[USN-3105-2] Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerability

Severity High

CVEs 1

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

USN-3105-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 14.04
LTS. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux
Hardware Enablement (HWE) kernel from Ubuntu 14.04 LTS for Ubuntu
12.04 LTS.

It was discovered that a race condition existed in the memory manager of
the Linux kernel when handling copy-on-write breakage of private read-only
memory mappings. A local attacker could use this to gain administrative
privileges.

ID

USN-3105-2

Severity

high

Severity from

CVE-2016-5195

URL

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3105-2

Published