USN-2599-2

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    USN-2599-2

    Published: 9 May 2015Last Modified: 10 Feb 2026

    Summary: linux-lts-utopic vulnerability

    Details: USN-2599-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel, however an unrelated regression in the auditing of some path names was introduced. Due to the regression the system could crash under certain conditions. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: A race condition between chown() and execve() was discovered in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could exploit this race by using chown on a setuid-user-binary to gain administrative privileges.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2599-2, https://launchpad.net/bugs/1450442

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: linux-lts-utopic

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]~14.04.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.16.0-37.51~14.04.1

    Affected versions

    3.16.0-25.33~14.04.2
    3.16.0-26.35~14.04.1
    3.16.0-28.37~14.04.1
    3.16.0-28.38~14.04.1
    3.16.0-29.39~14.04.1
    3.16.0-30.40~14.04.1
    3.16.0-31.41~14.04.1
    3.16.0-31.43~14.04.1
    3.16.0-33.44~14.04.1
    3.16.0-34.45~14.04.1
    3.16.0-34.47~14.04.1
    3.16.0-36.48~14.04.1
    3.16.0-37.49~14.04.1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High