USN-3291-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
USN-3291-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3291-1 16th May, 2017 linux vulnerabilities A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Summary Several security issues were fixed in the kernel. Software description linux – Linux kernel Details Dmitry Vyukov discovered that the generic SCSI (sg) subsystem in the Linuxkernel contained a stack-based buffer overflow. A local attacker withaccess to an sg device could use this to cause a denial of service (systemcrash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-7187) It was discovered that a NULL pointer dereference existed in the DirectRendering Manager (DRM) driver for VMWare devices in the Linux kernel. Alocal attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash).(CVE-2017-7261) Li Qiang discovered that an integer overflow vulnerability existed in theDirect Rendering Manager (DRM) driver for VMWare devices in the Linuxkernel. [ more… ]