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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2016-4794): Linux kernel (Qualcomm Snapdragon) vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2016-4794): Linux kernel (Qualcomm Snapdragon) vulnerabilities

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
05/23/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
07/01/2017
Modified
09/12/2020

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in mm/percpu.c in the Linux kernel through 4.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (BUG) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted use of the mmap and bpf system calls.

Solution(s)

  • 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-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
  • RHSA-2016:2574
  • RHSA-2016:2584
  • 90625
  • CVE-2016-4794
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