First published: Mon Oct 19 2015(Updated: )
It was discovered that the Linux kernel did not check if a new IPv6 MTU set by a user space application was valid. A remote attacker could forge a route advertisement with an invalid MTU that a user space daemon like NetworkManager would honor and apply to the kernel, causing a denial of service. (CVE-2015-0272) It was discovered that virtio networking in the Linux kernel did not handle fragments correctly, leading to kernel memory corruption. A remote attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute code with administrative privileges. (CVE-2015-5156) It was discovered that the Reliable Datagram Sockets (RDS) implementation in the Linux kernel did not verify sockets were properly bound before attempting to send a message, which could cause a NULL pointer dereference. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2015-6937) Ben Hutchings discovered that the Advanced Union Filesystem (aufs) for the Linux kernel did not correctly handle references of memory mapped files from an aufs mount. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges. (CVE-2015-7312)
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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All of | ||
ubuntu/linux-image-3.13.0-66-generic-lpae | <3.13.0-66.108~precise1 | 3.13.0-66.108~precise1 |
=12.04 | ||
All of | ||
ubuntu/linux-image-3.13.0-66-generic | <3.13.0-66.108~precise1 | 3.13.0-66.108~precise1 |
=12.04 |
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(Contains the following vulnerabilities)
The severity of USN-2775-1 is moderate.
A remote attacker can exploit CVE-2015-0272 by forging a route advertisement with an invalid MTU, causing a denial of service.
The recommended remedy for CVE-2015-5156 is to upgrade to Linux kernel version 3.13.0-66.108~precise1 or later.
You can check if you are affected by CVE-2015-6937 by checking your Linux kernel version. If you are using version 3.13.0-66-generic or earlier, you are affected.
The Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) number for this vulnerability is CWE-476.