Ubuntu Security Notice 2468-1 - A null pointer dereference flaw - TopicsExpress



          

Ubuntu Security Notice 2468-1 - A null pointer dereference flaw was discovered in the the Linux kernels SCTP implementation when ASCONF is used. A remote attacker could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a malformed INIT chunk. A race condition with MMIO and PIO transactions in the KVM (Kernel Virtual Machine) subsystem of the Linux kernel was discovered. A guest OS user could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service (guest OS crash) via a specially crafted application. Various other issues were also addressed. from Packet Storm ift.tt/14S49gH
Posted on: Tue, 13 Jan 2015 20:25:32 +0000

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