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HistoryMay 20, 2015 - 12:00 a.m.

Linux kernel (Utopic HWE) vulnerabilities

2015-05-2000:00:00
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8.3 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

9.3 High

CVSS2

Access Vector

NETWORK

Access Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

COMPLETE

Integrity Impact

COMPLETE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

0.003 Low

EPSS

Percentile

70.1%

Releases

  • Ubuntu 14.04 ESM

Packages

  • linux-lts-utopic - Linux hardware enablement kernel from Utopic

Details

Alexandre Oliva reported a race condition flaw in the btrfs file system’s
handling of extended attributes (xattrs). A local attacker could exploit
this flaw to bypass ACLs and potentially escalate privileges.
(CVE-2014-9710)

A memory corruption issue was discovered in AES decryption when using the
Intel AES-NI accelerated code path. A remote attacker could exploit this
flaw to cause a denial of service (system crash) or potentially escalate
privileges on Intel base machines with AEC-GCM mode IPSec security
association. (CVE-2015-3331)

A flaw was discovered in the Linux kernel’s IPv4 networking when using TCP
fast open to initiate a connection. An unprivileged local user could
exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service (system crash).
(CVE-2015-3332)

8.3 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

9.3 High

CVSS2

Access Vector

NETWORK

Access Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

COMPLETE

Integrity Impact

COMPLETE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

0.003 Low

EPSS

Percentile

70.1%