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[Mathew Hodson <mathew.hodson@xxxxxxxxx>]

** Description changed:

- While working on KernelThreadSanitizer (KTSAN), a data race detector for
- kernels, Dmitry Vyukov found a data race that can trick the kernel into
- using unitialized memory. - This can at least give access to arbitrary
- SysV shared memory and Dmitry developed a proof of concept exploit for
- this. (On many systems, this can be used to escalate privileges). -
- While we didn't investigate this deeply, it is almost certain that this
- vulnerability can be used to gain arbitrary code execution in the
+ While working on KernelThreadSanitizer (KTSAN), a data race detector
+ for kernels, Dmitry Vyukov found a data race that can trick the kernel
+ into using uninitialized memory.
+ - This can at least give access to arbitrary SysV shared memory and
+ Dmitry developed a proof of concept exploit for this. (On many
+ systems, this can be used to escalate privileges).
+ - While we didn't investigate this deeply, it is almost certain that
+ this vulnerability can be used to gain arbitrary code execution in the
  kernel. Exercise left to the reader.
  
  Break-Fix: - b9a532277938798b53178d5a66af6e2915cb27cf

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Title:
  CVE-2015-7613

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

Bug description:
  While working on KernelThreadSanitizer (KTSAN), a data race detector
  for kernels, Dmitry Vyukov found a data race that can trick the kernel
  into using uninitialized memory.
  - This can at least give access to arbitrary SysV shared memory and
  Dmitry developed a proof of concept exploit for this. (On many
  systems, this can be used to escalate privileges).
  - While we didn't investigate this deeply, it is almost certain that
  this vulnerability can be used to gain arbitrary code execution in the
  kernel. Exercise left to the reader.

  Break-Fix: - b9a532277938798b53178d5a66af6e2915cb27cf

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