Privilege Escalation

Linux kernel is vulnerable to privilege escalation vulnerability. This occurs in the 32-bit compatibility layer of the ioctl handling code of the v4l2 video driver in the Linux kernel. An attacker to overwrite a kernel memory from an unprivileged userspace process causing a privilege escalation...

Debian DSA-4120-1 : linux - security update (Meltdown) (Spectre)

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel that may lead to a privilege escalation, denial of service or information leaks. - CVE-2017-5715 Multiple researchers have discovered a vulnerability in various processors supporting speculative execution, enabling an attacker...