Ubuntu Security Notice 4094-1 - It was discovered that the alarmtimer implementation in the Linux kernel contained an integer overflow vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service. Wen Xu discovered that the XFS filesystem implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly track inode validations. An attacker could use this to construct a malicious XFS image that, when mounted, could cause a denial of service. Various other issues were also addressed.
057991c54bda99e36e45617061b5319a3d5749216d070d59b5d605ff61ea7dccSlackware Security Advisory - New kernel packages are available for Slackware 14.2 to fix security issues.
b00c9750a9d1a5293cf1b00be4962a74b7a8b39c5ae241b16f2e5d2e209b667bUbuntu Security Notice 3821-2 - USN-3821-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux Hardware Enablement kernel from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. Wen Xu discovered that the ext4 filesystem implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly ensure that xattr information remained in inode bodies. An attacker could use this to construct a malicious ext4 image that, when mounted, could cause a denial of service. Various other issues were also addressed.
2b45d9df391d578d2bf6120f0c3781be981c031e4fcd0cab749bd0c70ec71961Ubuntu Security Notice 3821-1 - Wen Xu discovered that the ext4 filesystem implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly ensure that xattr information remained in inode bodies. An attacker could use this to construct a malicious ext4 image that, when mounted, could cause a denial of service. It was discovered that the alarmtimer implementation in the Linux kernel contained an integer overflow vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service. Various other issues were also addressed.
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