USN-3170-2: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3170-2

11th January, 2017

linux-raspi2 vulnerabilities

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

• Ubuntu 16.10

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.

Software description

• linux-raspi2
  - Linux kernel for Raspberry Pi 2
  
  

Details

Andrey Konovalov discovered that the ipv6 icmp implementation in the Linux
kernel did not properly check data structures on send. A remote attacker
could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). ()

Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 16.10:

To update your system, please follow these instructions:
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CVE-2016-9919