USN-2637-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
10 June 2015
Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.
Releases
Packages
- linux - Linux kernel
Details
Xiong Zhou discovered a bug in the way the EXT4 filesystem handles
fallocate zero range functionality when the page size is greater than the
block size. A local attacker could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of
service (system crash). (CVE-2015-0275)
Wen Xu discovered a use-after-free flaw in the Linux kernel's ipv4 ping
support. A local user could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service
(system crash) or gain administrative privileges on the system.
(CVE-2015-3636)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 14.10
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linux-image-3.16.0-39-lowlatency
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3.16.0-39.53
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linux-image-3.16.0-39-powerpc64-smp
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3.16.0-39.53
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linux-image-3.16.0-39-generic
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3.16.0-39.53
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linux-image-3.16.0-39-powerpc-smp
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3.16.0-39.53
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linux-image-3.16.0-39-powerpc-e500mc
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3.16.0-39.53
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linux-image-3.16.0-39-generic-lpae
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3.16.0-39.53
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linux-image-3.16.0-39-powerpc64-emb
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3.16.0-39.53
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. If
you use linux-restricted-modules, you have to update that package as
well to get modules which work with the new kernel version. Unless you
manually uninstalled the standard kernel metapackages (e.g. linux-generic,
linux-server, linux-powerpc), a standard system upgrade will automatically
perform this as well.