USN-2718-1

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    USN-2718-1

    Published: 18 Aug 2015Last Modified: 10 Feb 2026

    Summary: linux-lts-vivid vulnerability

    Details: Marcelo Ricardo Leitner discovered a race condition in the Linux kernel's SCTP address configuration lists when using Address Configuration Change (ASCONF) options on a socket. An unprivileged local user could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service (system crash).

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2718-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-3212

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: linux-lts-vivid

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

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.19.0-26.28~14.04.1

    Affected versions

    3.19.0-18.18~14.04.1
    3.19.0-20.20~14.04.1
    3.19.0-21.21~14.04.1
    3.19.0-22.22~14.04.1
    3.19.0-23.24~14.04.1
    3.19.0-25.26~14.04.1

    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
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