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[SECURITY] [DLA 670-1] linux security update



Package        : linux
Version        : 3.2.82-1
CVE ID         : CVE-2015-8956 CVE-2016-5195 CVE-2016-7042 CVE-2016-7425

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel that
may lead to a privilege escalation, denial of service or information
leaks.

CVE-2015-8956

    It was discovered that missing input sanitising in RFCOMM Bluetooth
    socket handling may result in denial of service or information leak.

CVE-2016-5195
    
    It was discovered that a race condition in the memory management
    code can be used for local privilege escalation.  This does not
    affect kernels built with PREEMPT_RT enabled.

CVE-2016-7042
    
    Ondrej Kozina discovered that incorrect buffer allocation in the
    proc_keys_show() function may result in local denial of service.

CVE-2016-7425

    Marco Grassi discovered a buffer overflow in the arcmsr SCSI driver
    which may result in local denial of service, or potentially,
    arbitrary code execution.

For Debian 7 "Wheezy", these problems have been fixed in version
3.2.82-1.  This version also includes bug fixes from upstream version
3.2.82 and updates the PREEMPT_RT featureset to version 3.2.82-rt119.

For Debian 8 "Jessie", these problems have been fixed in version
3.16.36-1+deb8u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your linux packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

-- 
Ben Hutchings - Debian developer, member of kernel, installer and LTS teams

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