Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : kernel (MDVSA-2014:038)

Multiple vulnerabilities has been found and corrected in the Linux kernel : The compatsysrecvmmsg function in net/compat.c in the Linux kernel before 3.13.2, when CONFIGX86X32 is enabled, allows local users to gain privileges via a recvmmsg system call with a crafted timeout pointer parameter...

CVE-2014-1438

The restorefpuchecking function in arch/x86/include/asm/fpu-internal.h in the Linux kernel before 3.12.8 on the AMD K7 and K8 platforms does not clear pending exceptions before proceeding to an EMMS instruction, which allows local users to cause a denial of service task kill or possibly gain...

CVE-2014-1438: Undefined Security Weakness

The restorefpuchecking function in arch/x86/include/asm/fpu-internal.h in the Linux kernel before 3.12.8 on the AMD K7 and K8 platforms does not clear pending exceptions before proceeding to an EMMS instruction, which allows local users to cause a denial of service task kill or possibly gain...