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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2016-7097): Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2016-7097): Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Published
10/16/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
12/01/2016
Modified
08/25/2021

Description

The filesystem implementation in the Linux kernel through 4.8.2 preserves the setgid bit during a setxattr call, which allows local users to gain group privileges by leveraging the existence of a setgid program with restrictions on execute permissions.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-132-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-132-generic-lpae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-132-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-132-powerpc-e500
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-132-powerpc-e500mc
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-132-powerpc-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-132-powerpc64-emb
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-132-powerpc64-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-1038-raspi2
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-1042-snapdragon
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-51-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-51-generic-lpae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-51-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-51-powerpc-e500mc
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-51-powerpc-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-51-powerpc64-emb
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-51-powerpc64-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-8-0-1021-raspi2
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-8-0-28-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-8-0-28-generic-lpae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-8-0-28-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-8-0-28-powerpc-e500mc
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-8-0-28-powerpc-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-8-0-28-powerpc64-emb
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lpae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-trusty
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-xenial
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lts-trusty
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lts-xenial
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenial
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc-e500
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc-e500mc
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-xenial
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-xenial
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc64-emb
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-xenial
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc64-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-xenial
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-raspi2
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-snapdragon
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-virtual-lts-xenial

References

  • USN-3146-1
  • USN-3146-2
  • USN-3147-1
  • USN-3161-3
  • USN-3161-4
  • USN-3162-2
  • USN-3208-1
  • USN-3208-2
  • USN-3265-1
  • USN-3265-2
  • USN-3291-1
  • USN-3291-2
  • USN-3291-3
  • USN-3293-1
  • USN-3312-1
  • USN-3312-2
  • USN-3314-1
  • USN-3361-1
  • USN-3405-1
  • USN-3405-2
  • USN-3419-1
  • USN-3419-2
  • USN-3420-1
  • USN-3420-2
  • USN-3422-1
  • USN-3422-2
  • USN-3423-1
  • RHSA-2017:0817
  • RHSA-2017:1842
  • RHSA-2017:2077
  • RHSA-2017:2669
  • 92659
  • 1038201
  • CVE-2016-7097
  • DLA-772-1
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