Ubuntu Security Notice 5162-1 - Ilja Van Sprundel discovered that the SCTP implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly perform size validations on incoming packets in some situations. An attacker could possibly use this to expose sensitive information. It was discovered that the AMD Cryptographic Coprocessor driver in the Linux kernel did not properly deallocate memory in some error conditions. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service. Various other issues were also addressed. Continue reading...
