USN-2890-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Releases

• Ubuntu 15.10

Packages

• linux - Linux kernel

Details

It was discovered that a use-after-free vulnerability existed in the
AF_UNIX implementation in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use
crafted epoll_ctl calls to cause a denial of service (system crash) or
expose sensitive information. (CVE-2013-7446)

It was discovered that the KVM implementation in the Linux kernel did not
properly restore the values of the Programmable Interrupt Timer (PIT). A
user-assisted attacker in a KVM guest could cause a denial of service in
the host (system crash). (CVE-2015-7513)

It was discovered that the Linux kernel keyring subsystem contained a race
between read and revoke operations. A local attacker could use this to
cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2015-7550)

Sasha Levin discovered that the Reliable Datagram Sockets (RDS)
implementation in the Linux kernel had a race condition when checking
whether a socket was bound or not. A local attacker could use this to cause
a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2015-7990)

It was discovered that the Btrfs implementation in the Linux kernel
incorrectly handled compressed inline extants on truncation. A local
attacker could use this to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2015-8374)

郭永刚 discovered that the Linux kernel networking implementation did
not validate protocol identifiers for certain protocol families, A local
attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or
possibly gain administrative privileges. (CVE-2015-8543)

Dmitry Vyukov discovered that the pptp implementation in the Linux kernel
did not verify an address length when setting up a socket. A local attacker
could use this to craft an application that exposed sensitive information
from kernel memory. (CVE-2015-8569)

David Miller discovered that the Bluetooth implementation in the Linux
kernel did not properly validate the socket address length for Synchronous
Connection-Oriented (SCO) sockets. A local attacker could use this to
expose sensitive information. (CVE-2015-8575)

It was discovered that the netfilter Network Address Translation (NAT)
implementation did not ensure that data structures were initialized when
handling IPv4 addresses. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of
service (system crash). (CVE-2015-8787)

Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 15.10

• linux-image-4.2.0-27-lowlatency - 4.2.0-27.32
• linux-image-4.2.0-27-generic-lpae - 4.2.0-27.32
• linux-image-4.2.0-27-powerpc-e500mc - 4.2.0-27.32
• linux-image-4.2.0-27-powerpc64-emb - 4.2.0-27.32
• linux-image-4.2.0-27-powerpc-smp - 4.2.0-27.32
• linux-image-4.2.0-27-powerpc64-smp - 4.2.0-27.32
• linux-image-4.2.0-27-generic - 4.2.0-27.32

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

• CVE-2013-7446
• CVE-2015-7513
• CVE-2015-7550
• CVE-2015-7990
• CVE-2015-8374
• CVE-2015-8543
• CVE-2015-8569
• CVE-2015-8575
• CVE-2015-8787

Related notices

• USN-2889-2: linux-image-3.19.0-49-powerpc-smp, linux-image-3.19.0-49-generic, linux-image-extra-3.19.0-49-generic, linux-lts-vivid, linux-image-3.19.0-49-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-3.19.0-49-powerpc-e500mc, linux-image-3.19.0-49-lowlatency, linux-image-3.19.0-49-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-3.19.0-49-generic-lpae
• USN-2887-2: linux-image-3.13.0-77-generic, linux-lts-trusty, linux-image-3.13.0-77-generic-lpae
• USN-2887-1: linux-image-3.13.0-77-generic, linux-image-3.13.0-77-lowlatency, linux-image-3.13.0-77-powerpc-smp, linux-image-3.13.0-77-powerpc-e500mc, linux-image-3.13.0-77-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-3.13.0-77-generic-lpae, linux-image-3.13.0-77-powerpc64-emb, linux, linux-image-3.13.0-77-powerpc-e500, linux-image-extra-3.13.0-77-generic
• USN-2890-2: linux-image-4.2.0-27-generic-lpae, linux-lts-wily, linux-image-4.2.0-27-powerpc-e500mc, linux-image-extra-4.2.0-27-generic, linux-image-4.2.0-27-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-4.2.0-27-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-4.2.0-27-powerpc-smp, linux-image-4.2.0-27-generic, linux-image-4.2.0-27-lowlatency
• USN-2886-2: linux-ti-omap4, linux-image-3.2.0-1476-omap4
• USN-2886-1: linux-image-3.2.0-98-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-3.2.0-98-powerpc-smp, linux-image-3.2.0-98-virtual, linux-image-3.2.0-98-omap, linux-image-3.2.0-98-generic-pae, linux-image-3.2.0-98-generic, linux, linux-image-3.2.0-98-highbank
• USN-2888-1: linux-image-3.16.0-60-generic, linux-image-3.16.0-60-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-3.16.0-60-lowlatency, linux-image-extra-3.16.0-60-generic, linux-lts-utopic, linux-image-3.16.0-60-powerpc-smp, linux-image-3.16.0-60-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-3.16.0-60-powerpc-e500mc, linux-image-3.16.0-60-generic-lpae
• USN-2889-1: linux-image-3.19.0-49-powerpc-smp, linux-image-3.19.0-49-generic, linux-image-3.19.0-49-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-3.19.0-49-powerpc-e500mc, linux, linux-image-3.19.0-49-lowlatency, linux-image-3.19.0-49-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-3.19.0-49-generic-lpae
• USN-2890-3: linux-image-4.2.0-1022-raspi2, linux-raspi2
• USN-2911-1: linux-image-3.2.0-99-omap, linux-image-3.2.0-99-powerpc-smp, linux-image-3.2.0-99-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-3.2.0-99-virtual, linux, linux-image-3.2.0-99-highbank, linux-image-3.2.0-99-generic, linux-image-3.2.0-99-generic-pae
• USN-2910-1: linux-image-extra-3.19.0-51-generic, linux-lts-vivid, linux-image-3.19.0-51-generic-lpae, linux-image-3.19.0-51-powerpc64-smp, linux-image-3.19.0-51-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-3.19.0-51-lowlatency, linux-image-3.19.0-51-generic, linux-image-3.19.0-51-powerpc-smp, linux-image-3.19.0-51-powerpc-e500mc
• USN-2907-1: linux-image-3.13.0-79-powerpc-smp, linux-image-3.13.0-79-generic-lpae, linux-image-3.13.0-79-powerpc-e500mc, linux-image-3.13.0-79-powerpc-e500, linux, linux-image-3.13.0-79-lowlatency, linux-image-extra-3.13.0-79-generic, linux-image-3.13.0-79-powerpc64-emb, linux-image-3.13.0-79-generic, linux-image-3.13.0-79-powerpc64-smp
• USN-2907-2: linux-lts-trusty, linux-image-3.13.0-79-generic-lpae, linux-image-3.13.0-79-generic
• USN-2911-2: linux-ti-omap4, linux-image-3.2.0-1477-omap4