kernel: "Dirty Frag" ESP XFRM variant is a new universal Local Privilege Escalation (LPE) vulnerability in the Linux kernel

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's xfrm-ESP and RxRPC subsystems. Unsafe in-place cryptographic processing of shared socket buffer fragments allows a low-privileged local attacker to corrupt page-cache contents of readable files, including sensitive system files, and gain root privileges. The...

USN-8112-3 linux-azure, linux-azure-4.15 vulnerabilities

Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel. An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system. This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems: - x86 architecture; - MMC subsystem; - Network drivers; - USB Device Class drivers; - BTRFS file system; - HFS+ file...

USN-8070-3 linux-fips vulnerabilities

Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel. An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system. This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems: - x86 architecture; - MMC subsystem; - Network drivers; - USB Device Class drivers; - BTRFS file system; - File syste...

kernel: vfio/pci: Disable auto-enable of exclusive INTx IRQ

An incorrect handling flaw was found in the Linux kernel framework for secure userspace device drivers functionality that may interrupt some of the devices. This issue could allow a local user to crash the system...

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-7029-1)

"The remote Ubuntu 22.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-7029-1 advisory. Chenyuan Yang discovered that the CEC driver driver in the Linux kernel contained a use-after-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cau...

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-7005-2)

The remote Ubuntu 22.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-7005-2 advisory. Chenyuan Yang discovered that the CEC driver driver in the Linux kernel contained a use-after-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to caus...