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[John Johansen <john.johansen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

*** This bug is a security vulnerability ***

Public security bug reported:

A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the way Linux kernel's
madvise MADV_WILLNEED functionality handled page table locking. An
unprivileged local user could use this flaw to crash the system.

Break-Fix: 1998cc048901109a29924380b8e91bc049b32951
ee53664bda169f519ce3c6a22d378f0b946c8178

** Affects: linux (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: New

** Affects: linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: linux-ec2 (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: linux-flo (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: New

** Affects: linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: linux-goldfish (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: New

** Affects: linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Affects: linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Affects: linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: linux-lts-raring (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: linux-lts-saucy (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: linux-lts-utopic (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: linux-mako (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: New

** Affects: linux-manta (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: New

** Affects: linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: linux (Ubuntu Lucid)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: New

** Affects: linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu Lucid)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: linux-ec2 (Ubuntu Lucid)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: New

** Affects: linux-flo (Ubuntu Lucid)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu Lucid)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: linux-goldfish (Ubuntu Lucid)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu Lucid)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Affects: linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu Lucid)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Affects: linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu Lucid)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: linux-lts-raring (Ubuntu Lucid)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: linux-lts-saucy (Ubuntu Lucid)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu Lucid)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: linux-lts-utopic (Ubuntu Lucid)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: linux-mako (Ubuntu Lucid)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: linux-manta (Ubuntu Lucid)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu Lucid)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Lucid)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: linux (Ubuntu Precise)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: New

** Affects: linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu Precise)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: New

** Affects: linux-ec2 (Ubuntu Precise)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: linux-flo (Ubuntu Precise)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu Precise)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: linux-goldfish (Ubuntu Precise)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu Precise)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Affects: linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu Precise)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Affects: linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu Precise)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: New

** Affects: linux-lts-raring (Ubuntu Precise)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: New

** Affects: linux-lts-saucy (Ubuntu Precise)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: New

** Affects: linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu Precise)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: New

** Affects: linux-lts-utopic (Ubuntu Precise)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: linux-mako (Ubuntu Precise)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: linux-manta (Ubuntu Precise)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu Precise)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Precise)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: New

** Affects: linux (Ubuntu Trusty)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: New

** Affects: linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu Trusty)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: linux-ec2 (Ubuntu Trusty)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: linux-flo (Ubuntu Trusty)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu Trusty)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: linux-goldfish (Ubuntu Trusty)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu Trusty)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Affects: linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu Trusty)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Affects: linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu Trusty)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: linux-lts-raring (Ubuntu Trusty)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: linux-lts-saucy (Ubuntu Trusty)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu Trusty)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: linux-lts-utopic (Ubuntu Trusty)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: New

** Affects: linux-mako (Ubuntu Trusty)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: linux-manta (Ubuntu Trusty)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu Trusty)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Trusty)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: linux (Ubuntu Utopic)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: New

** Affects: linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu Utopic)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: linux-ec2 (Ubuntu Utopic)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: linux-flo (Ubuntu Utopic)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: New

** Affects: linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu Utopic)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: linux-goldfish (Ubuntu Utopic)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: New

** Affects: linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu Utopic)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Affects: linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu Utopic)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Affects: linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu Utopic)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: linux-lts-raring (Ubuntu Utopic)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: linux-lts-saucy (Ubuntu Utopic)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu Utopic)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: linux-lts-utopic (Ubuntu Utopic)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: linux-mako (Ubuntu Utopic)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: New

** Affects: linux-manta (Ubuntu Utopic)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: New

** Affects: linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu Utopic)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Utopic)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: linux (Ubuntu Vivid)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: New

** Affects: linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu Vivid)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: linux-ec2 (Ubuntu Vivid)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: linux-flo (Ubuntu Vivid)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: New

** Affects: linux-fsl-imx51 (Ubuntu Vivid)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: linux-goldfish (Ubuntu Vivid)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: New

** Affects: linux-lts-backport-maverick (Ubuntu Vivid)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Affects: linux-lts-backport-natty (Ubuntu Vivid)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Affects: linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu Vivid)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: linux-lts-raring (Ubuntu Vivid)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: linux-lts-saucy (Ubuntu Vivid)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu Vivid)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: linux-lts-utopic (Ubuntu Vivid)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: linux-mako (Ubuntu Vivid)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: New

** Affects: linux-manta (Ubuntu Vivid)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: New

** Affects: linux-mvl-dove (Ubuntu Vivid)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Invalid

** Affects: linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu Vivid)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Invalid


