CVE-2016-3157

Bug #1561388 reported by Steve Beattie
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This bug affects 1 person
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
linux (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Medium
Unassigned
Precise
Fix Released
Medium
Unassigned
Trusty
Fix Released
Medium
Unassigned
Vivid
Won't Fix
Undecided
Unassigned
Wily
Fix Released
Medium
Unassigned
Xenial
Fix Released
Medium
Unassigned
Yakkety
Won't Fix
Medium
Unassigned
linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Precise
Fix Released
Medium
Unassigned
Trusty
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Vivid
Won't Fix
Undecided
Unassigned
Wily
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Xenial
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Yakkety
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
linux-flo (Ubuntu)
New
Medium
Unassigned
Precise
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Trusty
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Vivid
Won't Fix
Undecided
Unassigned
Wily
New
Medium
Unassigned
Xenial
New
Medium
Unassigned
Yakkety
New
Medium
Unassigned
linux-goldfish (Ubuntu)
New
Medium
Unassigned
Precise
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Trusty
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Vivid
New
Undecided
Unassigned
Wily
New
Medium
Unassigned
Xenial
New
Medium
Unassigned
Yakkety
New
Medium
Unassigned
linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Precise
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Trusty
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Vivid
Won't Fix
Undecided
Unassigned
Wily
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Xenial
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Yakkety
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
linux-lts-raring (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Precise
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Trusty
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Vivid
New
Undecided
Unassigned
Wily
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Xenial
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Yakkety
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
linux-lts-saucy (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Precise
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Trusty
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Vivid
Won't Fix
Undecided
Unassigned
Wily
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Xenial
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Yakkety
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Precise
Fix Released
Medium
Unassigned
Trusty
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Vivid
Won't Fix
Undecided
Unassigned
Wily
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Xenial
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Yakkety
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
linux-lts-utopic (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Precise
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Trusty
Fix Released
Medium
Unassigned
Vivid
Won't Fix
Undecided
Unassigned
Wily
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Xenial
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Yakkety
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
linux-lts-vivid (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Precise
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Trusty
Fix Released
Medium
Unassigned
Vivid
Won't Fix
Undecided
Unassigned
Wily
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Xenial
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Yakkety
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
linux-lts-wily (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Precise
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Trusty
Fix Released
Medium
Unassigned
Vivid
New
Undecided
Unassigned
Wily
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Xenial
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Yakkety
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
linux-lts-xenial (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Precise
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Trusty
Fix Released
Medium
Unassigned
Vivid
New
Undecided
Unassigned
Wily
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Xenial
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Yakkety
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
linux-mako (Ubuntu)
New
Medium
Unassigned
Precise
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Trusty
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Vivid
Won't Fix
Undecided
Unassigned
Wily
New
Medium
Unassigned
Xenial
New
Medium
Unassigned
Yakkety
New
Medium
Unassigned
linux-manta (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Precise
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Trusty
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Vivid
New
Undecided
Unassigned
Wily
New
Medium
Unassigned
Xenial
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Yakkety
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
linux-raspi2 (Ubuntu)
New
Medium
Unassigned
Precise
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Trusty
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Vivid
Won't Fix
Undecided
Unassigned
Wily
Fix Released
Medium
Unassigned
Xenial
Fix Released
Medium
Unassigned
Yakkety
New
Medium
Unassigned
linux-snapdragon (Ubuntu)
New
Medium
Unassigned
Precise
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Trusty
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Vivid
New
Undecided
Unassigned
Wily
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Xenial
Fix Released
Medium
Unassigned
Yakkety
New
Medium
Unassigned
linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Precise
Fix Released
Medium
Unassigned
Trusty
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Vivid
Won't Fix
Undecided
Unassigned
Wily
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Xenial
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
Yakkety
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned

Bug Description

The __switch_to function in arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c in the Linux kernel does not properly context-switch IOPL on 64-bit PV Xen guests, which allows guest local OS users to gain privileges, cause a denial of service (guest OS crash), or obtain sensitive information by leveraging I/O port access.

Break-Fix: - b7a584598aea7ca73140cb87b40319944dd3393f

CVE References

Revision history for this message
Steve Beattie (sbeattie) wrote :

