Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-2996-1)

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USN-2997-1: Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities

Jann Horn discovered that eCryptfs improperly attempted to use the mmap handler of a lower filesystem that did not implement one, causing a recursive page fault to occur. A local unprivileged attacker could use to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly execute arbitrary code with...

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS : linux vulnerabilities (USN-2996-1)

Jann Horn discovered that eCryptfs improperly attempted to use the mmap handler of a lower filesystem that did not implement one, causing a recursive page fault to occur. A local unprivileged attacker could use to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly execute arbitrary code with...

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : Linux kernel (Vivid HWE) vulnerabilities (USN-2970-1)

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-2970-1 advisory. Ralf Spenneberg discovered that the Aiptek Tablet USB device driver in the Linux kernel did not properly validate the endpoints reported by the device. A...

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS : Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities (USN-2965-3)

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-2965-3 advisory. Jann Horn discovered that the extended Berkeley Packet Filter eBPF implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly reference count file descriptors,...

USN-2970-1 linux-lts-vivid vulnerabilities

Ralf Spenneberg discovered that the Aiptek Tablet USB device driver in the Linux kernel did not properly validate the endpoints reported by the device. An attacker with physical access could cause a denial of service system crash. CVE-2015-7515 Ben Hawkes discovered that the Linux kernel's AIO...

USN-2969-1: Linux kernel (Utopic HWE) vulnerabilities

Ralf Spenneberg discovered that the Aiptek Tablet USB device driver in the Linux kernel did not properly validate the endpoints reported by the device. An attacker with physical access could cause a denial of service system crash. CVE-2015-7515 Ben Hawkes discovered that the Linux kernel's AIO...

USN-2968-2: Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities

USN-2968-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux Hardware Enablement HWE kernel from Ubuntu 14.04 LTS for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. Ralf Spenneberg discovered that the Aiptek Tablet USB device driver in the Linux kerne...

USN-2968-1 linux vulnerabilities

Ralf Spenneberg discovered that the Aiptek Tablet USB device driver in the Linux kernel did not properly validate the endpoints reported by the device. An attacker with physical access could cause a denial of service system crash. CVE-2015-7515 Ben Hawkes discovered that the Linux kernel's AIO...

USN-2965-4: Linux kernel (Qualcomm Snapdragon) vulnerability

Jann Horn discovered that the extended Berkeley Packet Filter eBPF implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly reference count file descriptors, leading to a use-after-free. A local unprivileged attacker could use this to gain administrative privileges. Ralf Spenneberg discovered that the...

USN-2965-2: Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities

USN-2965-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux Hardware Enablement HWE kernel from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. Jann Horn discovered that the extended Berkeley Packet Filter eBPF implementation in t...