USN-4363-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
USN-4363-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-hwe, linux-gcp, linux-gke-4.15, linux-hwe, linux-oem, linux-oracle, linux-snapdragon vulnerabilities A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Summary Several security issues were fixed in the Linux kernel. Software Description linux – Linux kernel linux-aws – Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS) systems linux-gke-4.15 – Linux kernel for Google Container Engine (GKE) systems linux-oem – Linux kernel for OEM systems linux-oracle – Linux kernel for Oracle Cloud systems linux-snapdragon – Linux kernel for Qualcomm Snapdragon processors linux-aws-hwe – Linux kernel for Amazon Web Services (AWS-HWE) systems linux-gcp – Linux kernel for Google Cloud Platform (GCP) systems linux-hwe – Linux hardware enablement (HWE) kernel Details It was discovered that the Serial CAN interface driver in the Linux kernel did not properly initialize data. A local attacker could [ more… ]