USN-3145-2: Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3145-2

30th November, 2016

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 for Precise
  
  

Details

USN-3145-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu
14.04 LTS. This update provides the corresponding updates for the
Linux Hardware Enablement (HWE) kernel from Ubuntu 14.04 LTS for
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS.

Marco Grassi discovered that the driver for Areca RAID Controllers in the
Linux kernel did not properly validate control messages. A local attacker
could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly gain
privileges. ()

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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