USN-3147-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3147-1

30th November, 2016

linux 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
  - Linux kernel
  
  

Details

Andreas Gruenbacher and Jan Kara discovered that the filesystem
implementation in the Linux kernel did not clear the setgid bit during a
setxattr call. A local attacker could use this to possibly elevate group
privileges. ()

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-2016-7425