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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2016-3961): Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2016-3961): Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
04/15/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
06/10/2016
Modified
08/24/2021

Description

Xen and the Linux kernel through 4.5.x do not properly suppress hugetlbfs support in x86 PV guests, which allows local PV guest OS users to cause a denial of service (guest OS crash) by attempting to access a hugetlbfs mapped area.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-101-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-101-generic-lpae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-101-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-101-powerpc-e500
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-101-powerpc-e500mc
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-101-powerpc-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-101-powerpc64-emb
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-101-powerpc64-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-19-0-61-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-19-0-61-generic-lpae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-19-0-61-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-19-0-61-powerpc-e500mc
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-19-0-61-powerpc-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-19-0-61-powerpc64-emb
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-19-0-61-powerpc64-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-107-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-107-generic-pae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-107-highbank
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-107-omap
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-107-powerpc-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-107-powerpc64-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-107-virtual
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-1485-omap4
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-2-0-1031-raspi2
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-2-0-38-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-2-0-38-generic-lpae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-2-0-38-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-2-0-38-powerpc-e500mc
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-2-0-38-powerpc-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-2-0-38-powerpc64-emb
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-2-0-38-powerpc64-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-1012-raspi2
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-24-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-24-generic-lpae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-24-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-24-powerpc-e500mc
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-24-powerpc-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-24-powerpc64-emb
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-24-powerpc64-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-trusty
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lts-trusty

References

  • USN-3001-1
  • USN-3002-1
  • USN-3003-1
  • USN-3004-1
  • USN-3005-1
  • USN-3006-1
  • USN-3007-1
  • USN-3049-1
  • USN-3050-1
  • USN-3126-1
  • USN-3126-2
  • USN-3127-1
  • USN-3127-2
  • USN-3128-1
  • USN-3128-2
  • USN-3128-3
  • USN-3129-1
  • USN-3129-2
  • USN-3161-3
  • DLA-516-1
  • DSA-3607
  • 86068
  • 1035569
  • CVE-2016-3961
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