USN-3151-3: Linux kernel (Qualcomm Snapdragon) vulnerability

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3151-3

5th December, 2016

linux-snapdragon vulnerability

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

• Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Summary

The system could be made to crash or run programs as an administrator.

Software description

• linux-snapdragon
  - Linux kernel for Snapdragon Processors
  
  

Details

Philip Pettersson discovered a race condition in the af_packet
implementation in the Linux kernel. A local unprivileged attacker could use
this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or run arbitrary code with
administrative privileges.

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: