[USN-3908-2] Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerability

Severity Medium
Affected Packages 5
CVEs 1

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

USN-3908-1 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 ESM.

Jann Horn discovered a race condition in the fork() system call in the
Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to gain access to services
that cache authorizations.

Type Package URL Namespace Name / Product Version Distribution / Platform Arch Patch / Fix
Affected pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-image-generic-lts-trusty?distro=precise ubuntu linux-image-generic-lts-trusty < 3.13.0.166.156 precise
Affected pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-trusty?distro=precise ubuntu linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-trusty < 3.13.0.166.156 precise
Affected pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-image-3.13.0-166-lowlatency?distro=precise ubuntu linux-image-3.13.0-166-lowlatency < 3.13.0-166.216~precise1 precise
Affected pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-image-3.13.0-166-generic?distro=precise ubuntu linux-image-3.13.0-166-generic < 3.13.0-166.216~precise1 precise
Affected pkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-image-3.13.0-166-generic-lpae?distro=precise ubuntu linux-image-3.13.0-166-generic-lpae < 3.13.0-166.216~precise1 precise
# CVE Description CVSS EPSS EPSS Trend (30 days) Affected Products Weaknesses Security Advisories Exploits PoC Pubblication Date Modification Date
# CVE Description CVSS EPSS EPSS Trend (30 days) Affected Products Weaknesses Security Advisories PoC Pubblication Date Modification Date
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