MGASA-2014-0061

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Source
https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0061.html
Import Source
https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0061.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MGASA-2014-0061
Related
Published
2014-02-12T17:17:13Z
Modified
2014-02-12T17:17:09Z
Summary
Updated kernel-linus package fixes security vulnerability
Details

This kernel update provides an update to 3.12.9 and fixes the following critical security issue:

Pageexec reported a bug in the Linux kernel's recvmmsg syscall when called from code using the x32 ABI. An unprivileged local user could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service (system crash) or gain administrator privileges (CVE-2014-0038).

Other changes are in the referenced changelog.

References
Credits

Affected packages

Mageia:4 / kernel-linus

Package

Name
kernel-linus
Purl
pkg:rpm/mageia/kernel-linus?distro=mageia-4

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.12.9-1.mga4

Ecosystem specific 

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    "section": "core"
}