Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4979-1

Ubuntu Security Notice 4979-1 - Kiyin discovered that the NFC LLCP protocol implementation in the Linux kernel contained a reference counting error. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service. Kiyin discovered that the NFC LLCP protocol implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly deallocate memory in certain error situations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service. Various other issues were also addressed.