========================================================================= Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3051-1 August 10, 2016 linux-lts-trusty vulnerabilities ========================================================================= A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the kernel. Software Description: - linux-lts-trusty: Linux hardware enablement kernel from Trusty for Prec ise Details: It was discovered that the keyring implementation in the Linux kernel did not ensure a data structure was initialized before referencing it after a n error condition occurred. A local attacker could use this to cause a deni al of service (system crash). (CVE-2016-4470) Kangjie Lu discovered an information leak in the netlink implementation o f the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory. (CVE-2016-5243) Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: linux-image-3.13.0-93-generic 3.13.0-93.140~precise1 linux-image-3.13.0-93-generic-lpae 3.13.0-93.140~precise1 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. Unless you manually uninstalled the standard kernel metapackages (e.g. linux-generic, linux-generic-lts-RELEASE, linux-virtual, linux-powerpc), a standard system upgrade will automatically perform this as well. References: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3051-1 CVE-2016-4470, CVE-2016-5243 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-lts-trusty/3.13.0-93.140~pre cise1