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Posted on 23 June 2015
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2646-2
June 21, 2015
linux regression
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 14.10
Summary:
The system could be made to crash under certain conditions.
Software Description:
- linux: Linux kernel
Details:
The Fix for CVE-2015-1328 introduced a regression into the Linux kernel's
overlayfs file system. The removal of a directory that only exists on the
lower layer results in a kernel panic.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory details:
Philip Pettersson discovered a privilege escalation when using overlayfs
mounts inside of user namespaces. A local user could exploit this flaw to
gain administrative privileges on the system.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 14.10:
linux-image-3.16.0-41-generic 3.16.0-41.57
linux-image-3.16.0-41-generic-lpae 3.16.0-41.57
linux-image-3.16.0-41-lowlatency 3.16.0-41.57
linux-image-3.16.0-41-powerpc-e500mc 3.16.0-41.57
linux-image-3.16.0-41-powerpc-smp 3.16.0-41.57
linux-image-3.16.0-41-powerpc64-emb 3.16.0-41.57
linux-image-3.16.0-41-powerpc64-smp 3.16.0-41.57
After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.
References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2646-2
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2646-1
http://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1465998
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/3.16.0-41.57
