Ubuntu Security Notice 5295-2 - It was discovered that the Packet network protocol implementation in the Linux kernel contained a double-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. Jann Horn discovered a race condition in the Unix domain socket implementation in the Linux kernel that could result in a read-after-free. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. Continue reading...
