Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3150-2
5th December, 2016
linux-ti-omap4 vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
derivatives:
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Summary
The system could be made to crash or run programs as an administrator.
Software description
- linux-ti-omap4
- Linux kernel for OMAP4
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 12.04 LTS:
To update your system, please follow these instructions:
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