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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2016-4470): Linux kernel (Qualcomm Snapdragon) vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2016-4470): Linux kernel (Qualcomm Snapdragon) vulnerabilities

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
06/27/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
07/01/2017
Modified
09/12/2020

Description

The key_reject_and_link function in security/keys/key.c in the Linux kernel through 4.6.3 does not ensure that a certain data structure is initialized, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via vectors involving a crafted keyctl request2 command.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-93-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-93-generic-lpae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-93-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-93-powerpc-e500
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-93-powerpc-e500mc
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-93-powerpc-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-93-powerpc64-emb
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-93-powerpc64-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-19-0-66-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-19-0-66-generic-lpae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-19-0-66-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-19-0-66-powerpc-e500mc
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-19-0-66-powerpc-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-19-0-66-powerpc64-emb
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-19-0-66-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-4-4-0-1019-raspi2
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-1022-snapdragon
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-34-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-34-generic-lpae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-34-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-34-powerpc-e500mc
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-34-powerpc-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-34-powerpc64-emb
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-34-powerpc64-smp

References

  • USN-2930-1
  • USN-2930-2
  • USN-2930-3
  • USN-3049-1
  • USN-3050-1
  • USN-3051-1
  • USN-3052-1
  • USN-3053-1
  • USN-3054-1
  • USN-3055-1
  • USN-3056-1
  • USN-3057-1
  • DLA-609-1
  • DSA-3607
  • CVE-2016-4470
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