Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3188-1
3rd February, 2017
linux vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
derivatives:
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary
The system could be made to crash if it received specially crafted
network traffic.
Software description
- linux
- Linux kernel
Details
Andrey Konovalov discovered that the SCTP implementation in the Linux
kernel improperly handled validation of incoming data. 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 14.04 LTS:
To update your system, please follow these instructions:
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