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[Bug 1462175] Re: CVE-2015-4170

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From: Steve Beattie <sbeattie@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 05 May 2016 23:42:01 -0000
Reply-to: Bug 1462175 <1462175@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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** Changed in: linux-snapdragon (Ubuntu Precise)
       Status: New => Invalid

** Changed in: linux-snapdragon (Ubuntu Precise)
   Importance: Undecided => Medium

** Changed in: linux-snapdragon (Ubuntu Wily)
       Status: New => Invalid

** Changed in: linux-snapdragon (Ubuntu Wily)
   Importance: Undecided => Medium

** Changed in: linux-snapdragon (Ubuntu Xenial)
       Status: New => Invalid

** Changed in: linux-snapdragon (Ubuntu Xenial)
   Importance: Undecided => Medium

** Changed in: linux-snapdragon (Ubuntu Yakkety)
       Status: New => Invalid

** Changed in: linux-snapdragon (Ubuntu Yakkety)
   Importance: Undecided => Medium

** Changed in: linux-snapdragon (Ubuntu Trusty)
       Status: New => Invalid

** Changed in: linux-snapdragon (Ubuntu Trusty)
   Importance: Undecided => Medium

** Description changed:

- [vulnerability in the kernel tty subsystem]
+ Race condition in the ldsem_cmpxchg function in drivers/tty/tty_ldsem.c
+ in the Linux kernel before 3.13-rc4-next-20131218 allows local users to
+ cause a denial of service (ldsem_down_read and ldsem_down_write
+ deadlock) by establishing a new tty thread during shutdown of a previous
+ tty thread.
  
  Break-Fix: 4898e640caf03fdbaf2122d5a33949bf3e4a5b34
  cf872776fc84128bb779ce2b83a37c884c3203ae

