[USN-1609-1] Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerability

Severity Medium

CVEs 2

The system could be made to crash under certain conditions.

A flaw was found in how the Linux kernel's KVM (Kernel-based Virtual
Machine) subsystem handled MSI (Message Signaled Interrupts). A local
unprivileged user could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service or
potentially elevate privileges. (CVE-2012-2137)

Mathias Krause discover an error in Linux kernel's Datagram Congestion
Control Protocol (DCCP) Congestion Control Identifier (CCID) use. A local
attack could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service (crash) and
potentially escalate privileges if the user can mmap page 0.
(CVE-2013-1827)

ID

USN-1609-1

Severity

medium

Severity from

CVE-2012-2137

URL

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1609-1

Published