USN-2543-1: Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities
7
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
03/16/2015
07/25/2018
03/26/2015
07/09/2020
Description
The XFS implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.15 improperly uses an old size value during remote attribute replacement, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (transaction overrun and data corruption) or possibly gain privileges by leveraging XFS filesystem access.
Solution(s)
- ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-48-generic
- ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-48-generic-lpae
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