MGASA-2014-0235 Updated kernel-linus packages fix multiple security vulnerabilities

Updated kernel-linus provides upstream 3.10.40 kernel and fixes the following security issues: The microcode on AMD 16h 00h through 0Fh processors does not properly handle the interaction between locked instructions and write-combined memory types, which allows local users to cause a denial of...

SuSE 11.3 Security Update : Linux Kernel (SAT Patch Numbers 9047 / 9050 / 9051)

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 Service Pack 3 kernel was updated to fix various bugs and security issues. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - WARNING: If you are running KVM with PCI pass-through on a system with one of the following Intel chipsets: 5500 revisio...

UBUNTU-CVE-2014-1438

The restorefpuchecking function in arch/x86/include/asm/fpu-internal.h in the Linux kernel before 3.12.8 on the AMD K7 and K8 platforms does not clear pending exceptions before proceeding to an EMMS instruction, which allows local users to cause a denial of service task kill or possibly gain...

CVE-2013-6885

The microcode on AMD 16h 00h through 0Fh processors does not properly handle the interaction between locked instructions and write-combined memory types, which allows local users to cause a denial of service system hang via a crafted application, aka the errata 793 issue...

CVE-2013-6885

The microcode on AMD 16h 00h through 0Fh processors does not properly handle the interaction between locked instructions and write-combined memory types, which allows local users to cause a denial of service system hang via a crafted application, aka the errata 793 issue...

Oracle Linux 4 : kernel (ELSA-2007-0939)

From Red Hat Security Advisory 2007:0939 : Updated kernel packages that fix various security issues in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 kernel are now available. This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. The Linux kernel is the core of the...

Information leak on XSAVE/XRSTOR capable AMD CPUs

ISSUE DESCRIPTION On AMD processors supporting XSAVE/XRSTOR family 15h and up, when an exception is pending, these instructions save/restore only the FOP, FIP, and FDP x87 registers in FXSAVE/FXRSTOR. This allows one domain to determine portions of the state of floating point instructions of othe...

64-bit PV guest privilege escalation vulnerability

ISSUE DESCRIPTION Rafal Wojtczuk has discovered a vulnerability which can allow a 64-bit PV guest kernel running on a 64-bit hypervisor to escalate privileges to that of the host by arranging for a system call to return via sysret to a non-canonical RIP. Intel CPUs deliver the resulting exception...

SuSE 11.1 Security Update : Xen (SAT Patch Number 6399)

Three security issues were found in XEN. Two security issues are fixed by this update : - Due to incorrect fault handling in the XEN hypervisor it was possible for a XEN guest domain administrator to execute code in the XEN host environment. CVE-2012-0217 - Also a guest user could crash the guest...

Scientific Linux Security Update : kernel on SL4.x i386/x86_64

A flaw was found in the handling of process death signals. This allowed a local user to send arbitrary signals to the suid-process executed by that user. A successful exploitation of this flaw depends on the structure of the suid-program and its signal handling. CVE-2007-3848, Important - A flaw...

Intel CPU Vulnerability can provide control of your system to attacker

Intel CPU Vulnerability can provide control of your system to attacker The U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team US-CERT has disclosed a flaw in Intel chips that could allow hackers to gain control of Windows and other operating systems. The flaw has already been exploited on 64-bit versions of...

CentOS 4 : kernel (CESA-2007:0939)

Updated kernel packages that fix various security issues in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 kernel are now available. This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. The Linux kernel is the core of the operating system. These updated kernel...

FreeBSD Security Advisory FreeBSD-SA-06:14.fpu

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 ============================================================================= FreeBSD-SA-06:14.fpu Security Advisory The FreeBSD Project Topic: FPU information disclosure Category: core Module: sys Announced: 2006-04-19 Credits: Jan Beulich Affects: A...

Unbootable state for AMD devices in Windows 10 Version 1709

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