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[USN-2976-1] Linux kernel (Utopic HWE) vulnerability

Severity High
Affected Packages 8
CVEs 1
Info Packages Vulnerabilities

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

Philip Pettersson discovered that the Linux kernel's ASN.1 DER decoder did
not properly process certificate files with tags of indefinite length. A
local unprivileged attacker could use this to cause a denial of service
(system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code with administrative
privileges.

Package Affected Version
pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-image-extra-3.16.0-71-generic?distro=trusty < 3.16.0-71.92~14.04.1
pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-image-3.16.0-71-powerpc64-smp?distro=trusty < 3.16.0-71.92~14.04.1
pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-image-3.16.0-71-powerpc64-emb?distro=trusty < 3.16.0-71.92~14.04.1
pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-image-3.16.0-71-powerpc-smp?distro=trusty < 3.16.0-71.92~14.04.1
pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-image-3.16.0-71-powerpc-e500mc?distro=trusty < 3.16.0-71.92~14.04.1
pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-image-3.16.0-71-lowlatency?distro=trusty < 3.16.0-71.92~14.04.1
pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-image-3.16.0-71-generic?distro=trusty < 3.16.0-71.92~14.04.1
pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-image-3.16.0-71-generic-lpae?distro=trusty < 3.16.0-71.92~14.04.1
ID
USN-2976-1
Severity
high
URL
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2976-1
Published
2016-05-16T17:17:16
(8 years ago)
Modified
2016-05-16T17:17:16
(8 years ago)
Other Advisories
Type Package URL Namespace Name / Product Version Distribution / Platform Arch Patch / Fix
Affected pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-image-extra-3.16.0-71-generic?distro=trusty ubuntu linux-image-extra-3.16.0-71-generic < 3.16.0-71.92~14.04.1 trusty
Affected pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-image-3.16.0-71-powerpc64-smp?distro=trusty ubuntu linux-image-3.16.0-71-powerpc64-smp < 3.16.0-71.92~14.04.1 trusty
Affected pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-image-3.16.0-71-powerpc64-emb?distro=trusty ubuntu linux-image-3.16.0-71-powerpc64-emb < 3.16.0-71.92~14.04.1 trusty
Affected pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-image-3.16.0-71-powerpc-smp?distro=trusty ubuntu linux-image-3.16.0-71-powerpc-smp < 3.16.0-71.92~14.04.1 trusty
Affected pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-image-3.16.0-71-powerpc-e500mc?distro=trusty ubuntu linux-image-3.16.0-71-powerpc-e500mc < 3.16.0-71.92~14.04.1 trusty
Affected pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-image-3.16.0-71-lowlatency?distro=trusty ubuntu linux-image-3.16.0-71-lowlatency < 3.16.0-71.92~14.04.1 trusty
Affected pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-image-3.16.0-71-generic?distro=trusty ubuntu linux-image-3.16.0-71-generic < 3.16.0-71.92~14.04.1 trusty
Affected pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-image-3.16.0-71-generic-lpae?distro=trusty ubuntu linux-image-3.16.0-71-generic-lpae < 3.16.0-71.92~14.04.1 trusty
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# CVE Description CVSS EPSS EPSS Trend (30 days) Affected Products Weaknesses Security Advisories PoC Pubblication Date Modification Date