[USN-2282-1] Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Severity Medium

CVEs 2

Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.

Sasha Levin reported a flaw in the Linux kernel's point-to-point protocol
(PPP) when used with the Layer Two Tunneling Protocol (L2TP). A local user
could exploit this flaw to gain administrative privileges. (CVE-2014-4943)

An flaw was discovered in the Linux kernel's audit subsystem when auditing
certain syscalls. A local attacker could exploit this flaw to obtain
potentially sensitive single-bit values from kernel memory or cause a
denial of service (OOPS). (CVE-2014-3917)

ID

USN-2282-1

Severity

medium

Severity from

CVE-2014-4943

URL

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2282-1

Published