USN-2240-1

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USN-2240-1

Summary: linux vulnerabilities

Details: Pinkie Pie discovered a flaw in the Linux kernel's futex subsystem. An unprivileged local user could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service (system crash) or gain administrative privileges. (CVE-2014-3153) An information leak was discovered in the netfilter subsystem of the Linux kernel. An attacker could exploit this flaw to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory. (CVE-2014-2568) Sasha Levin reported a bug in the Linux kernel's virtual memory management subsystem. An unprivileged local user could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2014-3122)

References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2240-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-2568, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-3122, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-3153