[USN-4161-1] Linux kernel vulnerability

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From: Seth Arnold
Date: Oct 22, 2019 5:04AM

It was discovered that the IPv6 routing implementation in the Linux kernel
contained a reference counting error leading to a use-after-free
vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service
(system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.

References:
  https://usn.ubuntu.com/4161-1
  CVE-2019-18198