USN-3167-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3167-1

11th January, 2017

linux vulnerabilities

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
derivatives:

• Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.

Software description

• linux
  - Linux kernel
  
  

Details

Dmitry Vyukov discovered that the KVM implementation in the Linux
kernel did not properly initialize the Code Segment (CS) in certain
error cases. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive
information (kernel memory).

Baozeng Ding discovered a race condition that could lead to a use-after-
free in the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) subsystem of the Linux
kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service
(system crash). (



























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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.

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