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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2016-4951): Linux kernel (Vivid HWE) vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2016-4951): Linux kernel (Vivid HWE) 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
06/27/2016
Modified
09/12/2020

Description

The tipc_nl_publ_dump function in net/tipc/socket.c in the Linux kernel through 4.6 does not verify socket existence, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a dumpit operation.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-19-0-64-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-19-0-64-generic-lpae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-19-0-64-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-19-0-64-powerpc-e500mc
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-19-0-64-powerpc-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-19-0-64-powerpc64-emb
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-19-0-64-powerpc64-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-2-0-1033-raspi2
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-2-0-41-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-2-0-41-generic-lpae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-2-0-41-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-2-0-41-powerpc-e500mc
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-2-0-41-powerpc-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-2-0-41-powerpc64-emb
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-2-0-41-powerpc64-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-1016-raspi2
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-1019-snapdragon
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-28-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-28-generic-lpae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-28-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-28-powerpc-e500mc
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-28-powerpc-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-28-powerpc64-emb
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-28-powerpc64-smp

References

  • USN-3016-1
  • USN-3016-2
  • USN-3016-3
  • USN-3016-4
  • USN-3017-1
  • USN-3017-2
  • USN-3017-3
  • USN-3018-1
  • USN-3018-2
  • USN-3019-1
  • USN-3020-1
  • USN-3021-1
  • USN-3021-2
  • USN-3338-1
  • CVE-2016-4951
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