USN-4404-2 linux kernel vulnerabilities

USN-4404-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the NVIDIA graphics drivers. This update provides the corresponding updates for the NVIDIA Linux DKMS kernel modules. Original advisory details: Thomas E. Carroll discovered that the NVIDIA Cuda grpahics driver did not properly perform access control when...

USN-4226-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Michael Hanselmann discovered that the CIFS implementation in the Linux kernel did not sanitize paths returned by an SMB server. An attacker controlling an SMB server could use this to overwrite arbitrary files. CVE-2019-10220 It was discovered that a heap-based buffer overflow existed in the...

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-4226-1)

The remote Ubuntu 18.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-4226-1 advisory. Michael Hanselmann discovered that the CIFS implementation in the Linux kernel did not sanitize paths returned by an SMB server. An attacker controlling ...

USN-4208-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Jann Horn discovered that the OverlayFS and ShiftFS Drivers in the Linux kernel did not properly handle reference counting during memory mapping operations when used in conjunction with AUFS. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly execute arbitrary...