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USN-2375-1: Linux kernel (EC2) vulnerabilities

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USN-2375-1: Linux kernel (EC2) vulnerabilities

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
09/28/2014
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/10/2014
Modified
07/09/2020

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in the command_port_read_callback function in drivers/usb/serial/whiteheat.c in the Whiteheat USB Serial Driver in the Linux kernel before 3.16.2 allow physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and system crash) via a crafted device that provides a large amount of (1) EHCI or (2) XHCI data associated with a bulk response.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-2-6-32-371-ec2

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