Updated kernel-linus packages fix security vulnerabilities

This kernel-linus update is based on upstream -longterm 3.14.23 and fixes the following security issues: The kvmiommumappages function in virt/kvm/iommu.c in the Linux kernel through 3.16.1 miscalculates the number of pages during the handling of a mapping failure, which allows guest OS users to ...

Null pointer dereference

The assocarraygc function in the associative-array implementation in lib/assocarray.c in the Linux kernel before 3.16.3 does not properly implement garbage collection, which allows local users to cause a denial of service NULL pointer dereference and system crash or possibly have unspecified othe...

CVE-2014-3631

The CVE-2014-3631 issue affects the Linux kernel before 3.16.3, specifically the assoc_array_gc path in lib/assoc_array.c. A bug in the garbage collection allows a local attacker to trigger a NULL pointer dereference, leading to a denial of service (system crash). Affected component: kernel garba...

CVE-2014-3631

The assocarraygc function in the associative-array implementation in lib/assocarray.c in the Linux kernel before 3.16.3 does not properly implement garbage collection, which allows local users to cause a denial of service NULL pointer dereference and system crash or possibly have unspecified othe...