USN-3127-2: Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities
USN-3127-2: Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3127-2 11th November, 2016 linux-lts-trusty vulnerabilities A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Summary Several security issues were fixed in the kernel. Software description linux-lts-trusty – Linux hardware enablement kernel from Trusty for Precise Details USN-3127-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 14.04LTS. This update provides the corresponding updates for the LinuxHardware Enablement (HWE) kernel from Ubuntu 14.04 LTS for Ubuntu12.04 LTS. It was discovered that the compression handling code in the Advanced LinuxSound Architecture (ALSA) subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properlycheck for an integer overflow. A local attacker could use this to cause adenial of service (system crash). (CVE-2014-9904) Kirill A. Shutemov discovered that memory manager in the Linux kernel didnot properly handle anonymous pages. A local attacker could [ more… ]