USN-2317-1: Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities

Eric W. Biederman discovered a flaw with the mediation of mount flags in the Linux kernel's user namespace subsystem. An unprivileged user could exploit this flaw to by-pass mount restrictions, and potentially gain administrative privileges. CVE-2014-5207 Kenton Varda discovered a flaw with...

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-2318-1)

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-2318-1 advisory. Eric W. Biederman discovered a flaw with the mediation of mount flags in the Linux kernel's user namespace subsystem. An unprivileged user could exploit...