Canonical Releases Linux Kernel Security Patch for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Update Now
In Summary : Canonical released today a new Linux kernel update for its latest Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) operating system series...
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Canonical released today
a new Linux kernel update for its latest Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic
Beaver) operating system series to address a couple of security
vulnerabilities discovered lately by various security researchers.
The kernel security update released by Canonical for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS users patches a security flaw (CVE-2018-1118)
discovered in Linux kernel's VirtIO subsystem, which could allow a
local attacker to expose sensitive information (kernel memory) as it
improperly initialized memory under certain conditions.
The second security vulnerability patched by today's kernel update addresses an information leak (CVE-2017-13695)
discovered by Seunghun Han in Linux kernel's ACPI (Advanced
Configuration and Power Interface) handling code, allowing a local
attacker to [...]kindly refer the following link as follow up :
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