** Tags: kernel-cve-tracking-bug

** Tags added: kernel-cve-tracking-bug

** Information type changed from Public to Public Security

** CVE added: http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-
bin/cvename.cgi?name=2014-8173

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Title:
  CVE-2014-8173

Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in linux-armadaxp package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in linux-ec2 package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in linux-flo package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in linux-fsl-imx51 package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in linux-goldfish package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in linux-lts-backport-maverick package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in linux-lts-backport-natty package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in linux-lts-quantal package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-raring package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-saucy package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-trusty package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-utopic package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in linux-mako package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in linux-manta package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in linux-mvl-dove package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in linux-ti-omap4 package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in linux source package in Lucid:
  New
Status in linux-armadaxp source package in Lucid:
  Invalid
Status in linux-ec2 source package in Lucid:
  New
Status in linux-flo source package in Lucid:
  Invalid
Status in linux-fsl-imx51 source package in Lucid:
  Invalid
Status in linux-goldfish source package in Lucid:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-backport-maverick source package in Lucid:
  New
Status in linux-lts-backport-natty source package in Lucid:
  New
Status in linux-lts-quantal source package in Lucid:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-raring source package in Lucid:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-saucy source package in Lucid:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-trusty source package in Lucid:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-utopic source package in Lucid:
  Invalid
Status in linux-mako source package in Lucid:
  Invalid
Status in linux-manta source package in Lucid:
  Invalid
Status in linux-mvl-dove source package in Lucid:
  Invalid
Status in linux-ti-omap4 source package in Lucid:
  Invalid
Status in linux source package in Precise:
  New
Status in linux-armadaxp source package in Precise:
  New
Status in linux-ec2 source package in Precise:
  Invalid
Status in linux-flo source package in Precise:
  Invalid
Status in linux-fsl-imx51 source package in Precise:
  Invalid
Status in linux-goldfish source package in Precise:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-backport-maverick source package in Precise:
  New
Status in linux-lts-backport-natty source package in Precise:
  New
Status in linux-lts-quantal source package in Precise:
  New
Status in linux-lts-raring source package in Precise:
  New
Status in linux-lts-saucy source package in Precise:
  New
Status in linux-lts-trusty source package in Precise:
  New
Status in linux-lts-utopic source package in Precise:
  Invalid
Status in linux-mako source package in Precise:
  Invalid
Status in linux-manta source package in Precise:
  Invalid
Status in linux-mvl-dove source package in Precise:
  Invalid
Status in linux-ti-omap4 source package in Precise:
  New
Status in linux source package in Trusty:
  New
Status in linux-armadaxp source package in Trusty:
  Invalid
Status in linux-ec2 source package in Trusty:
  Invalid
Status in linux-flo source package in Trusty:
  Invalid
Status in linux-fsl-imx51 source package in Trusty:
  Invalid
Status in linux-goldfish source package in Trusty:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-backport-maverick source package in Trusty:
  New
Status in linux-lts-backport-natty source package in Trusty:
  New
Status in linux-lts-quantal source package in Trusty:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-raring source package in Trusty:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-saucy source package in Trusty:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-trusty source package in Trusty:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-utopic source package in Trusty:
  New
Status in linux-mako source package in Trusty:
  Invalid
Status in linux-manta source package in Trusty:
  Invalid
Status in linux-mvl-dove source package in Trusty:
  Invalid
Status in linux-ti-omap4 source package in Trusty:
  Invalid
Status in linux source package in Utopic:
  New
Status in linux-armadaxp source package in Utopic:
  Invalid
Status in linux-ec2 source package in Utopic:
  Invalid
Status in linux-flo source package in Utopic:
  New
Status in linux-fsl-imx51 source package in Utopic:
  Invalid
Status in linux-goldfish source package in Utopic:
  New
Status in linux-lts-backport-maverick source package in Utopic:
  New
Status in linux-lts-backport-natty source package in Utopic:
  New
Status in linux-lts-quantal source package in Utopic:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-raring source package in Utopic:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-saucy source package in Utopic:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-trusty source package in Utopic:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-utopic source package in Utopic:
  Invalid
Status in linux-mako source package in Utopic:
  New
Status in linux-manta source package in Utopic:
  New
Status in linux-mvl-dove source package in Utopic:
  Invalid
Status in linux-ti-omap4 source package in Utopic:
  Invalid
Status in linux source package in Vivid:
  New
Status in linux-armadaxp source package in Vivid:
  Invalid
Status in linux-ec2 source package in Vivid:
  Invalid
Status in linux-flo source package in Vivid:
  New
Status in linux-fsl-imx51 source package in Vivid:
  Invalid
Status in linux-goldfish source package in Vivid:
  New
Status in linux-lts-backport-maverick source package in Vivid:
  New
Status in linux-lts-backport-natty source package in Vivid:
  New
Status in linux-lts-quantal source package in Vivid:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-raring source package in Vivid:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-saucy source package in Vivid:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-trusty source package in Vivid:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-utopic source package in Vivid:
  Invalid
Status in linux-mako source package in Vivid:
  New
Status in linux-manta source package in Vivid:
  New
Status in linux-mvl-dove source package in Vivid:
  Invalid
Status in linux-ti-omap4 source package in Vivid:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the way Linux kernel's
  madvise MADV_WILLNEED functionality handled page table locking. An
  unprivileged local user could use this flaw to crash the system.

  Break-Fix: 1998cc048901109a29924380b8e91bc049b32951
  ee53664bda169f519ce3c6a22d378f0b946c8178

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