Ubuntu 16.04 patch for raspberry pi 2 fixes 8 vulnerabilities
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Canonical has released a new security advisory to inform the entire Ubuntu community that a kernel update is now available for Raspberry Pi 2 version of Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus), a patch that fixes some eight vulnerabilities discovered in desktop and server core packages.
More security for Ubuntu 16.04 from Raspberry Pi 2
This report details what are some of the vulnerabilities that this patch fixes, such as the failure to implement TCP, a problem with the MIC VOP drivers of the Linux kernel, as well as the USB HID driver stack overflow..
In addition to fixing a major vulnerability in the MIC VOP driver that compromises sensitive memory data, the patch also addresses some minor issues with PowerPC platforms, various OverlayFS file system bugs, and some issues with the USB kernel driver. airspy, which is not working properly.
Canonical urges all Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) users for Raspberry Pi 2 to update the kernel packages of the new version, which is named: linux-image-4.4.0-1021-raspi2 (4.4.0 -1021.27), as soon as possible. The patched kernel is now available in the stable repositories.
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To perform this update, you can use the Terminal or the Synaptic Package Manager application to make the task easier.
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