Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-6700-1)

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-6700-1 advisory. It was discovered that the Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol L2TP implementation in the Linux kernel contained a race condition when releasing...

CVE-2024-0775

CVE-2024-0775 describes a use-after-free in the Linux kernel’s ext4 remount path: __ext4_remount in fs/ext4/super.c. The flaw lets a local user cause an information leak by freeing old quota file names before a potential failure, resulting in a use-after-free. Relevant connected documents confirm...