Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2530-1
12th March, 2015
linux vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
derivatives:
- Ubuntu 14.10
Summary
The system could be made to crash or run programs as an administrator.
Software description
- linux
– Linux kernel
Details
It was discovered that the Linux kernel’s Infiniband subsystem did not
properly sanitize its input parameters while registering memory regions
from userspace. A local user could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of
service (system crash) or to potentially gain administrative privileges.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package version:
- Ubuntu 14.10:
-
linux-image-3.16.0-31-powerpc64-smp
3.16.0-31.43
-
linux-image-3.16.0-31-generic
3.16.0-31.43
-
linux-image-3.16.0-31-powerpc64-emb
3.16.0-31.43
-
linux-image-3.16.0-31-powerpc-smp
3.16.0-31.43
-
linux-image-3.16.0-31-generic-lpae
3.16.0-31.43
-
linux-image-3.16.0-31-lowlatency
3.16.0-31.43
-
linux-image-3.16.0-31-powerpc-e500mc
3.16.0-31.43
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.