USN-3633-1: Linux kernel (Intel Euclid) vulnerability

24 April 2018

linux-euclid vulnerability

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

Summary

The system could be made to crash or run programs as an administrator.

Software Description

• linux-euclid - Linux kernel for Intel Euclid systems

Details

Jann Horn discovered that the Berkeley Packet Filter (BPF) implementation in the Linux kernel improperly performed sign extension in some situations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-16995)

Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

linux-image-4.4.0-9026-euclid - 4.4.0-9026.28

linux-image-euclid - 4.4.0.9026.27

To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.

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

from Ubuntu Security Notices https://ift.tt/2HX1lmS