CVE-2016-3157

tags: added: kernel-cve-tracking-bug
information type: Public → Public Security
Changed in linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu Wily):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu Xenial):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu Trusty):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-lts-wily (Ubuntu Precise):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-lts-wily (Ubuntu Wily):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-lts-wily (Ubuntu Xenial):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu Wily):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu Xenial):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu Trusty):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Wily):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Xenial):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Trusty):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-lts-raring (Ubuntu Wily):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-lts-raring (Ubuntu Xenial):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-lts-raring (Ubuntu Trusty):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu Wily):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu Xenial):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu Trusty):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-lts-xenial (Ubuntu Precise):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-lts-xenial (Ubuntu Wily):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-lts-xenial (Ubuntu Xenial):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-lts-saucy (Ubuntu Wily):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-lts-saucy (Ubuntu Xenial):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-lts-saucy (Ubuntu Trusty):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-manta (Ubuntu Precise):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-lts-vivid (Ubuntu Precise):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-lts-vivid (Ubuntu Wily):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-lts-vivid (Ubuntu Xenial):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-raspi2 (Ubuntu Precise):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-raspi2 (Ubuntu Trusty):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-mako (Ubuntu Precise):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-lts-utopic (Ubuntu Precise):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-lts-utopic (Ubuntu Wily):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-lts-utopic (Ubuntu Xenial):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-goldfish (Ubuntu Precise):
status: New → Invalid
Changed in linux-flo (Ubuntu Precise):
status: New → Invalid
description: updated
Changed in linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu Precise):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu Wily):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu Xenial):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu Trusty):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-lts-wily (Ubuntu Precise):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-lts-wily (Ubuntu Wily):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-lts-wily (Ubuntu Xenial):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-lts-wily (Ubuntu Trusty):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Steve Beattie (sbeattie)
Changed in linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu Precise):
status: New → Invalid
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu Wily):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu Xenial):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu Trusty):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux (Ubuntu Precise):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux (Ubuntu Wily):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux (Ubuntu Xenial):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux (Ubuntu Trusty):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Precise):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Wily):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Xenial):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Trusty):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-lts-raring (Ubuntu Precise):
status: New → Invalid
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-lts-raring (Ubuntu Wily):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-lts-raring (Ubuntu Xenial):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-lts-raring (Ubuntu Trusty):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu Precise):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu Wily):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu Xenial):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu Trusty):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-lts-xenial (Ubuntu Precise):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-lts-xenial (Ubuntu Wily):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-lts-xenial (Ubuntu Xenial):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-lts-xenial (Ubuntu Trusty):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-lts-saucy (Ubuntu Precise):
status: New → Invalid
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-lts-saucy (Ubuntu Wily):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-lts-saucy (Ubuntu Xenial):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-lts-saucy (Ubuntu Trusty):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-manta (Ubuntu Precise):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-manta (Ubuntu Wily):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-manta (Ubuntu Xenial):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-manta (Ubuntu Trusty):
status: New → Invalid
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-lts-vivid (Ubuntu Precise):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-lts-vivid (Ubuntu Wily):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-lts-vivid (Ubuntu Xenial):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-lts-vivid (Ubuntu Trusty):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-raspi2 (Ubuntu Precise):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-raspi2 (Ubuntu Wily):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-raspi2 (Ubuntu Xenial):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-raspi2 (Ubuntu Trusty):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-mako (Ubuntu Precise):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-mako (Ubuntu Wily):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-mako (Ubuntu Xenial):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-mako (Ubuntu Trusty):
status: New → Invalid
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-lts-utopic (Ubuntu Precise):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-lts-utopic (Ubuntu Wily):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-lts-utopic (Ubuntu Xenial):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-lts-utopic (Ubuntu Trusty):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-goldfish (Ubuntu Precise):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-goldfish (Ubuntu Wily):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-goldfish (Ubuntu Xenial):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-goldfish (Ubuntu Trusty):
status: New → Invalid
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-flo (Ubuntu Precise):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-flo (Ubuntu Wily):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-flo (Ubuntu Xenial):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-flo (Ubuntu Trusty):
status: New → Invalid
importance: Undecided → Medium
Steve Beattie (sbeattie)
Changed in linux (Ubuntu Wily):
status: New → Fix Committed
Changed in linux (Ubuntu Trusty):
status: New → Fix Committed
description: updated
Steve Beattie (sbeattie)
description: updated
Steve Beattie (sbeattie)
Changed in linux-manta (Ubuntu Xenial):
status: New → Invalid
Steve Beattie (sbeattie)
Changed in linux-lts-utopic (Ubuntu Trusty):
status: New → Fix Committed
Steve Beattie (sbeattie)
Changed in linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu Precise):
status: New → Fix Committed
Changed in linux-lts-wily (Ubuntu Trusty):
status: New → Fix Committed
Changed in linux-lts-vivid (Ubuntu Trusty):
status: New → Fix Committed
Steve Beattie (sbeattie)
Changed in linux (Ubuntu Xenial):
status: New → Fix Committed
Steve Beattie (sbeattie)
Changed in linux-raspi2 (Ubuntu Wily):
status: New → Fix Committed
Changed in linux (Ubuntu Precise):
status: New → Fix Committed
Steve Beattie (sbeattie)
Changed in linux-lts-xenial (Ubuntu Trusty):
status: New → Fix Committed
Changed in linux-raspi2 (Ubuntu Xenial):
status: New → Fix Committed
Steve Beattie (sbeattie)
Changed in linux-snapdragon (Ubuntu Precise):
status: New → Invalid
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-snapdragon (Ubuntu Wily):
status: New → Invalid
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-snapdragon (Ubuntu Xenial):
status: New → Fix Committed
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-snapdragon (Ubuntu Yakkety):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux-snapdragon (Ubuntu Trusty):
status: New → Invalid
importance: Undecided → Medium
Steve Beattie (sbeattie)
Changed in linux (Ubuntu Xenial):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
Changed in linux-lts-xenial (Ubuntu Trusty):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
Changed in linux-raspi2 (Ubuntu Xenial):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
Changed in linux-snapdragon (Ubuntu Xenial):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
Steve Beattie (sbeattie)
Changed in linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu Precise):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
Changed in linux-lts-wily (Ubuntu Trusty):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
Changed in linux (Ubuntu Wily):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
Changed in linux (Ubuntu Trusty):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
Changed in linux-lts-vivid (Ubuntu Trusty):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
Changed in linux-raspi2 (Ubuntu Wily):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
Changed in linux-lts-utopic (Ubuntu Trusty):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
Steve Beattie (sbeattie)
Changed in linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu Precise):
status: New → Fix Committed
Steve Beattie (sbeattie)
Changed in linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Precise):
status: New → Fix Committed
Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package linux - 3.2.0-104.145

