Ubuntu Update for linux vulnerabilities USN-614-1

Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-614-1 OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: gbubuntuUSN6141.nasl 7969 2017-12-01 09:23:16Z santu $ Ubuntu Update for linux vulnerabilities USN-614-1 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2009 Greenbone Networks GmbH,...

USN-614-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

It was discovered that PowerPC kernels did not correctly handle reporting certain system details. By requesting a specific set of information, a local attacker could cause a system crash resulting in a denial of service. CVE-2007-6694 A race condition was discovered between dnotify fcntl and clos...