CVE-2012-4398

The CVE-2012-4398 issue affects the Linux kernel (kernel/kmod.c) where the __request_module function in versions before 3.4 does not set a certain killable attribute, enabling local attackers to trigger a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted application. The connected advisories i...

CentOS Update for kernel CESA-2013:0223 centos6

Check for the Version of kernel OpenVAS Vulnerability Test CentOS Update for kernel CESA-2013:0223 centos6 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2013 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under th...

CentOS Update for kernel CESA-2013:0223 centos6

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2013 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 scriptxrefname:"URL",...

Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security update

2.6.39-300.28.1 - kmod: make requestmodule killable Oleg Nesterov Orabug: 16286305 CVE-2012-4398 - kmod: introduce callmodprobe helper Oleg Nesterov Orabug: 16286305 CVE-2012-4398 - usermodehelper: implement UMHKILLABLE Oleg Nesterov Orabug: 16286305 CVE-2012-4398 - usermodehelper: introduce...

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS : linux-lts-backport-natty vulnerabilities (USN-1440-1)

A flaw was found in the Linux's kernels ext4 file system when mounted with a journal. A local, unprivileged user could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service. CVE-2011-4086 Sasha Levin discovered a flaw in the permission checking for device assignments requested via the kvm ioctl in the...

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-1433-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2012 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-1425-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2012 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-1426-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2012 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...

USN-1425-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Sasha Levin discovered a flaw in the permission checking for device assignments requested via the kvm ioctl in the Linux kernel. A local user could use this flaw to crash the system causing a denial of service. CVE-2011-4347 Stephan Bärwolf discovered a flaw in the KVM kernel-based virtual machin...