[USN-1836-1] Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities

Severity High

CVEs 3

Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.

An flaw was discovered in the Linux kernel's perf_events interface. A local
user could exploit this flaw to escalate privileges on the system.
(CVE-2013-2094)

A buffer overflow vulnerability was discovered in the Broadcom tg3 ethernet
driver for the Linux kernel. A local user could exploit this flaw to cause
a denial of service (crash the system) or potentially escalate privileges
on the system. (CVE-2013-1929)

A flaw was discovered in the Linux kernel's ftrace subsystem interface. A
local user could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service (system
crash). (CVE-2013-3301)

ID

USN-1836-1

Severity

high

Severity from

CVE-2013-2094

URL

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1836-1

Published