USN-2545-1: Linux kernel (Utopic HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2545-1
24th March, 2015
linux-lts-utopic vulnerabilities
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary
Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.
Software description
- linux-lts-utopic - Linux hardware enablement kernel from Utopic
Details
A flaw was discovered in the automatic loading of modules in the crypto
subsystem of the Linux kernel. A local user could exploit this flaw to load
installed kernel modules, increasing the attack surface and potentially
using this to gain administrative privileges. (CVE-2013-7421)
A flaw was discovered in the crypto subsystem when screening module names
for automatic module loading if the name contained a valid crypto module
name, eg. vfat(aes). A local user could exploit this flaw to load installed
kernel modules, increasing the attack surface and potentially using this to
gain administrative privileges. (CVE-2014-9644)
Sun Baoliang discovered a use after free flaw in the Linux kernel's SCTP
(Stream Control Transmission Protocol) subsystem during INIT collisions. A
remote attacker could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service
(system crash) or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.
(CVE-2015-1421)
Marcelo Leitner discovered a flaw in the Linux kernel's routing of packets
to too many different dsts/too fast. A remote attacker can exploit this
flaw to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2015-1465)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version:
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
- linux-image-3.16.0-33-powerpc-e500mc 3.16.0-33.44~14.04.1
- linux-image-3.16.0-33-powerpc-smp 3.16.0-33.44~14.04.1
- linux-image-3.16.0-33-powerpc64-emb 3.16.0-33.44~14.04.1
- linux-image-3.16.0-33-powerpc64-smp 3.16.0-33.44~14.04.1
- linux-image-3.16.0-33-lowlatency 3.16.0-33.44~14.04.1
- linux-image-3.16.0-33-generic 3.16.0-33.44~14.04.1
- linux-image-3.16.0-33-generic-lpae 3.16.0-33.44~14.04.1
To update your system, please follow these instructions: http://ift.tt/17VXqjU.
After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.
ATTENTION: Due to an unavoidable ABI change the kernel updates have
been given a new version number, which requires you to recompile and
reinstall all third party kernel modules you might have installed. If
you use linux-restricted-modules, you have to update that package as
well to get modules which work with the new kernel version. Unless you
manually uninstalled the standard kernel metapackages (e.g. linux-generic,
linux-server, linux-powerpc), a standard system upgrade will automatically
perform this as well.
References
CVE-2013-7421, CVE-2014-9644, CVE-2015-1421, CVE-2015-1465
from Ubuntu Security Notices http://ift.tt/1xZRm3m