MGASA-2015-0439
- Source
- https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0439.html
- Import Source
- https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0439.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/MGASA-2015-0439
- Related
- Published
- 2015-11-10T18:41:41Z
- Modified
- 2022-02-17T18:21:47Z
- Summary
- Updated kernel-linus packages fixes security vulnerability
- Details
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This update of kernel-linus provides the upstream 4.1.12 longterm kernel and fixes at least the following security issue:
Moein Ghasemzadeh discovered that the USB WhiteHEAT serial driver contained hardcoded attributes about the USB devices. An attacker could construct a fake WhiteHEAT USB device that, when inserted, causes a denial of service (system crash) (CVE-2015-5257).
It also fixes various upstream bugs, for more info see the referenced changelogs:
- References
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- https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0439.html
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=17066
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.1.9
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.1.10
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.1.11
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.1.12
- Credits
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- Mageia - COORDINATOR
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Affected packages
Mageia:5 / kernel-linus
Package
- Name
- kernel-linus
- Purl
- pkg:rpm/mageia/kernel-linus?distro=mageia-5