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Advisory Published

USN-3190-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

First published: Fri Feb 03 2017(Updated: )

Mikulas Patocka discovered that the asynchronous multibuffer cryptographic daemon (mcryptd) in the Linux kernel did not properly handle being invoked with incompatible algorithms. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2016-10147) It was discovered that a use-after-free existed in the KVM susbsystem of the Linux kernel when creating devices. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2016-10150) Qidan He discovered that the ICMP implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly check the size of an ICMP header. A local attacker with CAP_NET_ADMIN could use this to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2016-8399) Qian Zhang discovered a heap-based buffer overflow in the tipc_msg_build() function in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges. (CVE-2016-8632) Dmitry Vyukov discovered that the KVM implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly restrict the VCPU index when I/O APIC is enabled, An attacker in a guest VM could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly gain privileges in the host OS. (CVE-2016-9777)

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
All of
ubuntu/linux-image-4.8.0-37-powerpc64-emb<4.8.0-37.39
4.8.0-37.39
=16.10
All of
ubuntu/linux-image-powerpc-smp<4.8.0.37.46
4.8.0.37.46
=16.10
All of
ubuntu/linux-image-powerpc-e500mc<4.8.0.37.46
4.8.0.37.46
=16.10
All of
ubuntu/linux-image-4.8.0-37-generic<4.8.0-37.39
4.8.0-37.39
=16.10
All of
ubuntu/linux-image-generic<4.8.0.37.46
4.8.0.37.46
=16.10
All of
ubuntu/linux-image-4.8.0-37-powerpc-e500mc<4.8.0-37.39
4.8.0-37.39
=16.10
All of
ubuntu/linux-image-lowlatency<4.8.0.37.46
4.8.0.37.46
=16.10
All of
ubuntu/linux-image-4.8.0-37-lowlatency<4.8.0-37.39
4.8.0-37.39
=16.10
All of
ubuntu/linux-image-generic-lpae<4.8.0.37.46
4.8.0.37.46
=16.10
All of
ubuntu/linux-image-4.8.0-37-powerpc-smp<4.8.0-37.39
4.8.0-37.39
=16.10
All of
ubuntu/linux-image-4.8.0-37-generic-lpae<4.8.0-37.39
4.8.0-37.39
=16.10
All of
ubuntu/linux-image-powerpc64-emb<4.8.0.37.46
4.8.0.37.46
=16.10

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of USN-3190-1?

    The severity of USN-3190-1 is not mentioned in the description.

  • How does the Linux kernel vulnerability (CVE-2016-10147) affect the system?

    The CVE-2016-10147 vulnerability in the Linux kernel could be exploited by a local attacker to cause a denial of service (system crash).

  • Which versions of Ubuntu are affected by this vulnerability (CVE-2016-10150)?

    The vulnerability (CVE-2016-10150) affects Ubuntu 16.10.

  • How can I fix the Linux kernel vulnerability?

    To fix the Linux kernel vulnerability, update the Linux kernel packages to version 4.8.0-37.39 or later.

  • Where can I find more information about the Linux kernel vulnerabilities?

    You can find more information about the Linux kernel vulnerabilities on the Ubuntu Security Notices website.

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