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kernel security update
CentOS Errata and Security Advisory CESA-2012:0007 Updated kernel packages that fix multiple security issues, several bugs, and add one enhancement are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having important security impact. Commo...
kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
2.6.18-274.17.1.0.1.el5 - fix ia64 build error due to add-support-above-32-vcpus.patchZhenzhong Duan - x86 use dynamic vcpuinfo remap to support more than 32 vcpus Zhenzhong Duan - scsi add additional scsi medium error handling John Sobecki orabug 12904887 - x86 Fix lvt0 reset when hvm boot up wi...
kernel: proc: fix oops on invalid /proc/<pid>/maps access
The mstop function in fs/proc/taskmmu.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 allows local users to cause a denial of service OOPS via vectors that trigger an mstart error...
kernel: no access restrictions of /proc/pid/* after setuid program exec
The proc filesystem implementation in the Linux kernel 2.6.37 and earlier does not restrict access to the /proc directory tree of a process after this process performs an exec of a setuid program, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service via open, lsee...
kernel: proc: fix oops on invalid /proc/<pid>/maps access
The mstop function in fs/proc/taskmmu.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 allows local users to cause a denial of service OOPS via vectors that trigger an mstart error...
kernel: /proc/PID/io infoleak
fs/proc/base.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39.4 does not properly restrict access to /proc//io files, which allows local users to obtain sensitive I/O statistics by polling a file, as demonstrated by discovering the length of another user's password...
SuSE 11.1 Security Update : Linux kernel (SAT Patch Numbers 5031 / 5055)
The SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 Service Pack 1 kernel was updated to 2.6.32.45 and fixes various bugs and security issues. The following security issues have been fixed : - Timo Warns reported an issue in the Linux implementation for GUID partitions. Users with physical access could gain access to...
kernel: no access restrictions of /proc/pid/* after setuid program exec
The proc filesystem implementation in the Linux kernel 2.6.37 and earlier does not restrict access to the /proc directory tree of a process after this process performs an exec of a setuid program, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service via open, lsee...
Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-1285-1)
The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...
Ubuntu Update for linux USN-1285-1
Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-1285-1 OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: gbubuntuUSN12851.nasl 7964 2017-12-01 07:32:11Z santu $ Ubuntu Update for linux USN-1285-1 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2011 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net This...
Ubuntu 11.04 : linux vulnerabilities (USN-1285-1)
Andrea Righi discovered a race condition in the KSM memory merging support. If KSM was being used, a local attacker could exploit this to crash the system, leading to a denial of service. CVE-2011-2183 Vasily Averin discovered that the NFS Lock Manager NLM incorrectly handled unlock requests. A...
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS : linux-lts-backport-natty vulnerabilities (USN-1279-1)
Andrea Righi discovered a race condition in the KSM memory merging support. If KSM was being used, a local attacker could exploit this to crash the system, leading to a denial of service. CVE-2011-2183 Vasily Averin discovered that the NFS Lock Manager NLM incorrectly handled unlock requests. A...
Apache mod_suexec Multiple Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities
The remote host appears to be running Apache and is potentially affected by the following vulnerabilities: - Multiple race conditions exist in suexec between the validation and usage of directories and files. Under certain conditions local users are able to escalate privileges and execute arbitra...
Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-1256-1)
The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...
Linux Kernel 3.0.4 - '/proc/interrupts' Password Length Local Information Disclosure
/ source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50573/info The Linux kernel is prone to a local information-disclosure weakness. Successful exploits allow local attackers to obtain the password length of a victim's account; information harvested may aid in further attacks. Linux kernel 3.1 and prior...
Ubuntu Update for linux-ec2 USN-1239-1
Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-1239-1 OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: gbubuntuUSN12391.nasl 7964 2017-12-01 07:32:11Z santu $ Ubuntu Update for linux-ec2 USN-1239-1 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2011 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net Th...
USN-1244-1 : linux-ti-omap4 vulnerabilities
Dan Rosenberg discovered that the Linux kernel X.25 implementation incorrectly parsed facilities. A remote attacker could exploit this to crash the kernel, leading to a denial of service. CVE-2010-3873 Andrea Righi discovered a race condition in the KSM memory merging support. If KSM was being...
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS : linux-ec2 vulnerabilities (USN-1239-1)
Ryan Sweat discovered that the kernel incorrectly handled certain VLAN packets. On some systems, a remote attacker could send specially crafted traffic to crash the system, leading to a denial of service. CVE-2011-1576 Vasiliy Kulikov and Dan Rosenberg discovered that ecryptfs did not correctly...
USN-1244-1: Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
Dan Rosenberg discovered that the Linux kernel X.25 implementation incorrectly parsed facilities. A remote attacker could exploit this to crash the kernel, leading to a denial of service. CVE-2010-3873 Andrea Righi discovered a race condition in the KSM memory merging support. If KSM was being...
USN-1242-1: Linux kernel (Maverick backport) vulnerabilities
It was discovered that the security fix for CVE-2010-4250 introduced a regression. A remote attacker could exploit this to crash the system, leading to a denial of service. CVE-2011-1479 Vasiliy Kulikov discovered that taskstats did not enforce access restrictions. A local attacker could exploit...