Summary
It was discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly separate certain
memory mappings when creating new userspace processes on 64-bit Power
(ppc64el) systems. A local attacker could use this to access memory
contents or cause memory corruption of other processes on the system.
Fixed packages 1
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu · 18.04 LTS 18.04:LTS | linux-hwe | 4.18.0-24.25~18.04.1 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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Unscored —
arch/powerpc/mm/mmu_context_book3s64.c in the Linux kernel before 5.1.15 for powerpc has a bug where unrelated processe…
References
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-12817