USN-2806-1: Linux kernel (Vivid HWE) vulnerability

Ben Serebrin discovered that the KVM hypervisor implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly catch Alignment Check exceptions. An attacker in a guest virtual machine could use this to cause a denial of service system crash in the host OS...

USN-2805-1: Linux kernel (Utopic HWE) vulnerability

Ben Serebrin discovered that the KVM hypervisor implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly catch Alignment Check exceptions. An attacker in a guest virtual machine could use this to cause a denial of service system crash in the host OS...

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : Linux kernel (Vivid HWE) vulnerability (USN-2806-1)

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-2806-1 advisory. Ben Serebrin discovered that the KVM hypervisor implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly catch Alignment Check exceptions. An attacker in a guest virtu...

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : Linux kernel (Vivid HWE) vulnerabilities (USN-2798-1)

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-2798-1 advisory. It was discovered that in certain situations, a directory could be renamed outside of a bind mounted location. An attacker could use this to escape bind...

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : Linux kernel (Utopic HWE) vulnerabilities (USN-2797-1)

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-2797-1 advisory. It was discovered that the Linux kernel did not check if a new IPv6 MTU set by a user space application was valid. A remote attacker could forge a route...

USN-2798-1: Linux kernel (Vivid HWE) vulnerabilities

It was discovered that in certain situations, a directory could be renamed outside of a bind mounted location. An attacker could use this to escape bind mount containment and gain access to sensitive information. CVE-2015-2925 Moein Ghasemzadeh discovered that the USB WhiteHEAT serial driver...

USN-2797-1: Linux kernel (Utopic HWE) vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the Linux kernel did not check if a new IPv6 MTU set by a user space application was valid. A remote attacker could forge a route advertisement with an invalid MTU that a user space daemon like NetworkManager would honor and apply to the kernel, causing a denial of service...

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : Linux kernel (Vivid HWE) vulnerabilities (USN-2778-1)

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-2778-1 advisory. It was discovered that the Linux kernel did not check if a new IPv6 MTU set by a user space application was valid. A remote attacker could forge a route...

USN-2777-1: Linux kernel (Utopic HWE) vulnerabilities

It was discovered that virtio networking in the Linux kernel did not handle fragments correctly, leading to kernel memory corruption. A remote attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly execute code with administrative privileges. CVE-2015-5156 Benjamin Randazzo...

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : Linux kernel (Utopic HWE) vulnerabilities (USN-2777-1)

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-2777-1 advisory. It was discovered that virtio networking in the Linux kernel did not handle fragments correctly, leading to kernel memory corruption. A remote attacker...

USN-2775-1: Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the Linux kernel did not check if a new IPv6 MTU set by a user space application was valid. A remote attacker could forge a route advertisement with an invalid MTU that a user space daemon like NetworkManager would honor and apply to the kernel, causing a denial of service...

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : Linux kernel (Vivid HWE) vulnerability (USN-2765-1)

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-2765-1 advisory. Dmitry Vyukov discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly initialize IPC object state in certain situations. A local attacker could use this to escalate the...

USN-2763-1: Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerability

Dmitry Vyukov discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly initialize IPC object state in certain situations. A local attacker could use this to escalate their privileges, expose confidential information, or cause a denial of service system crash...

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : Linux kernel (Vivid HWE) vulnerabilities (USN-2751-1)

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-2751-1 advisory. Benjamin Randazzo discovered an information leak in the md multiple device driver when the bitmapinfo.file is disabled. A local privileged attacker could...

USN-2750-1: Linux kernel (Utopic HWE) vulnerability

It was discovered that an integer overflow error existed in the SCSI generic sg driver in the Linux kernel. A local attacker with write permission to a SCSI generic device could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or potentially escalate their privileges...

USN-2749-1: Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities

Benjamin Randazzo discovered an information leak in the md multiple device driver when the bitmapinfo.file is disabled. A local privileged attacker could use this to obtain sensitive information from the kernel. CVE-2015-5697 Marc-André Lureau discovered that the vhost driver did not properly...

USN-2733-1: Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerability

It was discovered that an integer overflow error existed in the SCSI generic sg driver in the Linux kernel. A local attacker with write permission to a SCSI generic device could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or potentially escalate their privileges...

USN-2718-1: Linux kernel (Vivid HWE) vulnerability

Marcelo Ricardo Leitner discovered a race condition in the Linux kernel's SCTP address configuration lists when using Address Configuration Change ASCONF options on a socket. An unprivileged local user could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service system crash...

USN-2717-1: Linux kernel (Utopic HWE) vulnerability

Marcelo Ricardo Leitner discovered a race condition in the Linux kernel's SCTP address configuration lists when using Address Configuration Change ASCONF options on a socket. An unprivileged local user could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service system crash...

USN-2715-1: Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerability

Marcelo Ricardo Leitner discovered a race condition in the Linux kernel's SCTP address configuration lists when using Address Configuration Change ASCONF options on a socket. An unprivileged local user could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service system crash...