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Ubuntu: USN-3313-2: Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerability

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Ubuntu: USN-3313-2: Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerability

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
06/07/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
12/20/2017
Modified
08/26/2021

Description

USN-3313-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 16.10. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux Hardware Enablement (HWE) kernel from Ubuntu 16.10 for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.

It was discovered that a buffer overflow existed in the trace subsystem in the Linux kernel. A privileged local attacker could use this to execute arbitrary code.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-8-0-54-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-8-0-54-generic-lpae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-8-0-54-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-hwe-16-04
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-16-04
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16-04

References

  • USN-3312-1
  • USN-3312-2
  • USN-3313-1
  • USN-3313-2
  • USN-3314-1
  • USN-3343-1
  • USN-3343-2
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