=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2562-1
April 08, 2015

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

Details:

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)

An integer overflow was discovered in the stack randomization feature of
the Linux kernel on 64 bit platforms. A local attacker could exploit this
flaw to bypass the Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR) mitigation
mechanism. (CVE-2015-1593)

An information leak was discovered in the Linux kernel's handling of
userspace configuration of the link layer control (LLC). A local user could
exploit this flaw to read data from other sysctl settings. (CVE-2015-2041)

An information leak was discovered in how the Linux kernel handles setting
the Reliable Datagram Sockets (RDS) settings. A local user could exploit
this flaw to read data from other sysctl settings. (CVE-2015-2042)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  linux-image-3.13.0-49-generic   3.13.0-49.81~precise1
  linux-image-3.13.0-49-generic-lpae  3.13.0-49.81~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. 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:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2562-1
  CVE-2015-1421, CVE-2015-1465, CVE-2015-1593, CVE-2015-2041,
  CVE-2015-2042

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-lts-trusty/3.13.0-49.81~precise1


Ubuntu 2562-1: Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities

April 8, 2015
Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: linux-image-3.13.0-49-generic 3.13.0-49.81~precise1 linux-image-3.13.0-49-generic-lpae 3.13.0-49.81~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. 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

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2562-1

CVE-2015-1421, CVE-2015-1465, CVE-2015-1593, CVE-2015-2041,

CVE-2015-2042

Severity
April 08, 2015

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-lts-trusty/3.13.0-49.81~precise1

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