[USN-2180-1] Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities

Severity High

CVEs 2

Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.

A flaw was discovered in the Kernel Virtual Machine (KVM) subsystem of the
Linux kernel. A guest OS user could exploit this flaw to execute arbitrary
code on the host OS. (CVE-2014-0049)

Al Viro discovered an error in how CIFS in the Linux kernel handles
uncached write operations. An unprivileged local user could exploit this
flaw to cause a denial of service (system crash), obtain sensitive
information from kernel memory, or possibly gain privileges.
(CVE-2014-0069)

ID

USN-2180-1

Severity

high

Severity from

CVE-2014-0049

URL

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2180-1

Published