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[Brad Figg <brad.figg@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

** Also affects: linux (Ubuntu Wily)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

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Title:
  missing SMAP support

Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in linux source package in Wily:
  New
Status in linux source package in Xenial:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  Brian Gerst discovered the Linux kernel's implementation of SMAP
  support is incomplete:
  https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip.git/commit/?h=x86/urgent&id=3d44d51bd339766f0178f0cf2e8d048b4a4872aa

  Andy Lutomirski summarizes the issue on oss-security:

  http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/26/6

  Please investigate and backport this patch to our supported kernels as
  needed.

  Thanks

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