Ubuntu Security Notice 5164-1 - It was discovered that the Option USB High Speed Mobile device driver in the Linux kernel did not properly handle error conditions. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. 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...
