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Canonical Releases Kernel Security Update for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, 8 Flaws Patched

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After releasing a new Linux kernel security update for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) users, Canonical published an important kernel update for the Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr) operating system series and its derivatives.

The new kernel security update for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr) is here to address two flaws (CVE-2015-8539 and CVE-2017-15299) discovered by Dmitry Vyukov and Eric Biggers in Linux kernel’s key management subsystem, which could allow a local attacker to either execute arbitrary code or crash the system via a denial of service.

It also patches a use-after-free vulnerability (CVE-2… (read more)

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