[USN-4313-1] Linux kernel vulnerability

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From: Steve Beattie
Date: Mar 31, 2020 2:39AM

Manfred Paul discovered that the bpf verifier in the Linux kernel did not
properly calculate register bounds for certain operations. A local attacker
could use this to expose sensitive information (kernel memory) or gain
administrative privileges.

References:
  https://usn.ubuntu.com/4313-1
  CVE-2020-8835