[USN-3149-2] Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerability

Severity High

CVEs 1

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

USN-3149-1 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.

Philip Pettersson discovered a race condition in the af_packet
implementation in the Linux kernel. A local unprivileged attacker could use
this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or run arbitrary code with
administrative privileges.

ID

USN-3149-2

Severity

high

Severity from

CVE-2016-8655

URL

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3149-2

Published