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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2016-1575): Linux kernel (Vivid HWE) regression

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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2016-1575): Linux kernel (Vivid HWE) regression

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
02/27/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
02/27/2016
Modified
04/25/2018

Description

The overlayfs implementation in the Linux kernel through 4.5.2 does not properly maintain POSIX ACL xattr data, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging a group-writable setgid directory.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-79-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-79-generic-lpae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-79-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-79-powerpc-e500
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-79-powerpc-e500mc
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-79-powerpc-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-79-powerpc64-emb
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-79-powerpc64-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-16-0-62-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-16-0-62-generic-lpae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-16-0-62-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-16-0-62-powerpc-e500mc
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-16-0-62-powerpc-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-16-0-62-powerpc64-emb
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-16-0-62-powerpc64-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-19-0-51-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-19-0-51-generic-lpae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-19-0-51-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-19-0-51-powerpc-e500mc
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-19-0-51-powerpc-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-19-0-51-powerpc64-emb
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-19-0-51-powerpc64-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-2-0-1025-raspi2
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-2-0-30-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-2-0-30-generic-lpae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-2-0-30-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-2-0-30-powerpc-e500mc
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-2-0-30-powerpc-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-2-0-30-powerpc64-emb
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-2-0-30-powerpc64-smp

References

  • USN-2907-1
  • USN-2907-2
  • USN-2908-1
  • USN-2908-2
  • USN-2908-3
  • USN-2908-4
  • USN-2908-5
  • USN-2909-1
  • USN-2909-2
  • USN-2910-1
  • USN-2910-2
  • CVE-2016-1575
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