Updated kernel-linus packages fixes security vulnerabilities

This kernel-linus update is based on upstream 4.4.55 and fixes at least the following security issues: Race condition in drivers/tty/nhdlc.c in the Linux kernel through 4.10.1 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service double free by setting the HDLC line discipline...

Linux kernel local denial of service vulnerability (CNVD-2017-02606)

The Linux kernel is the kernel used by the operating system Linux, released by the Linux Foundation in the United States. A security vulnerability exists in the ipcmsgrecvchecksum function in the net/ipv4/ipsockglue.c file in versions of Linux kernel prior to 4.10.1. A local attacker can exploit...

CVE-2017-6347

The ipcmsgrecvchecksum function in net/ipv4/ipsockglue.c in the Linux kernel before 4.10.1 has incorrect expectations about skb data layout, which allows local users to cause a denial of service buffer over-read or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted system calls, as demonstrated b...

CVE-2017-6347

The CVE-2017-6347 entry describes a vulnerability in the Linux kernel (net/ipv4/ip_sockglue.c: ip_cmsg_recv_checksum) when built before version 4.10.1. The flaw arises from incorrect assumptions about skb data layout, allowing a local attacker to trigger a denial of service via a buffer over-read...

CVE-2017-6347

The ipcmsgrecvchecksum function in net/ipv4/ipsockglue.c in the Linux kernel before 4.10.1 has incorrect expectations about skb data layout, which allows local users to cause a denial of service buffer over-read or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted system calls, as demonstrated b...