[USN-2763-1] Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerability

Severity Medium

CVEs 1

The system could be made to crash or run programs as an administrator.

Dmitry Vyukov discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly initialize
IPC object state in certain situations. A local attacker could use this to
escalate their privileges, expose confidential information, or cause a
denial of service (system crash).

ID

USN-2763-1

Severity

medium

Severity from

CVE-2015-7613

URL

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2763-1

Published