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HistoryOct 05, 2015 - 12:00 a.m.

Linux kernel (Vivid HWE) vulnerability

2015-10-0500:00:00
ubuntu.com
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6.4 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

9.8%

Releases

  • Ubuntu 14.04 ESM

Packages

  • linux-lts-vivid - Linux hardware enablement kernel from Vivid

Details

Dmitry Vyukov discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly initialize
IPC object state in certain situations. A local attacker could use this to
escalate their privileges, expose confidential information, or cause a
denial of service (system crash).