USN-3169-3: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3169-3

11th January, 2017

linux-raspi2 vulnerabilities

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

• Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.

Software description

• linux-raspi2
  - Linux kernel for Raspberry Pi 2
  
  

Details

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). ()

Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:

To update your system, please follow these instructions:
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CVE-2016-9794