linux vulnerability

23 May 2015

linux vulnerability

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

• Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary

The system could be made to crash under certain conditions.

Software Description

• linux - Linux kernel

Details

A flaw was discovered in the Linux kernel’s IPv4 networking when using TCP fast open to initiate a connection. An unprivileged local user could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service (system crash).

Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

linux-image-3.13.0-53-generic - 3.13.0-53.89

linux-image-3.13.0-53-generic-lpae - 3.13.0-53.89

linux-image-3.13.0-53-lowlatency - 3.13.0-53.89

linux-image-3.13.0-53-powerpc-e500 - 3.13.0-53.89

linux-image-3.13.0-53-powerpc-e500mc - 3.13.0-53.89

linux-image-3.13.0-53-powerpc-smp - 3.13.0-53.89

linux-image-3.13.0-53-powerpc64-emb - 3.13.0-53.89

linux-image-3.13.0-53-powerpc64-smp - 3.13.0-53.89

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.

References

• CVE-2015-3332