vulnerability
Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2016-9685): Linux kernel vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Dec 28, 2016 | Feb 4, 2017 | Apr 14, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Dec 28, 2016
Added
Feb 4, 2017
Modified
Apr 14, 2025
Description
Andrey Konovalov discovered that the SCTP implementation in the Linux
kernel improperly handled validation of incoming data. A remote attacker
could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2016-9555)
It was discovered that multiple memory leaks existed in the XFS
implementation in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to
cause a denial of service (memory consumption). (CVE-2016-9685)
Solution(s)
ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-121-genericubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-121-generic-paeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-121-highbankubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-121-omapubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-121-powerpc-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-121-powerpc64-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-121-virtualubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-1499-omap4ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-genericubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-paeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-highbankubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-omapubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-omap4ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc64-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-virtual
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