USN-2737-1

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    USN-2737-1

    Published: 9 Sept 2015Last Modified: 10 Feb 2026

    Summary: linux-lts-vivid vulnerability

    Details: It was discovered that an integer overflow error existed in the SCSI generic (sg) driver in the Linux kernel. A local attacker with write permission to a SCSI generic device could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or potentially escalate their privileges.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2737-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-5707

    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 -3.19.0-28.30~14.04.1

    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
    3.19.0-26.28~14.04.1

    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