kernel security and bug fix update

2.6.32-696.1.1.0.1.el6.OL6 - kernel sched/fair: Initialize throttlecount for new task-groups lazily orabug 25071015 - kernel sched/fair: Do not announce throttled next buddy in dequeuetaskfair orabug 25071015 - kernel sched/fair: Reorder cgroup creation code orabug 25071015 - kernel sched/fair:...

PT-2017-3574 · Linux +3 · Linux Kernel +3

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux kernel versions prior to 4.11 Description: The issue is related to the blkcg init queue function in the Linux kernel, specifically in the block/blk-cgroup.c file. It is caused by a double free error, which can be exploited by local user...

DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9191

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 to a container environment for executing a crafted application, as demonstrated by trinity...

CVE-2016-9191

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 to a container environment for executing a crafted application, as demonstrated by trinity...

Input validation

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 to a container environment for executing a crafted application, as demonstrated by trinity...

CVE-2016-9191

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 to a container environment for executing a crafted application, as demonstrated by trinity...

CVE-2016-9191

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 to a container environment for executing a crafted application, as demonstrated by trinity...

CVE-2016-9191

CVE-2016-9191 affects the Linux kernel (cgroup offline drain operations) up to version 4.8.11. A local attacker inside a container environment can cause a denial of service (system hang) by crafting an application. The provided documents confirm the vulnerability and affected mechanism but do not...

CVE-2016-9191

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 to a container environment for executing a crafted application, as demonstrated by trinity...

CVE-2016-9191: Improper Input Validation

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 to a container environment for executing a crafted application, as demonstrated by trinity...

CVE-2016-9191

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 to a container environment for executing a crafted application, as demonstrated by trinity...

PT-2016-7691

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions prior to 4.8.12 Description The issue is related to the cgroup offline implementation in the Linux kernel, which mishandles certain drain operations. This allows local users to cause a denial of service, resulting in a...

UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9191

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 to a container environment for executing a crafted application, as demonstrated by trinity...

CVE-2016-9191

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 to a container environment for executing a crafted application, as demonstrated by trinity...

RHEL 6 : MRG (RHSA-2016:1532)

An update for kernel-rt is now available for Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2.5. 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 rating, is available for each vulnerability from...

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

An update for kernel-rt is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. 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 rating, is available for each vulnerability from...

Scientific Linux Security Update : kernel on SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20160323)

It was found that the fix for CVE-2015-1805 incorrectly kept buffer offset and buffer length in sync on a failed atomic read, potentially resulting in a pipe buffer state corruption. A local, unprivileged user could use this flaw to crash the system or leak kernel memory to user space...

kernel, perf, python security update

CentOS Errata and Security Advisory CESA-2016:0494 Updated kernel packages that fix one security issue, several bugs, and add one enhancement are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Moderate security impact. A Common Vulnerability...

kernel: memcg: OOM handling DoS

It was found that the Linux kernel memory resource controller's memcg handling of OOM out of memory conditions could lead to deadlocks. An attacker able to continuously spawn new processes within a single memory-constrained cgroup during an OOM event could use this flaw to lock up the system...

LXCFS Privilege Acquisition Vulnerability (CNVD-2015-07988)

LXCFS is a suite of user-space filesystem software for solving the Linux kernel's constraints. A security vulnerability exists in versions prior to LXCFS 0.12. Due to the program failing to properly execute directory escapes. A local attacker can exploit this vulnerability by querying or updating...