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Title:
  CVE-2015-4170

Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in linux-armadaxp package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in linux-ec2 package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in linux-flo package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in linux-fsl-imx51 package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in linux-goldfish package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in linux-lts-backport-maverick package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in linux-lts-backport-natty package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in linux-lts-quantal package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-raring package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-saucy package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-trusty package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-utopic package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-vivid package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-wily package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-xenial package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in linux-mako package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in linux-manta package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in linux-mvl-dove package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in linux-raspi2 package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Committed
Status in linux-snapdragon package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in linux-ti-omap4 package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in linux source package in Precise:
  Invalid
Status in linux-armadaxp source package in Precise:
  Invalid
Status in linux-ec2 source package in Precise:
  Invalid
Status in linux-flo source package in Precise:
  Invalid
Status in linux-fsl-imx51 source package in Precise:
  Invalid
Status in linux-goldfish source package in Precise:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-backport-maverick source package in Precise:
  New
Status in linux-lts-backport-natty source package in Precise:
  New
Status in linux-lts-quantal source package in Precise:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-raring source package in Precise:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-saucy source package in Precise:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-trusty source package in Precise:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-utopic source package in Precise:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-vivid source package in Precise:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-wily source package in Precise:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-xenial source package in Precise:
  Invalid
Status in linux-mako source package in Precise:
  Invalid
Status in linux-manta source package in Precise:
  Invalid
Status in linux-mvl-dove source package in Precise:
  Invalid
Status in linux-raspi2 source package in Precise:
  Invalid
Status in linux-snapdragon source package in Precise:
  Invalid
Status in linux-ti-omap4 source package in Precise:
  Invalid
Status in linux source package in Trusty:
  Invalid
Status in linux-armadaxp source package in Trusty:
  Invalid
Status in linux-ec2 source package in Trusty:
  Invalid
Status in linux-flo source package in Trusty:
  Invalid
Status in linux-fsl-imx51 source package in Trusty:
  Invalid
Status in linux-goldfish source package in Trusty:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-backport-maverick source package in Trusty:
  New
Status in linux-lts-backport-natty source package in Trusty:
  New
Status in linux-lts-quantal source package in Trusty:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-raring source package in Trusty:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-saucy source package in Trusty:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-trusty source package in Trusty:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-utopic source package in Trusty:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-vivid source package in Trusty:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-wily source package in Trusty:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-xenial source package in Trusty:
  Fix Committed
Status in linux-mako source package in Trusty:
  Invalid
Status in linux-manta source package in Trusty:
  Invalid
Status in linux-mvl-dove source package in Trusty:
  Invalid
Status in linux-raspi2 source package in Trusty:
  Invalid
Status in linux-snapdragon source package in Trusty:
  Invalid
Status in linux-ti-omap4 source package in Trusty:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-backport-maverick source package in Utopic:
  Won't Fix
Status in linux-lts-backport-natty source package in Utopic:
  Won't Fix
Status in linux source package in Vivid:
  Invalid
Status in linux-armadaxp source package in Vivid:
  Invalid
Status in linux-ec2 source package in Vivid:
  Invalid
Status in linux-flo source package in Vivid:
  Invalid
Status in linux-fsl-imx51 source package in Vivid:
  Invalid
Status in linux-goldfish source package in Vivid:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-backport-maverick source package in Vivid:
  New
Status in linux-lts-backport-natty source package in Vivid:
  New
Status in linux-lts-quantal source package in Vivid:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-raring source package in Vivid:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-saucy source package in Vivid:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-trusty source package in Vivid:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-utopic source package in Vivid:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-vivid source package in Vivid:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-wily source package in Vivid:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-xenial source package in Vivid:
  New
Status in linux-mako source package in Vivid:
  Invalid
Status in linux-manta source package in Vivid:
  Invalid
Status in linux-mvl-dove source package in Vivid:
  Invalid
Status in linux-raspi2 source package in Vivid:
  Invalid
Status in linux-snapdragon source package in Vivid:
  New
Status in linux-ti-omap4 source package in Vivid:
  Invalid
Status in linux source package in Wily:
  Invalid
Status in linux-armadaxp source package in Wily:
  Invalid
Status in linux-ec2 source package in Wily:
  Invalid
Status in linux-flo source package in Wily:
  New
Status in linux-fsl-imx51 source package in Wily:
  Invalid
Status in linux-goldfish source package in Wily:
  New
Status in linux-lts-backport-maverick source package in Wily:
  New
Status in linux-lts-backport-natty source package in Wily:
  New
Status in linux-lts-quantal source package in Wily:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-raring source package in Wily:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-saucy source package in Wily:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-trusty source package in Wily:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-utopic source package in Wily:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-vivid source package in Wily:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-wily source package in Wily:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-xenial source package in Wily:
  Invalid
Status in linux-mako source package in Wily:
  New
Status in linux-manta source package in Wily:
  New
Status in linux-mvl-dove source package in Wily:
  Invalid
Status in linux-raspi2 source package in Wily:
  Invalid
Status in linux-snapdragon source package in Wily:
  Invalid
Status in linux-ti-omap4 source package in Wily:
  Invalid
Status in linux source package in Xenial:
  Invalid
Status in linux-armadaxp source package in Xenial:
  Invalid
Status in linux-ec2 source package in Xenial:
  Invalid
Status in linux-flo source package in Xenial:
  New
Status in linux-fsl-imx51 source package in Xenial:
  Invalid
Status in linux-goldfish source package in Xenial:
  New
Status in linux-lts-backport-maverick source package in Xenial:
  New
Status in linux-lts-backport-natty source package in Xenial:
  New
Status in linux-lts-quantal source package in Xenial:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-raring source package in Xenial:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-saucy source package in Xenial:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-trusty source package in Xenial:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-utopic source package in Xenial:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-vivid source package in Xenial:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-wily source package in Xenial:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-xenial source package in Xenial:
  Invalid
Status in linux-mako source package in Xenial:
  New
Status in linux-manta source package in Xenial:
  Invalid
Status in linux-mvl-dove source package in Xenial:
  Invalid
Status in linux-raspi2 source package in Xenial:
  Fix Committed
Status in linux-snapdragon source package in Xenial:
  Invalid
Status in linux-ti-omap4 source package in Xenial:
  Invalid
Status in linux source package in Yakkety:
  Invalid
Status in linux-armadaxp source package in Yakkety:
  Invalid
Status in linux-ec2 source package in Yakkety:
  Invalid
Status in linux-flo source package in Yakkety:
  New
Status in linux-fsl-imx51 source package in Yakkety:
  Invalid
Status in linux-goldfish source package in Yakkety:
  New
Status in linux-lts-backport-maverick source package in Yakkety:
  New
Status in linux-lts-backport-natty source package in Yakkety:
  New
Status in linux-lts-quantal source package in Yakkety:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-raring source package in Yakkety:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-saucy source package in Yakkety:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-trusty source package in Yakkety:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-utopic source package in Yakkety:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-vivid source package in Yakkety:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-wily source package in Yakkety:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-xenial source package in Yakkety:
  Invalid
Status in linux-mako source package in Yakkety:
  New
Status in linux-manta source package in Yakkety:
  Invalid
Status in linux-mvl-dove source package in Yakkety:
  Invalid
Status in linux-raspi2 source package in Yakkety:
  Fix Committed
Status in linux-snapdragon source package in Yakkety:
  Invalid
Status in linux-ti-omap4 source package in Yakkety:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  Race condition in the ldsem_cmpxchg function in
  drivers/tty/tty_ldsem.c in the Linux kernel before
  3.13-rc4-next-20131218 allows local users to cause a denial of service
  (ldsem_down_read and ldsem_down_write deadlock) by establishing a new
  tty thread during shutdown of a previous tty thread.

  Break-Fix: 4898e640caf03fdbaf2122d5a33949bf3e4a5b34
  cf872776fc84128bb779ce2b83a37c884c3203ae

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References

[Bug 1462175] [NEW] CVE-2015-4170
From: John Johansen, 2015-06-05