Updated kernel-linus fixes security vulnerabilities

This kernel-linus update is based on upstream 4.4.50 and fixes at least the following security issues: The cgroup offline implementation in the Linux kernel through 4.8.11 mishandles certain drain operations, which allows local users to cause a denial of service system hang by leveraging access t...

[SECURITY] [DSA 3791-1] linux security update

------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-3791-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso February 22, 2017 https://www.debian.org/security/faq -...

[SECURITY] [DSA 3791-1] linux security update

------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-3791-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso February 22, 2017 https://www.debian.org/security/faq -...

openSUSE: Security Advisory for kernel (openSUSE-SU-2017:0456-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the Copyright C 2017 Greenbone Networks GmbH 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-or-later This program is free software; you can...

Debian Security Advisory DSA 3791-1 (linux - security update)

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel that may lead to a privilege escalation, denial of service or have other impacts. CVE-2016-6786 / CVE-2016-6787It was discovered that the performance events subsystem does not properly manage locks during certain migrations, allowin...

SUSE SLES11 Security Update : kernel (SUSE-SU-2017:0494-1)

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 SP3 LTSS kernel was updated to receive various security and bugfixes. The following security bugs were fixed : - CVE-2015-8970: crypto/algifskcipher.c in the Linux kernel did not verify that a setkey operation has been performed on an AFALG socket before an accept...

Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-3791-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the Debian SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017 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...

SUSE SLES12 Security Update : kernel (SUSE-SU-2017:0471-1)

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 GA LTSS kernel was updated to 3.12.61 to receive various security and bugfixes. The following feature was implemented : - The ext2 filesystem got reenabled and supported to allow support for 'XIP' Execute In Place FATE320805. The following security bugs were fixed : -...

SUSE-SU-2017:0471-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 GA LTSS kernel was updated to 3.12.61 to receive various security and bugfixes. The following feature was implemented: - The ext2 filesystem got reenabled and supported to allow support for 'XIP' Execute In Place FATE320805. The following security bugs were fixed: -...

openSUSE Security Update : the Linux Kernel (openSUSE-2017-246)

The openSUSE Leap 42.1 kernel to 4.1.38 to receive various security and bugfixes. The following security bugs were fixed : - CVE-2016-7117: Use-after-free vulnerability in the sysrecvmmsg function in net/socket.c in the Linux kernel allowed remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors...

openSUSE: Security Advisory for kernel (openSUSE-SU-2017:0458-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the Copyright C 2017 Greenbone Networks GmbH 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-or-later This program is free software; you can...

Security update for the Linux Kernel (important)

The openSUSE Leap 42.1 kernel to 4.1.38 to receive various security and bugfixes. The following security bugs were fixed: - CVE-2016-7117: Use-after-free vulnerability in the sysrecvmmsg function in net/socket.c in the Linux kernel allowed remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors...

Security update for the Linux Kernel (important)

The openSUSE 42.2 kernel was updated to 4.4.42 stable release. The following security bugs were fixed: - CVE-2016-7117: Use-after-free vulnerability in the sysrecvmmsg function in net/socket.c in the Linux kernel allowed remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving a recvmmsg...

CVE-2017-5551

The simplesetacl function in fs/posixacl.c in the Linux kernel before 4.9.6 preserves the setgid bit during a setxattr call involving a tmpfs filesystem, which allows local users to gain group privileges by leveraging the existence of a setgid program with restrictions on execute permissions. NOT...

CVE-2017-5551

The simplesetacl function in fs/posixacl.c in the Linux kernel before 4.9.6 preserves the setgid bit during a setxattr call involving a tmpfs filesystem, which allows local users to gain group privileges by leveraging the existence of a setgid program with restrictions on execute permissions. NOT...

CVE-2017-5551

CVE-2017-5551 affects the Linux kernel; the simple_set_acl function in fs/posix_acl.c does not clear the setgid bit during a setxattr call on tmpfs, enabling a local user to gain group privileges if a setgid program exists with restricted execute permissions. This is tied to an incomplete fix of ...

CVE-2017-5551

The simplesetacl function in fs/posixacl.c in the Linux kernel before 4.9.6 preserves the setgid bit during a setxattr call involving a tmpfs filesystem, which allows local users to gain group privileges by leveraging the existence of a setgid program with restrictions on execute permissions. NOT...

Fedora 24 : kernel (2017-6cc158c193)

The 4.9.6 stable kernel update contains a number of important fixes across the tree. Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora update system website. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible...

Fedora 25 : kernel (2017-81fbd592d4)

The 4.9.6 stable kernel update contains a number of important fixes across the tree. Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora update system website. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible...

SUSE: Security Advisory for flash-player (SUSE-SU-2015:1374-1)

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...