USN-3167-2: Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities

Releases

• Ubuntu 12.04

Packages

• linux-ti-omap4 - Linux kernel for OMAP4

Details

Dmitry Vyukov discovered that the KVM implementation in the Linux kernel
did not properly initialize the Code Segment (CS) in certain error cases. A
local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information (kernel
memory). (CVE-2016-9756)

Baozeng Ding discovered a race condition that could lead to a use-after-
free in the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) subsystem of the Linux
kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service
(system crash). (CVE-2016-9794)

Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 12.04

• linux-image-omap4 - 3.2.0.1498.93
• linux-image-3.2.0-1498-omap4 - 3.2.0-1498.125

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.

ATTENTION: Due to an unavoidable ABI change the kernel updates have
been given a new version number, which requires you to recompile and
reinstall all third party kernel modules you might have installed.
Unless you manually uninstalled the standard kernel metapackages
(e.g. linux-generic, linux-generic-lts-RELEASE, linux-virtual,
linux-powerpc), a standard system upgrade will automatically perform
this as well.

References

• CVE-2016-9756
• CVE-2016-9794

Related notices

• USN-3168-2: linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-trusty, linux-image-3.13.0-107-generic, linux-image-3.13.0-107-generic-lpae, linux-lts-trusty, linux-image-generic-lts-trusty
• USN-3168-1: linux-image-extra-3.13.0-107-generic, linux-image-3.13.0-107-powerpc64-emb, linux, linux-image-3.13.0-107-powerpc-e500mc, linux-image-3.13.0-107-generic, linux-image-3.13.0-107-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-3.13.0-107-generic-lpae, linux-image-3.13.0-107-powerpc-e500, linux-image-3.13.0-107-lowlatency, linux-image-3.13.0-107-powerpc-smp
• USN-3169-2: linux-image-4.4.0-59-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-4.4.0-59-generic-lpae, linux-image-4.4.0-59-powerpc-e500mc, linux-lts-xenial, linux-image-4.4.0-59-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-4.4.0-59-generic, linux-image-4.4.0-59-powerpc-smp, linux-image-extra-4.4.0-59-generic, linux-image-4.4.0-59-lowlatency
• USN-3169-1: linux-image-4.4.0-59-powerpc64-emb, linux, linux-image-4.4.0-59-generic-lpae, linux-image-4.4.0-59-powerpc-e500mc, linux-image-4.4.0-59-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-4.4.0-59-generic, linux-image-4.4.0-59-powerpc-smp, linux-image-extra-4.4.0-59-generic, linux-image-4.4.0-59-lowlatency
• USN-3170-1: linux-image-4.8.0-34-powerpc64-emb, linux, linux-image-powerpc-e500mc, linux-image-lowlatency, linux-image-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-4.8.0-34-lowlatency, linux-image-4.8.0-34-powerpc-e500mc, linux-image-generic, linux-image-generic-lpae, linux-image-4.8.0-34-generic, linux-image-powerpc-smp, linux-image-4.8.0-34-generic-lpae, linux-image-4.8.0-34-powerpc-smp
• USN-3167-1: linux-image-3.2.0-120-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-virtual, linux-image-3.2.0-120-generic, linux-image-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-3.2.0-120-omap, linux-image-3.2.0-120-virtual, linux, linux-image-3.2.0-120-powerpc-smp, linux-image-3.2.0-120-generic-pae, linux-image-3.2.0-120-highbank, linux-image-powerpc-smp, linux-image-generic, linux-image-highbank, linux-image-omap, linux-image-generic-pae
• USN-3169-3: linux-image-4.4.0-1040-raspi2, linux-raspi2
• USN-3169-4: linux-image-4.4.0-1044-snapdragon, linux-snapdragon