kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update

2.6.32-131.12.1.el6 - netdrv be2net: clear intr bit in beprobe Ivan Vecera 726308 722596 2.6.32-131.11.1.el6 - mm hold the page lock until after setpagestablenode Andrea Arcangeli 726095 683658 - netdrv be2net: remove certain cmd failure logging Ivan Vecera 725329 719304 - net nl80211: missing...

Ubuntu 8.04 LTS : linux vulnerabilities (USN-1189-1)

It was discovered that the /proc filesystem did not correctly handle permission changes when programs executed. A local attacker could hold open files to examine details about programs running with higher privileges, potentially increasing the chances of exploiting additional vulnerabilities...

CentOS Update for kernel CESA-2009:1455 centos5 i386

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 scriptxrefname:"URL",...

Debian Security Advisory DSA 2264-1 (linux-2.6)

The remote host is missing an update to linux-2.6 announced via advisory DSA 2264-1. OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: deb22641.nasl 6613 2017-07-07 12:08:40Z cfischer $ Description: Auto-generated from advisory DSA 2264-1 linux-2.6 Authors: Thomas Reinke Copyright: Copyright c 2011 E-Soft Inc...

SuSE 11.1 Security Update : Linux kernel (SAT Patch Numbers 4884 / 4888 / 4889)

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 Service Pack 1 kernel was updated to 2.6.32.43 and fixes various bugs and security issues. The following security issues were fixed : - The normal mmap paths all avoid creating a mapping where the pgoff inside the mapping could wrap around due to overflow. However, an...

Code injection

The dotaskstat function in fs/proc/array.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39-rc1 does not perform an expected uid check, which makes it easier for local users to defeat the ASLR protection mechanism by reading the startcode and endcode fields in the /proc//stat file for a process executing a PIE...

Ubuntu 8.04 LTS : linux vulnerabilities (USN-1170-1)

Dan Rosenberg discovered that multiple terminal ioctls did not correctly initialize structure memory. A local attacker could exploit this to read portions of kernel stack memory, leading to a loss of privacy. CVE-2010-4076, CVE-2010-4077 It was discovered that Xen did not correctly handle certain...

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-1170-1)

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...

USN-1170-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Dan Rosenberg discovered that multiple terminal ioctls did not correctly initialize structure memory. A local attacker could exploit this to read portions of kernel stack memory, leading to a loss of privacy. CVE-2010-4076, CVE-2010-4077 It was discovered that Xen did not correctly handle certain...

RHEL 5 : kernel (RHSA-2011:0927)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 5 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2011:0927 advisory. - kernel: IB/uverbs: Handle large number of entries in poll CQ CVE-2010-4649, CVE-2011-1044 - kernel: panic in ibcm:cmworkhandler...

Ubuntu Update for linux-mvl-dove USN-1162-1

Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-1162-1 OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: gbubuntuUSN11621.nasl 7964 2017-12-01 07:32:11Z santu $ Ubuntu Update for linux-mvl-dove USN-1162-1 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2011 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.n...

USN-1162-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities (Marvell Dove)

Brad Spengler discovered that the kernel did not correctly account for userspace memory allocations during exec calls. A local attacker could exploit this to consume all system memory, leading to a denial of service. CVE-2010-4243 Alexander Duyck discovered that the Intel Gigabit Ethernet driver...

Ubuntu 10.10 : linux vulnerabilities (USN-1160-1)

Dan Rosenberg discovered that IRDA did not correctly check the size of buffers. On non-x86 systems, a local attacker could exploit this to read kernel heap memory, leading to a loss of privacy. CVE-2010-4529 Dan Rosenburg discovered that the CAN subsystem leaked kernel addresses into the /proc...

Debian DSA-2264-1 : linux-2.6 - privilege escalation/denial of service/information leak

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel that may lead to a privilege escalation, denial of service or information leak. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems : - CVE-2010-2524 David Howells reported an issue in the Common...

[SECURITY] [DSA 2264-1] linux-2.6 security update

------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-2264-1 [email protected] http://www.debian.org/security/ dann frazier June 18, 2011 http://www.debian.org/security/faq -...

DSA-2264-1 linux-2.6 - several issues

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Ubuntu 10.04 LTS : linux, linux-ec2 vulnerabilities (USN-1141-1)

Brad Spengler discovered that the kernel did not correctly account for userspace memory allocations during exec calls. A local attacker could exploit this to consume all system memory, leading to a denial of service. CVE-2010-4243 Alexander Duyck discovered that the Intel Gigabit Ethernet driver...

USN-1141-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Brad Spengler discovered that the kernel did not correctly account for userspace memory allocations during exec calls. A local attacker could exploit this to consume all system memory, leading to a denial of service. CVE-2010-4243 Alexander Duyck discovered that the Intel Gigabit Ethernet driver...

RHEL 5 : kernel (RHSA-2011:0833)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 5 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2011:0833 advisory. - kernel: proc: protect mm startcode/endcode in /proc/pid/stat CVE-2011-0726 - kernel: bt scoconninfo infoleak CVE-2011-1078 - kernel: bnep...

kernel: proc: protect mm start_code/end_code in /proc/pid/stat

The dotaskstat function in fs/proc/array.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39-rc1 does not perform an expected uid check, which makes it easier for local users to defeat the ASLR protection mechanism by reading the startcode and endcode fields in the /proc//stat file for a process executing a PIE...