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HistoryJun 10, 2015 - 12:00 a.m.

Linux kernel vulnerabilities

2015-06-1000:00:00
ubuntu.com
56

6.3 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.001 Low

EPSS

Percentile

26.0%

Releases

  • Ubuntu 14.10

Packages

  • linux - Linux kernel

Details

Xiong Zhou discovered a bug in the way the EXT4 filesystem handles
fallocate zero range functionality when the page size is greater than the
block size. A local attacker could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of
service (system crash). (CVE-2015-0275)

Wen Xu discovered a use-after-free flaw in the Linux kernel’s ipv4 ping
support. A local user could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service
(system crash) or gain administrative privileges on the system.
(CVE-2015-3636)