Debian DLA-516-1 : linux security update

This update fixes the CVEs described below. CVE-2016-0821 Solar Designer noted that the list 'poisoning' feature, intended to mitigate the effects of bugs in list manipulation in the kernel, used poison values within the range of virtual addresses that can be allocated by user processes...

[SECURITY] [DLA 516-1] linux security update

Package : linux Version : 3.2.81-1 CVE ID : CVE-2016-0821 CVE-2016-1583 CVE-2016-2184 CVE-2016-2185 CVE-2016-2186 CVE-2016-2187 CVE-2016-3134 CVE-2016-3136 CVE-2016-3137 CVE-2016-3138 CVE-2016-3140 CVE-2016-3157 CVE-2016-3672 CVE-2016-3951 CVE-2016-3955 CVE-2016-3961 CVE-2016-4482 CVE-2016-4485...

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS : linux vulnerabilities (USN-2967-1)

It was discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly enforce rlimits for file descriptors sent over UNIX domain sockets. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service. CVE-2013-4312 Ralf Spenneberg discovered that the Aiptek Tablet USB device driver in the Linux kernel did not...

Ubuntu 15.10 : linux vulnerabilities (USN-2971-1)

Ralf Spenneberg discovered that the Aiptek Tablet USB device driver in the Linux kernel did not properly sanity check the endpoints reported by the device. An attacker with physical access could cause a denial of service system crash. CVE-2015-7515 Zach Riggle discovered that the Linux kernel's...

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : Linux kernel (Wily HWE) vulnerabilities (USN-2971-2)

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-2971-2 advisory. USN-2971-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 15.10. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux Hardware Enablement H...

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-2968-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016 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: Security Advisory (USN-2971-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016 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: Security Advisory (USN-2969-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016 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: Security Advisory (USN-2971-3)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016 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-2971-2: Linux kernel (Wily HWE) vulnerabilities

USN-2971-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 15.10. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux Hardware Enablement HWE kernel from Ubuntu 15.10 for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. Ralf Spenneberg discovered that the Aiptek Tablet USB device driver in the Linux kernel did no...

USN-2970-1: Linux kernel (Vivid HWE) vulnerabilities

Ralf Spenneberg discovered that the Aiptek Tablet USB device driver in the Linux kernel did not properly validate the endpoints reported by the device. An attacker with physical access could cause a denial of service system crash. CVE-2015-7515 Ben Hawkes discovered that the Linux kernel's AIO...

CVE-2016-0821

The LISTPOISON feature in include/linux/poison.h in the Linux kernel before 4.3, as used in Android 6.0.1 before 2016-03-01, does not properly consider the relationship to the mmapminaddr value, which makes it easier for attackers to bypass a poison-pointer protection mechanism by triggering the...

CVE-2016-0821

The CVE-2016-0821 issue relates to the LIST_POISON protection in the Linux kernel (include/linux/poison.h) prior to version 4.3. It affected Android 6.0.1 prior to 2016-03-01 and arises because poison values were used without properly accounting for mmap_min_addr, enabling bypass of poison-pointe...

Oracle: Security Advisory (ELSA-2013-0821)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015 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...

Design/Logic Flaw

Mozilla Firefox 38.0 and Firefox ESR 38.0 allow user-assisted remote attackers to read arbitrary files or execute arbitrary JavaScript code with chrome privileges via a crafted web site that is accessed with unspecified mouse and keyboard actions. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of a...

CVE-2015-2727

Mozilla Firefox 38.0 and Firefox ESR 38.0 allow user-assisted remote attackers to read arbitrary files or execute arbitrary JavaScript code with chrome privileges via a crafted web site that is accessed with unspecified mouse and keyboard actions. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of a...

USN-2505-2 firefox regression

USN-2505-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. This update removed the deprecated "-remote" command-line switch that some older software still depends on. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: Matthew Noorenberghe discovered that allowlisted...

openSUSE Security Update : MozillaFirefox / mozilla-nss (openSUSE-2015-185)

MozillaFirefox, mozilla-nss were updated to fix 18 security issues. MozillaFirefox was updated to version 36.0. These security issues were fixed : - CVE-2015-0835, CVE-2015-0836: Miscellaneous memory safety hazards - CVE-2015-0832: Appended period to hostnames can bypass HPKP and HSTS protections...

openSUSE: Security Advisory for MozillaFirefox (openSUSE-SU-2015:0404-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015 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...

Security update for MozillaFirefox, mozilla-nss (important)

MozillaFirefox, mozilla-nss were updated to fix 18 security issues. MozillaFirefox was updated to version 36.0. These security issues were fixed: - CVE-2015-0835, CVE-2015-0836: Miscellaneous memory safety hazards - CVE-2015-0832: Appended period to hostnames can bypass HPKP and HSTS protections ...