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...

Ubuntu 17.10 : linux, linux-raspi2 vulnerabilities (USN-3697-1)

It was discovered that a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability existed in the DCCP protocol implementation in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash. CVE-2018-1130 Jann Horn discovered that the 32 bit adjtimex syscall implementation for 64 bit...

USN-3698-1 linux vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the nested KVM implementation in the Linux kernel in some situations did not properly prevent second level guests from reading and writing the hardware CR8 register. A local attacker in a guest could use this to cause a denial of service system crash. CVE-2017-12154 Fan Wu,...

USN-3698-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the nested KVM implementation in the Linux kernel in some situations did not properly prevent second level guests from reading and writing the hardware CR8 register. A local attacker in a guest could use this to cause a denial of service system crash. CVE-2017-12154 Fan Wu,...

USN-3697-2 linux-oem vulnerabilities

It was discovered that a null pointer dereference vulnerability existed in the DCCP protocol implementation in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash. CVE-2018-1130 Jann Horn discovered that the 32 bit adjtimex syscall implementation for 64 bit...

USN-3697-2: Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities

It was discovered that a null pointer dereference vulnerability existed in the DCCP protocol implementation in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash. CVE-2018-1130 Jann Horn discovered that the 32 bit adjtimex syscall implementation for 64 bit...

USN-3697-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

It was discovered that a null pointer dereference vulnerability existed in the DCCP protocol implementation in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash. CVE-2018-1130 Jann Horn discovered that the 32 bit adjtimex syscall implementation for 64 bit...

kernel security and bug fix update

2.6.32-754.OL6 - Update genkey bug 25599697 2.6.32-754 - powerpc 64s: Add support for a store forwarding barrier at kernel entry/exit Mauricio Oliveira 1581053 CVE-2018-3639 - x86 amd: Disable AMD SSBD mitigation in a VM Waiman Long 1580360 - x86 specctrl: Fix late microcode problem with AMD Waim...

Debian DLA-1392-1 : linux security update

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel that may lead to a denial of service. CVE-2018-1093 Wen Xu reported that a crafted ext4 filesystem image could trigger an out-of-bounds read in the ext4validblockbitmap function. A local user able to mount arbitrary filesystems coul...

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities (USN-3654-2)

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-3654-2 advisory. USN-3654-1 fixed vulnerabilities and added mitigations in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. This update provides the corresponding updates for the...

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-3656-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2018 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-3656-1 linux-raspi2, linux-snapdragon vulnerabilities

Tuba Yavuz discovered that a double-free error existed in the USBTV007 driver of the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly execute arbitrary code. CVE-2017-17975 It was discovered that a race condition existed in the F2FS implementatio...

USN-3656-1: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2, Snapdragon) vulnerabilities

Tuba Yavuz discovered that a double-free error existed in the USBTV007 driver of the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly execute arbitrary code. CVE-2017-17975 It was discovered that a race condition existed in the F2FS implementatio...

USN-3654-2 linux-lts-xenial, linux-aws vulnerabilities

USN-3654-1 fixed vulnerabilities and added mitigations 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 14.04 LTS. Jann Horn and Ken Johnson discovered that microprocessors...

USN-3654-2: Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities

USN-3654-1 fixed vulnerabilities and added mitigations 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 14.04 LTS. Jann Horn and Ken Johnson discovered that microprocessors...

USN-3654-1 linux, linux-aws, linux-kvm, vulnerabilities

Jann Horn and Ken Johnson discovered that microprocessors utilizing speculative execution of a memory read may allow unauthorized memory reads via a sidechannel attack. This flaw is known as Spectre Variant 4. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information, including kernel memor...

USN-3654-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Jann Horn and Ken Johnson discovered that microprocessors utilizing speculative execution of a memory read may allow unauthorized memory reads via a sidechannel attack. This flaw is known as Spectre Variant 4. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information, including kernel memor...

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-3654-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2018 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...

Linux kernel denial of service vulnerability (CNVD-2018-10796)

Linux kernel is the kernel used by Linux, the open source operating system released by the Linux Foundation in the United States. A security vulnerability exists in the 'dccpwritexmit' function in the net/dccp/output.c file in versions of Linux kernel prior to 4.16-rc7. A local attacker can explo...

Null pointer dereference

Linux kernel before version 4.16-rc7 is vulnerable to a null pointer dereference in dccpwritexmit function in net/dccp/output.c in that allows a local user to cause a denial of service by a number of certain crafted system calls...