USN-4485-1 linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-hwe, linux-azure, linux-azure-4.15, linux-gcp, linux-gcp-4.15, linux-gke-4.15, linux-hwe, linux-kvm, linux-oem, linux-oracle, linux-raspi2, linux-snapdragon vulnerabilities

Timothy Michaud discovered that the i915 graphics driver in the Linux kernel did not properly validate user memory locations for the i915gemexecbuffer2ioctl. A local attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. CVE-2018-20669 It was discovered that the...

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-4485-1)

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-4485-1 advisory. Timothy Michaud discovered that the i915 graphics driver in the Linux kernel did not properly validate user memory locations for the...

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-4427-1)

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-4427-1 advisory. It was discovered that the Kvaser CAN/USB driver in the Linux kernel did not properly initialize memory in certain situations. A local attacker could...

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-4285-1)

The remote Ubuntu 18.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-4285-1 advisory. It was discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly clear data structures on context switches for certain Intel graphics processors. A local attacke...

USN-4285-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly clear data structures on context switches for certain Intel graphics processors. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information. CVE-2019-14615 It was discovered that the HSA Linux kernel driver for AMD GPU devices did not...

USN-4285-1 linux-aws-5.0, linux-azure, linux-gcp, linux-gke-5.0, linux-oracle-5.0 vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly clear data structures on context switches for certain Intel graphics processors. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information. CVE-2019-14615 It was discovered that the HSA Linux kernel driver for AMD GPU devices did not...