USN-2764-1

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    USN-2764-1

    Published: 5 Oct 2015Last Modified: 10 Feb 2026

    Summary: linux-lts-utopic vulnerability

    Details: Dmitry Vyukov discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly initialize IPC object state in certain situations. A local attacker could use this to escalate their privileges, expose confidential information, or cause a denial of service (system crash).

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2764-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-7613

    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 -3.16.0-50.67~14.04.1

    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
    3.16.0-37.51~14.04.1
    3.16.0-38.52~14.04.1
    3.16.0-39.53~14.04.1
    3.16.0-40.54~14.04.1
    3.16.0-41.55~14.04.1
    3.16.0-41.57~14.04.1
    3.16.0-43.58~14.04.1
    3.16.0-44.59~14.04.1
    3.16.0-45.60~14.04.1
    3.16.0-46.62~14.04.1
    3.16.0-48.64~14.04.1
    3.16.0-49.65~14.04.1
    3.16.0-50.66~14.04.1

    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