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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1824-1

Posted May 15, 2013

Authored by Ubuntu | Site security.ubuntu.com

Ubuntu Security Notice 1824-1 - Mathias Krause discovered an information leak in the Linux kernel's ISO 9660 CDROM file system driver. A local user could exploit this flaw to examine some of the kernel's heap memory. Mathias Krause discovered a flaw in xfrm_user in the Linux kernel. A local attacker with NET_ADMIN capability could potentially exploit this flaw to escalate privileges. A buffer overflow was discovered in the Linux Kernel's USB subsystem for devices reporting the cdc-wdm class. A specially crafted USB device when plugged-in could cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. Various other issues were also addressed.

tags | advisory, denial of service, overflow, arbitrary, kernel, local

systems | linux, ubuntu

advisories | CVE-2012-6549, CVE-2013-1826, CVE-2013-1860, CVE-2013-1928, CVE-2013-2634, CVE-2012-6549, CVE-2013-1826, CVE-2013-1860, CVE-2013-1928, CVE-2013-2634

SHA-256 | 61cfd0da9e862caf667f2f7231d0b4d0ff7b68b7c6ba016808af14830d2d8422

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