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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2109-1

Posted Feb 19, 2014

Authored by Ubuntu | Site security.ubuntu.com

Ubuntu Security Notice 2109-1 - Vasily Kulikov reported a flaw in the Linux kernel's implementation of ptrace. An unprivileged local user could exploit this flaw to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory. Stephan Mueller reported an error in the Linux kernel's ansi cprng random number generator. This flaw makes it easier for a local attacker to break cryptographic protections. Andrew Honig reported a flaw in the Linux Kernel's kvm_vm_ioctl_create_vcpu function of the Kernel Virtual Machine (KVM) subsystem. A local user could exploit this flaw to gain privileges on the host machine. Various other issues were also addressed.

tags | advisory, kernel, local

systems | linux, ubuntu

advisories | CVE-2013-2929, CVE-2013-4345, CVE-2013-4587, CVE-2013-6367, CVE-2013-6380, CVE-2013-6382, CVE-2013-7263, CVE-2013-7264, CVE-2013-7265, CVE-2013-7266, CVE-2013-7267, CVE-2013-7268, CVE-2013-7269, CVE-2013-7270, CVE-2013-7271, CVE-2013-7281, CVE-2013-2929, CVE-2013-4345, CVE-2013-4587, CVE-2013-6367, CVE-2013-6380, CVE-2013-6382, CVE-2013-7263, CVE-2013-7264, CVE-2013-7265, CVE-2013-7266, CVE-2013-7267, CVE-2013-7268

SHA-256 | f9a9229f276d5732e342ff0e1d0acf9d5b773dd92e400f9e84538701ee334b3a

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