CVE-2018-7884

DisplayLink Core Software Cleaner Application 8.2.1956 has a privilege-elevation issue when drivers are updated: cl_1956.exe runs as SYSTEM in the systemroot\Temp folder, where a user can place a DLL (for example version.dll) to enable DLL hijacking and escalate to SYSTEM. This is a local vulnera...

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 16.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-3654-1)

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-3654-1 advisory. Jann Horn and Ken Johnson discovered that microprocessors utilizing speculative execution of a memory read may allow unauthorized memory reads via a...

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 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 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...

DisplayLink Presenter - Native code usage, Suspicious files, Unsafe deleting vulnerabilities

HackApp vulnerability scanner discovered that application DisplayLink Presenter published at the 'play' market has multiple vulnerabilities...