SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 Security Update : freetype2 (SUSE-SU-2020:1353-1)

This update for freetype2 to version 2.10.1 fixes the following issues : Security issue fixed : CVE-2018-6942: Fixed a NULL pointer dereference within ttinerp.c bsc1079603. Non-security issues fixed : Update to version 2.10.1 - The bytecode hinting of OpenType variation fonts was flawed, since th...

Privilege Escalation

kernel is vulnerable to privilege escalation. The i915 driver in drivers/char/drm/i915dma.c and sys/dev/pci/drm/i915drv.c does not restrict the DRMI915HWSADDR ioctl to the Direct Rendering Manager master, allowing for local privilege escalation. Note: the flaw only affects systems based on the...

DEBIAN-CVE-2019-12382

An issue was discovered in drmloadedidfirmware in drivers/gpu/drm/drmedidload.c in the Linux kernel through 5.1.5. There is an unchecked kstrdup of fwstr, which might allow an attacker to cause a denial of service NULL pointer dereference and system crash. NOTE: The vendor disputes this issues as...

ALPINE-CVE-2017-12182

xorg-x11-server before 1.19.5 was missing length validation in XFree86 DRI extension allowing malicious X client to cause X server to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code...

Google NVIDIA Tegra X1 Direct rendering infrastructur boost vulnerability

Google Pixel is a smartphone device from Google, Inc.NVIDIA Tegra X1 is a processor chip from NVIDIA, Inc.Direct rendering infrastructur is an architecture for direct access to graphics hardware. The Direct rendering infrastructur vulnerability in the NVIDIA Tegra X1 on Google Pixel devices stems...

CVE-2017-0866

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Direct rendering infrastructure of the NVIDIA Tegra X1 where an unchecked input from userspace is passed as a pointer to kfree. This could lead to kernel memory corruption and possible code execution. This issue is rated as moderate. Product: Pixel...

Privilege escalation

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Direct rendering infrastructure of the NVIDIA Tegra X1 where an unchecked input from userspace is passed as a pointer to kfree. This could lead to kernel memory corruption and possible code execution. This issue is rated as moderate. Product: Pixel...

CVE-2017-0866: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Direct rendering infrastructure of the NVIDIA Tegra X1 where an unchecked input from userspace is passed as a pointer to kfree. This could lead to kernel memory corruption and possible code execution. This issue is rated as moderate. Product: Pixel...

USN-3364-1 linux, linux-raspi2, linux-snapdragon vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly initialize a Wake- on-Lan data structure. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information kernel memory. CVE-2014-9900 It was discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly restrict access to /proc/iomem. A local attacker...

USN-3342-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

USN 3326-1 fixed a vulnerability in the Linux kernel. However, that fix introduced regressions for some Java applications. This update addresses the issue. We apologize for the inconvenience. It was discovered that a use-after-free flaw existed in the filesystem encryption subsystem in the Linux...

USN-3343-1 linux vulnerabilities

USN 3335-1 fixed a vulnerability in the Linux kernel. However, that fix introduced regressions for some Java applications. This update addresses the issue. We apologize for the inconvenience. It was discovered that a use-after-free vulnerability in the core voltage regulator driver of the Linux...

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-3291-2)

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-3291-2 advisory. USN-3291-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the generic Linux kernel. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux kernel built for specific...

USN-3291-2 linux-aws, linux-gke, linux-raspi2, linux-snapdragon vulnerabilities

USN-3291-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the generic Linux kernel. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux kernel built for specific processors and cloud environments. Dmitry Vyukov discovered that the generic SCSI sg subsystem in the Linux kernel contained a stack-based buffer...

USN-3291-1 linux vulnerabilities

Dmitry Vyukov discovered that the generic SCSI sg subsystem in the Linux kernel contained a stack-based buffer overflow. A local attacker with access to an sg device could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly execute arbitrary code. CVE-2017-7187 It was discovered that a...

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-3293-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017 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...

RHEL 6 : kernel (RHSA-2016:1664)

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 rating, is available for each vulnerability from th...

Linux kernel Direct Rendering Manager subsystem denial of service vulnerability

Linux kernel is an open source operating system. The Linux kernel's Direct Rendering Manager DRM subsystem fails to properly handle requests for Graphics Execution Manager GEM objects, which can be exploited by a local attacker to conduct a denial of service attack using applications that process...

UBUNTU-CVE-2013-7445

The Direct Rendering Manager DRM subsystem in the Linux kernel through 4.x mishandles requests for Graphics Execution Manager GEM objects, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service memory consumption via an application that processes graphics data, as demonstrated by...

DEBIAN-CVE-2013-7445

The Direct Rendering Manager DRM subsystem in the Linux kernel through 4.x mishandles requests for Graphics Execution Manager GEM objects, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service memory consumption via an application that processes graphics data, as demonstrated by...

CVE-2013-7445

CVE-2013-7445 : In the Linux kernel DRM subsystem, the Graphics Execution Manager (GEM) object handling (through GEM requests) is mishandled, allowing a context-aware attacker to cause a denial of service via memory exhaustion. The exploitation described uses JavaScript creating many CANVAS eleme...