kernel: race condition in snd_seq_write() may lead to UAF or OOB-access

ALSA sequencer core initializes the event pool on demand by invoking sndseqpoolinit when the first write happens and the pool is empty. A user can reset the pool size manually via ioctl concurrently, and this may lead to UAF or out-of-bound access...

USN-3798-1 linux vulnerabilities

Dmitry Vyukov discovered that the key management subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly restrict adding a key that already exists but is negatively instantiated. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly execute arbitrary code. CVE-2015-8539 It...

Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security update

2.6.39-400.302.2 - Revert 'Fix up non-directory creation in SGID directories' Brian Maly Orabug: 28781234 2.6.39-400.302.1 - Fix up non-directory creation in SGID directories Linus Torvalds Orabug: 28459479 CVE-2018-13405 - ALSA: seq: Make ioctls race-free Takashi Iwai Orabug: 28459730...

EulerOS 2.0 SP2 : kernel (EulerOS-SA-2018-1296)

According to the versions of the kernel packages installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities : - A an integer overflow vulnerability was discovered in the Linux kernel, from version 3.4 through 4.15, in the...

EulerOS Virtualization 2.5.0 : kernel (EulerOS-SA-2018-1260)

According to the versions of the kernel packages installed, the EulerOS Virtualization installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities : - A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's client-side implementation of the cifs protocol. This flaw allows an attacker controlling...

Virtuozzo 7 : OVMF / crit / criu / criu-devel / ksm-vz / etc (VZA-2018-063)

According to the versions of the OVMF / crit / criu / criu-devel / ksm-vz / etc packages installed, the Virtuozzo installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities : - A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's skcipher component, which affects the skcipherrecvmsg function...

Important kernel security update: CVE-2018-3620 and other issues; new kernel 3.10.0-862.11.6.vz7.64.7; Virtuozzo 7.0 Update 8 Hotfix 1 (7.0.8-507)

This update provides a new kernel for Virtuozzo 7.0 that is a rebase to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5 kernel 3.10.0-862.11.6.el7. The new kernel inherits a number of security fixes from the RHEL kernel and introduces internal stability fixes. Vulnerability id: CVE-2017-13215 A flaw was found i...

USN-3754-1 linux vulnerabilities

Ralf Spenneberg discovered that the ext4 implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly validate meta block groups. An attacker with physical access could use this to specially craft an ext4 image that causes a denial of service system crash. CVE-2016-10208 It was discovered that an...

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-3754-1)

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-3754-1 advisory. Ralf Spenneberg discovered that the ext4 implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly validate meta block groups. An attacker with physical access...

Important kernel security update: CVE-2018-3620 and other issues; new kernel 2.6.32-042stab133.1; Virtuozzo 6.0 Update 12 Hotfix 30 (6.0.12-3713)

This update provides a new kernel 2.6.32-042stab133.1 for Virtuozzo 6.0 that is a rebase to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.10 kernel 2.6.32-754.3.5.el6. The new kernel inherits a number of security fixes from the new RHEL kernel and introduces internal stability fixes. Vulnerability id:...

Virtuozzo 6 : cpupools / cpupools-features / etc (VZA-2018-055)

According to the versions of the cpupools / cpupools-features / etc packages installed, the Virtuozzo installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities : - Modern operating systems implement virtualization of physical memory to efficiently use available system resources...

Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security update

4.1.12-124.18.6 - qla2xxx: Update the version to 9.00.00.00.41.0-k1. Giridhar Malavali Orabug: 28172611 - qla2xxx: Utilize complete local DMA buffer for DIF PI inforamtion. Giridhar Malavali Orabug: 28172611 - qla2xxx: Correction to total data segment count when local DMA buffers used for DIF PI...

kernel, perf, python security update

CentOS Errata and Security Advisory CESA-2018:2390 An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score, which gives a detailed severity...

kernel: race condition in snd_seq_write() may lead to UAF or OOB-access

ALSA sequencer core initializes the event pool on demand by invoking sndseqpoolinit when the first write happens and the pool is empty. A user can reset the pool size manually via ioctl concurrently, and this may lead to UAF or out-of-bound access...

openSUSE Security Update : the Linux Kernel (openSUSE-2018-826)

The openSUSE Leap 15.0 kernel was updated to receive various security and bugfixes. The following security bugs were fixed : - CVE-2018-5390 aka 'SegmentSmack': A remote attacker even with relatively low bandwidth could have caused lots of CPU usage by triggering the worst case scenario during IP...

Security update for the Linux Kernel (important)

The openSUSE Leap 15.0 kernel was updated to receive various security and bugfixes. The following security bugs were fixed: - CVE-2018-5390 aka "SegmentSmack": A remote attacker even with relatively low bandwidth could have caused lots of CPU usage by triggering the worst case scenario during IP...

openSUSE: Security Advisory for kernel (openSUSE-SU-2018:2118-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the Copyright C 2018 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 42.3 was updated to 4.4.140 to receive various security and bugfixes. The following security bugs were fixed: - CVE-2018-13053: The alarmtimernsleep function had an integer overflow via a large relative timeout because ktimeaddsafe was not used bnc1099924. - CVE-2018-9385: Prevent...

SUSE-SU-2018:2062-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 SP4 kernel was updated to receive various security and bugfixes. The following security bugs were fixed: - CVE-2014-3688: The SCTP implementation allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service memory consumption by triggering a large number of chunks in an...

OracleVM 3.3 : Unbreakable / etc (OVMSA-2018-0237)

The remote OracleVM system is missing necessary patches to address critical security updates : - dm: fix race between dmgetfromkobject and dmdestroy Hou Tao CVE-2017-18203 - drm: udl: Properly check framebuffer mmap offsets Greg Kroah-Hartman Orabug: 27986407 CVE-2018-8781 - kernel/exit.c: avoid...