USN-2826-1: Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2826-1

3rd December, 2015

linux-lts-trusty 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-lts-trusty
  - Linux hardware enablement kernel from Trusty
  
  

Details

It was discovered that the SCTP protocol implementation in the Linux kernel
performed an incorrect sequence of protocol-initialization steps. A local
attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash).
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Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:

To update your system, please follow these instructions:
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CVE-2015-7872