Ubuntu Security Notice 1934-1 – Chanam Park reported a Null pointer flaw in the Linux kernel’s Ceph client. A remote attacker could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service (system crash). An information leak was discovered in the Linux kernel’s fanotify interface. A local user could exploit this flaw to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory. Kees Cook discovered a format string vulnerability in the Linux kernel’s disk block layer. A local user with administrator privileges could exploit this flaw to gain kernel privileges. Various other issues were also addressed…. Ubuntu Security Notice 1934-1 – Chanam Park reported a Null pointer flaw in the Linux kernel’s Ceph client. A remote attacker could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service (system crash). An information leak was discovered in the Linux kernel’s fanotify interface. A local user could exploit this flaw to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory. Kees Cook discovered a format string vulnerability in the Linux kernel’s disk block layer. A local user with administrator privileges could exploit this flaw to gain kernel privileges. Various other issues were also addressed.

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