[ MDVSA-2015:058 ] kernel

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 Mandriva Linux Security Advisory                         MDVSA-2015:058
 http://www.mandriva.com/en/support/security/
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 Package : kernel
 Date    : March 13, 2015
 Affected: Business Server 2.0
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 Problem Description:

 Multiple vulnerabilities has been found and corrected in the Linux
 kernel:
 
 The Crypto API in the Linux kernel before 3.18.5 allows local users
 to load arbitrary kernel modules via a bind system call for an
 AF_ALG socket with a module name in the salg_name field, a different
 vulnerability than CVE-2014-9644 (CVE-2013-7421).
 
 arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c in the KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel before
 3.17.2 on Intel processors does not ensure that the value in the CR4
 control register remains the same after a VM entry, which allow

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