Softpedia reports
The patch addresses a total of nine security vulnerabilities
[...] All these flaws could [allow] local attackers to either crash the system or execute arbitrary code, bypass intended access restrictions to the connection tracking helpers list, as well as to inappropriately modify the system-wide operating system fingerprint list. Canonical urges all Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS users using the Canonical Livepatch to update their system immediately. A restart is not required when updating the kernel [using the] live patch.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday May 11 2018, @08:40AM
You do realize that is two persons names, right?
Okay.
Let's read what you wrote again...