Debian DLA-1200-1 : linux security update (KRACK)

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel that may lead to a privilege escalation, denial of service or information leaks. CVE-2016-10208 Sergej Schumilo and Ralf Spenneberg discovered that a crafted ext4 filesystem could trigger memory corruption when it is mounted. A user...

Oracle Linux 5 / 6 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2017-3658)

The remote Oracle Linux 5 / 6 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2017-3658 advisory. - ping: implement proper locking Eric Dumazet Orabug: 26540288 CVE-2017-2671 - mm: Tighten x86 /dev/mem with zeroing reads Kees Cook Orabug: 266759...

Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security update

kernel-uek 3.8.13-118.20.1 - tty: Fix race in ptywrite leading to NULL deref Todd Vierling Orabug: 25392692 - ocfs2/dlm: ignore cleaning the migration mle that is inuse xuejiufei Orabug: 26479780 - KEYS: fix dereferencing NULL payload with nonzero length Eric Biggers Orabug: 26592025 - oracleasm:...

CentOS 7 : kernel (CESA-2017:3315)

An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the...

Scientific Linux Security Update : kernel on SL7.x x86_64 (20171130)

Security Fixes : - It was found that the timer functionality in the Linux kernel ALSA subsystem is prone to a race condition between read and ioctl system call handlers, resulting in an uninitialized memory disclosure to user space. A local user could use this flaw to read information belonging t...

RHEL 6 : kernel-rt (RHSA-2017:3295)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 6 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2017:3295 advisory. The kernel-rt packages provide the Real Time Linux Kernel, which enables fine-tuning for systems with extremely high determinism requirements. Securi...

Oracle Linux 7 : kernel (ELSA-2017-3315)

The remote Oracle Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2017-3315 advisory. - sound alsa: timer: Use common error handling code in alsatimerinit Jaroslav Kysela 1465998 1465999 CVE-2017-1000380 - sound alsa: timer: Adjust a condition...

EulerOS 2.0 SP1 : kernel (EulerOS-SA-2017-1291)

According to the versions of the kernel packages installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities : - A vulnerability was found in the key management subsystem of the Linux kernel. An update on an uninstantiated key could cause a kernel panic,...

RHEL 7 : kernel (RHSA-2017:3315)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2017:3315 advisory. The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. These updated kernel packages include several security issues a...

kernel: information leak due to a data race in ALSA timer

It was found that the timer functionality in the Linux kernel ALSA subsystem is prone to a race condition between read and ioctl system call handlers, resulting in an uninitialized memory disclosure to user space. A local user could use this flaw to read information belonging to other users...

Moderate: Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel-rt security and bug fix update

An update for kernel-rt is now available for Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from th...

kernel: information leak due to a data race in ALSA timer

It was found that the timer functionality in the Linux kernel ALSA subsystem is prone to a race condition between read and ioctl system call handlers, resulting in an uninitialized memory disclosure to user space. A local user could use this flaw to read information belonging to other users...

USN-3485-2: Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities | Cloud Foundry

Severity Medium Vendor Canonical Ubuntu Versions Affected Canonical Ubuntu 14.04 Description USN-3485-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux Hardware Enablement HWE kernel from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS for Ubuntu 14.0...

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-3485-3)

The remote host is missing an update for the 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...

Ubuntu 17.10 : linux, linux-raspi2 vulnerabilities (USN-3487-1)

It was discovered that the KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly keep track of nested levels in guest page tables. A local attacker in a guest VM could use this to cause a denial of service host OS crash or possibly execute arbitrary code in the host OS. CVE-2017-12188 It was...

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-3485-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the 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...

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-3485-2)

The remote host is missing an update for the 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...

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities (USN-3485-3)

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-3485-3 advisory. It was discovered that a race condition existed in the ALSA subsystem of the Linux kernel when creating and deleting a port via ioctl. A local attacker...

USN-3485-3: Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities

It was discovered that a race condition existed in the ALSA subsystem of the Linux kernel when creating and deleting a port via ioctl. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly execute arbitrary code. CVE-2017-15265 Eric Biggers discovered that the key...

USN-3487-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly keep track of nested levels in guest page tables. A local attacker in a guest VM could use this to cause a denial of service host OS crash or possibly execute arbitrary code in the host OS. CVE-2017-12188 It was...