Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-3018-1)

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-3018-1 advisory. Jesse Hertz and Tim Newsham discovered that the Linux netfilter implementation did not correctly perform validation when handling 32 bit compatibility...

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : Linux kernel (Wily HWE) vulnerabilities (USN-3017-3)

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-3017-3 advisory. USN-3017-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 15.10. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux Hardware Enablement H...

USN-2930-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Ben Hawkes discovered that the Linux netfilter implementation did not correctly perform validation when handling IPTSOSETREPLACE events. A local unprivileged attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges...