[USN-2678-1] Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Severity High

CVEs 2

Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.

A flaw was discovered in the user space memory copying for the pipe iovecs
in the Linux kernel. An unprivileged local user could exploit this flaw to
cause a denial of service (system crash) or potentially escalate their
privileges. (CVE-2015-1805)

Daniel Borkmann reported a kernel crash in the Linux kernel's BPF filter
JIT optimization. A local attacker could exploit this flaw to cause a
denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2015-4700)

ID

USN-2678-1

Severity

high

Severity from

CVE-2015-1805

URL

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2678-1

Published