[USN-2236-1] Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities

Severity High

CVEs 3

Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.

Pinkie Pie discovered a flaw in the Linux kernel's futex subsystem. An
unprivileged local user could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of
service (system crash) or gain administrative privileges. (CVE-2014-3153)

A flaw was discovered in the vhost-net subsystem of the Linux kernel. Guest
OS users could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service (host OS
crash). (CVE-2014-0055)

Sasha Levin reported a bug in the Linux kernel's virtual memory management
subsystem. An unprivileged local user could exploit this flaw to cause a
denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2014-3122)

ID

USN-2236-1

Severity

high

Severity from

CVE-2014-3153

URL

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2236-1

Published