[USN-2667-1] Linux kernel vulnerabilities

========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2667-1 July 07, 2015 linux vulnerabilities ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubun...

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS : linux vulnerability (USN-2660-1)

A race condition was discovered in the Linux kernel's filehandle size verification. A local user could exploit this flaw to read potentially sensative memory locations. Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory...

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : Linux kernel (Utopic HWE) vulnerabilities (USN-2664-1)

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-2664-1 advisory. A race condition was discovered in the Linux kernel's filehandle size verification. A local user could exploit this flaw to read potentially sensative...

USN-2663-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Alexandre Oliva reported a race condition flaw in the btrfs file system's handling of extended attributes xattrs. A local attacker could exploit this flaw to bypass ACLs and potentially escalate privileges. CVE-2014-9710 A race condition was discovered in the Linux kernel's filehandle size...