CVE-2015-6666

Publication date 20 September 2015

Last updated 4 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Rejected reason: DO NOT USE THIS CANDIDATE NUMBER. ConsultIDs: none. Reason: This candidate was withdrawn by its CNA. Further investigation showed that it was not a security issue. Notes: none

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
linux 15.04 vivid
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty
Not affected
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected
linux-2.6 15.04 vivid Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
linux-armadaxp 15.04 vivid Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected
linux-ec2 15.04 vivid Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
linux-flo 15.04 vivid
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
linux-fsl-imx51 15.04 vivid Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
linux-goldfish 15.04 vivid
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
linux-grouper 15.04 vivid Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
linux-linaro-omap 15.04 vivid Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Ignored end of life
linux-linaro-shared 15.04 vivid Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Ignored end of life
linux-linaro-vexpress 15.04 vivid Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Ignored end of life
linux-lts-quantal 15.04 vivid Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected
linux-lts-raring 15.04 vivid Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Ignored end of life, was not-affected
linux-lts-saucy 15.04 vivid Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected
linux-lts-trusty 15.04 vivid Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected
linux-lts-utopic 15.04 vivid Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
linux-lts-vivid 15.04 vivid Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
linux-maguro 15.04 vivid Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
linux-mako 15.04 vivid
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
linux-manta 15.04 vivid
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
linux-mvl-dove 15.04 vivid Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
linux-qcm-msm 15.04 vivid Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Ignored end of life
linux-ti-omap4 15.04 vivid Not in release
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected

Notes

jdstrand

android kernels (flo, goldfish, grouper, maguro, mako and manta) are not supported on the Ubuntu Touch 14.10 and earlier preview kernels linux-lts-saucy no longer receives official support linux-lts-quantal no longer receives official support

kamal

per Andy L. (seclists post) this CVE may be a false alarm; Andy L. advisises holding off on application to 3.19-stable.

Patch details

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Package Patch details
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