[USN-1555-1] Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Severity High

CVEs 3

Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.

Chen Haogang discovered an integer overflow that could result in memory
corruption. A local unprivileged user could use this to crash the system.
(CVE-2012-0044)

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Reliable Datagram Sockets (RDS)
protocol implementation. A local, unprivileged user could use this flaw to
cause a denial of service. (CVE-2012-2372)

Some errors where discovered in the Linux kernel's UDF file system, which
is used to mount some CD-ROMs and DVDs. An unprivileged local user could
use these flaws to crash the system. (CVE-2012-3400)

ID

USN-1555-1

Severity

high

Severity from

CVE-2012-0044

URL

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1555-1

Published