CVE-2024-56649 net: enetc: Do not configure preemptible TCs if SIs do not support

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: enetc: Do not configure preemptible TCs if SIs do not support Both ENETC PF and VF drivers share enetcsetuptcmqprio to configure MQPRIO. And enetcsetuptcmqprio calls enetcchangepreemptibletcs to configure preemptible TCs...

CVE-2024-56649 net: enetc: Do not configure preemptible TCs if SIs do not support

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: enetc: Do not configure preemptible TCs if SIs do not support Both ENETC PF and VF drivers share enetcsetuptcmqprio to configure MQPRIO. And enetcsetuptcmqprio calls enetcchangepreemptibletcs to configure preemptible TCs...

USN-7179-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Andy Nguyen discovered that the Bluetooth L2CAP implementation in the Linux kernel contained a type-confusion error. A physically proximate remote attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly execute arbitrary code. CVE-2020-12351 Andy Nguyen discovered that the...

USN-7173-2: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Ziming Zhang discovered that the DRM driver for VMware Virtual GPU did not properly handle certain error conditions, leading to a NULL pointer dereference. A local attacker could possibly trigger this vulnerability to cause a denial of service. CVE-2022-38096 Several security issues were discover...

USN-7173-2 linux-aws, linux-aws-5.4, linux-bluefield, linux-ibm, linux-ibm-5.4, linux-oracle, linux-oracle-5.4, linux-xilinx-zynqmp vulnerabilities

Ziming Zhang discovered that the DRM driver for VMware Virtual GPU did not properly handle certain error conditions, leading to a NULL pointer dereference. A local attacker could possibly trigger this vulnerability to cause a denial of service. CVE-2022-38096 Several security issues were discover...

USN-7166-3 linux-hwe-5.15 vulnerabilities

Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel. An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system. This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems: - ARM32 architecture; - RISC-V architecture; - S390 architecture; - x86 architecture; - Block layer subsystem; - ACPI...

USN-7166-3: Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities

Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel. An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system. This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems: - ARM32 architecture; - RISC-V architecture; - S390 architecture; - x86 architecture; - Block layer subsystem; - ACPI...

USN-7159-4: Linux kernel (IoT) vulnerabilities

Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel. An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system. This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems: - ARM32 architecture; - ARM64 architecture; - S390 architecture; - x86 architecture; - Power management core; - GPU...

USN-7159-4 linux-iot vulnerabilities

Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel. An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system. This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems: - ARM32 architecture; - ARM64 architecture; - S390 architecture; - x86 architecture; - Power management core; - GPU...

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS : Linux kernel (IoT) vulnerabilities (USN-7159-4)

The remote Ubuntu 20.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-7159-4 advisory. Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel. An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system. This update corrects flaws in...

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-7179-1)

The remote Ubuntu 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-7179-1 advisory. Andy Nguyen discovered that the Bluetooth L2CAP implementation in the Linux kernel contained a type- confusion error. A physically proximate...

Exploring vulnerable Windows drivers

This post is the result of research into the real-world application of the Bring Your Own Vulnerable Driver BYOVD technique along with Cisco Talos' series of posts about malicious Windows drivers. Some of this research was presented at the AVAR conference in Chennai at the beginning of December...

USN-7159-3 linux-bluefield, linux-oracle, linux-oracle-5.4 vulnerabilities

Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel. An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system. This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems: - ARM32 architecture; - ARM64 architecture; - S390 architecture; - x86 architecture; - Power management core; - GPU...

USN-7166-2 linux-aws, linux-aws-5.15 vulnerabilities

Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel. An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system. This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems: - ARM32 architecture; - RISC-V architecture; - S390 architecture; - x86 architecture; - Block layer subsystem; - ACPI...

USN-7173-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Ziming Zhang discovered that the DRM driver for VMware Virtual GPU did not properly handle certain error conditions, leading to a NULL pointer dereference. A local attacker could possibly trigger this vulnerability to cause a denial of service. CVE-2022-38096 Several security issues were discover...

USN-7173-1 linux, linux-gcp, linux-gcp-5.4, linux-hwe-5.4, linux-kvm, linux-raspi vulnerabilities

Ziming Zhang discovered that the DRM driver for VMware Virtual GPU did not properly handle certain error conditions, leading to a NULL pointer dereference. A local attacker could possibly trigger this vulnerability to cause a denial of service. CVE-2022-38096 Several security issues were discover...

USN-7170-1 linux-oem-6.11 vulnerabilities

Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel. An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system. This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems: - GPU drivers; - Ext4 file system; - Network traffic control; - VMware vSockets driver; CVE-2024-49914, CVE-2024-4991...

USN-7159-2: Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities

Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel. An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system. This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems: - ARM32 architecture; - ARM64 architecture; - S390 architecture; - x86 architecture; - Power management core; - GPU...

USN-7166-1 linux, linux-gcp, linux-gcp-5.15, linux-gke, linux-gkeop, linux-ibm, linux-ibm-5.15, linux-kvm, linux-lowlatency, linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15, linux-nvidia, linux-oracle, linux-oracle-5.15, linux-raspi vulnerabilities

Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel. An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system. This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems: - ARM32 architecture; - RISC-V architecture; - S390 architecture; - x86 architecture; - Block layer subsystem; - ACPI...

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-7173-1)

The remote Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-7173-1 advisory. Ziming Zhang discovered that the DRM driver for VMware Virtual GPU did not properly handle certain error conditions, leading to a NULL pointe...