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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2015-8767): Linux kernel vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2015-8767): Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
02/07/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
03/22/2016
Modified
12/23/2024

Description

net/sctp/sm_sideeffect.c in the Linux kernel before 4.3 does not properly manage the relationship between a lock and a socket, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (deadlock) via a crafted sctp_accept call.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-96-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-96-generic-lpae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-96-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-96-powerpc-e500
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-96-powerpc-e500mc
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-96-powerpc-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-96-powerpc64-emb
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-96-powerpc64-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-16-0-67-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-16-0-67-generic-lpae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-16-0-67-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-16-0-67-powerpc-e500mc
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-16-0-67-powerpc-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-16-0-67-powerpc64-emb
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-16-0-67-powerpc64-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-19-0-56-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-19-0-56-generic-lpae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-19-0-56-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-19-0-56-powerpc-e500mc
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-19-0-56-powerpc-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-19-0-56-powerpc64-emb
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-19-0-56-powerpc64-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-102-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-102-generic-pae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-102-highbank
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-102-omap
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-102-powerpc-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-102-powerpc64-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-102-virtual
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-1480-omap4
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-2-0-1027-raspi2
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-2-0-34-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-2-0-34-generic-lpae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-2-0-34-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-2-0-34-powerpc-e500mc
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-2-0-34-powerpc-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-2-0-34-powerpc64-emb
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-2-0-34-powerpc64-smp

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