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USN-2599-2

USN-2599-2 · linux-lts-utopic vulnerability

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USN-2599-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel, however an unrelated regression in the auditing of some path names was introduced. Due to the regression the system could crash under certain conditions. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: A race condition between chown() and execve() was discovered in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could exploit this race by using chown on a setuid-user-binary to gain administrative privileges.

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Stack: system

Affected products and versions

  • linux-lts-utopic Ubuntu:14.04:LTS

    Versions
    • 3.16.0-25.33~14.04.2
    • 3.16.0-26.35~14.04.1
    • 3.16.0-28.37~14.04.1
    • 3.16.0-28.38~14.04.1
    • 3.16.0-29.39~14.04.1
    • 3.16.0-30.40~14.04.1
    • 3.16.0-31.41~14.04.1
    • 3.16.0-31.43~14.04.1
    • 3.16.0-33.44~14.04.1
    • 3.16.0-34.45~14.04.1
    • 3.16.0-34.47~14.04.1
    • 3.16.0-36.48~14.04.1
    • 3.16.0-37.49~14.04.1
    Affected ranges
    • ECOSYSTEM: < 3.16.0-37.51~14.04.1

    Update to 3.16.0-37.51~14.04.1

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