---------------
linux (3.2.0-104.145) precise; urgency=low

  [ Kamal Mostafa ]

  * CVE-2016-1583 (LP: #1588871)
    - SAUCE: proc: prevent stacking filesystems on top
    - ecryptfs: fix handling of directory opening
    - ecryptfs: don't reinvent the wheels, please - use struct completion
    - SAUCE: ecryptfs: forbid opening files without mmap handler

 -- Andy Whitcroft <email address hidden> Thu, 09 Jun 2016 10:45:14 +0100

Changed in linux (Ubuntu Precise):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package linux-ti-omap4 - 3.2.0-1482.109

---------------
linux-ti-omap4 (3.2.0-1482.109) precise; urgency=low

  [ Kamal Mostafa ]

  [ Ubuntu: 3.2.0-104.145 ]

  * CVE-2016-1583 (LP: #1588871)
    - SAUCE: proc: prevent stacking filesystems on top
    - ecryptfs: fix handling of directory opening
    - ecryptfs: don't reinvent the wheels, please - use struct completion
    - SAUCE: ecryptfs: forbid opening files without mmap handler

 -- Andy Whitcroft <email address hidden> Thu, 09 Jun 2016 11:22:47 +0100

Changed in linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Precise):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package linux-armadaxp - 3.2.0-1667.92

---------------
linux-armadaxp (3.2.0-1667.92) precise; urgency=low

  [ Andy Whitcroft ]

  * rebase to 3.2.0-104.145

  [ Ubuntu: 3.2.0-104.145 ]

  * CVE-2016-1583 (LP: #1588871)
    - SAUCE: proc: prevent stacking filesystems on top
    - ecryptfs: fix handling of directory opening
    - ecryptfs: don't reinvent the wheels, please - use struct completion
    - SAUCE: ecryptfs: forbid opening files without mmap handler

 -- Andy Whitcroft <email address hidden> Thu, 09 Jun 2016 14:18:38 +0100

Changed in linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu Precise):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
Revision history for this message
Andy Whitcroft (apw) wrote : Closing unsupported series nomination.

This bug was nominated against a series that is no longer supported, ie yakkety. The bug task representing the yakkety nomination is being closed as Won't Fix.

This change has been made by an automated script, maintained by the Ubuntu Kernel Team.

Changed in linux (Ubuntu Yakkety):
status: Fix Committed → Won't Fix
Revision history for this message
Andy Whitcroft (apw) wrote :

This bug was nominated against a series that is no longer supported, ie vivid. The bug task representing the vivid nomination is being closed as Won't Fix.

This change has been made by an automated script, maintained by the Ubuntu Kernel Team.

Changed in linux (Ubuntu Vivid):
status: New → Won't Fix
Andy Whitcroft (apw)
Changed in linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu Vivid):
status: New → Won't Fix
Andy Whitcroft (apw)
Changed in linux-flo (Ubuntu Vivid):
status: New → Won't Fix
Andy Whitcroft (apw)
Changed in linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu Vivid):
status: New → Won't Fix
Andy Whitcroft (apw)
Changed in linux-lts-saucy (Ubuntu Vivid):
status: New → Won't Fix
Andy Whitcroft (apw)
Changed in linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu Vivid):
status: New → Won't Fix
Andy Whitcroft (apw)
Changed in linux-lts-utopic (Ubuntu Vivid):
status: New → Won't Fix
Andy Whitcroft (apw)
Changed in linux-lts-vivid (Ubuntu Vivid):
status: New → Won't Fix
Andy Whitcroft (apw)
Changed in linux-mako (Ubuntu Vivid):
status: New → Won't Fix
Andy Whitcroft (apw)
Changed in linux-raspi2 (Ubuntu Vivid):
status: New → Won't Fix
Andy Whitcroft (apw)
Changed in linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Vivid):
status: New → Won't Fix
Po-Hsu Lin (cypressyew)
Changed in linux (Ubuntu):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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