-3.13.0-101-powerpc64-smp, linux, linux-image-3.13.0-101-lowlatency, linux-image-3.13.0-101-powerpc-e500, linux-image-extra-3.13.0-101-generic
• USN-3127-2: linux-image-3.13.0-101-generic, linux-lts-trusty, linux-image-generic-lts-trusty, linux-image-3.13.0-101-generic-lpae, linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-trusty
• USN-3001-1: linux-image-3.19.0-61-generic, linux-image-3.19.0-61-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-3.19.0-61-powerpc64-emb, linux-lts-vivid, linux-image-3.19.0-61-lowlatency, linux-image-3.19.0-61-generic-lpae, linux-image-3.19.0-61-powerpc-smp, linux-image-extra-3.19.0-61-generic, linux-image-3.19.0-61-powerpc-e500mc
• USN-3005-1: linux-image-4.4.0-24-powerpc64-smp, linux-lts-xenial, linux-image-4.4.0-24-powerpc-e500mc, linux-image-4.4.0-24-generic-lpae, linux-image-4.4.0-24-lowlatency, linux-image-4.4.0-24-generic, linux-image-4.4.0-24-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-extra-4.4.0-24-generic, linux-image-4.4.0-24-powerpc-smp
• USN-3007-1: linux-raspi2, linux-image-4.4.0-1012-raspi2
• USN-3006-1: linux-image-4.4.0-24-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-4.4.0-24-powerpc-e500mc, linux-image-4.4.0-24-lowlatency, linux-image-4.4.0-24-generic, linux-image-4.4.0-24-powerpc64-emb, linux, linux-image-extra-4.4.0-24-generic, linux-image-4.4.0-24-generic-lpae, linux-image-4.4.0-24-powerpc-smp
• USN-3002-1: linux-image-4.2.0-38-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-4.2.0-38-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-4.2.0-38-generic-lpae, linux-image-4.2.0-38-generic, linux-lts-wily, linux-image-4.2.0-38-powerpc-smp, linux-image-extra-4.2.0-38-generic, linux-image-4.2.0-38-powerpc-e500mc, linux-image-4.2.0-38-lowlatency
• USN-3004-1: linux-raspi2, linux-image-4.2.0-1031-raspi2
• USN-3052-1: linux-image-3.13.0-93-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-3.13.0-93-powerpc-smp, linux-image-extra-3.13.0-93-generic, linux-image-3.13.0-93-generic, linux-image-3.13.0-93-powerpc-e500, linux, linux-image-3.13.0-93-generic-lpae, linux-image-3.13.0-93-powerpc-e500mc, linux-image-3.13.0-93-lowlatency, linux-image-3.13.0-93-powerpc64-smp
• USN-3057-1: linux-snapdragon, linux-image-4.4.0-1022-snapdragon
• USN-3054-1: linux-lts-xenial, linux-image-4.4.0-34-generic, linux-image-4.4.0-34-lowlatency, linux-image-4.4.0-34-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-4.4.0-34-powerpc-e500mc, linux-image-4.4.0-34-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-4.4.0-34-powerpc-smp, linux-image-4.4.0-34-generic-lpae, linux-image-extra-4.4.0-34-generic
• USN-3056-1: linux-raspi2, linux-image-4.4.0-1019-raspi2
• USN-3053-1: linux-image-3.19.0-66-powerpc-smp, linux-lts-vivid, linux-image-3.19.0-66-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-3.19.0-66-generic-lpae, linux-image-extra-3.19.0-66-generic, linux-image-3.19.0-66-generic, linux-image-3.19.0-66-powerpc-e500mc, linux-image-3.19.0-66-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-3.19.0-66-lowlatency
• USN-3051-1: linux-image-3.13.0-93-generic, linux-lts-trusty, linux-image-3.13.0-93-generic-lpae
• USN-3055-1: linux-image-4.4.0-34-generic, linux-image-4.4.0-34-lowlatency, linux-image-4.4.0-34-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-4.4.0-34-powerpc-e500mc, linux-image-4.4.0-34-powerpc64-smp, linux, linux-image-4.4.0-34-generic-lpae, linux-image-4.4.0-34-powerpc-smp, linux-image-extra-4.4.0-34-generic