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[USN-2797-1] Linux kernel (Utopic HWE) vulnerabilities

Severity Medium
Affected Packages 8
CVEs 4
Info Packages Vulnerabilities

Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.

It was discovered that the Linux kernel did not check if a new IPv6 MTU set
by a user space application was valid. A remote attacker could forge a
route advertisement with an invalid MTU that a user space daemon like
NetworkManager would honor and apply to the kernel, causing a denial of
service. (CVE-2015-0272)

It was discovered that in certain situations, a directory could be renamed
outside of a bind mounted location. An attacker could use this to escape
bind mount containment and gain access to sensitive information.
(CVE-2015-2925)

Moein Ghasemzadeh discovered that the USB WhiteHEAT serial driver contained
hardcoded attributes about the USB devices. An attacker could construct a
fake WhiteHEAT USB device that, when inserted, causes a denial of service
(system crash). (CVE-2015-5257)

It was discovered that the SCTP protocol implementation in the Linux kernel
performed an incorrect sequence of protocol-initialization steps. A local
attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash).
(CVE-2015-5283)

Package Affected Version
pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-image-extra-3.16.0-52-generic?distro=trusty < 3.16.0-52.71~14.04.1
pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-image-3.16.0-52-powerpc64-smp?distro=trusty < 3.16.0-52.71~14.04.1
pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-image-3.16.0-52-powerpc64-emb?distro=trusty < 3.16.0-52.71~14.04.1
pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-image-3.16.0-52-powerpc-smp?distro=trusty < 3.16.0-52.71~14.04.1
pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-image-3.16.0-52-powerpc-e500mc?distro=trusty < 3.16.0-52.71~14.04.1
pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-image-3.16.0-52-lowlatency?distro=trusty < 3.16.0-52.71~14.04.1
pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-image-3.16.0-52-generic?distro=trusty < 3.16.0-52.71~14.04.1
pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-image-3.16.0-52-generic-lpae?distro=trusty < 3.16.0-52.71~14.04.1
ID
USN-2797-1
Severity
medium
URL
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2797-1
Published
2015-11-05T17:34:42
(9 years ago)
Modified
2015-11-05T17:34:42
(9 years ago)
Other Advisories
Type Package URL Namespace Name / Product Version Distribution / Platform Arch Patch / Fix
Affected pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-image-extra-3.16.0-52-generic?distro=trusty ubuntu linux-image-extra-3.16.0-52-generic < 3.16.0-52.71~14.04.1 trusty
Affected pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-image-3.16.0-52-powerpc64-smp?distro=trusty ubuntu linux-image-3.16.0-52-powerpc64-smp < 3.16.0-52.71~14.04.1 trusty
Affected pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-image-3.16.0-52-powerpc64-emb?distro=trusty ubuntu linux-image-3.16.0-52-powerpc64-emb < 3.16.0-52.71~14.04.1 trusty
Affected pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-image-3.16.0-52-powerpc-smp?distro=trusty ubuntu linux-image-3.16.0-52-powerpc-smp < 3.16.0-52.71~14.04.1 trusty
Affected pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-image-3.16.0-52-powerpc-e500mc?distro=trusty ubuntu linux-image-3.16.0-52-powerpc-e500mc < 3.16.0-52.71~14.04.1 trusty
Affected pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-image-3.16.0-52-lowlatency?distro=trusty ubuntu linux-image-3.16.0-52-lowlatency < 3.16.0-52.71~14.04.1 trusty
Affected pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-image-3.16.0-52-generic?distro=trusty ubuntu linux-image-3.16.0-52-generic < 3.16.0-52.71~14.04.1 trusty
Affected pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-image-3.16.0-52-generic-lpae?distro=trusty ubuntu linux-image-3.16.0-52-generic-lpae < 3.16.0-52.71~14.04.1 trusty
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