kernel, perf, python security update

CentOS Errata and Security Advisory CESA-2013:0830 Updated kernel packages that fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having important security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base...

Linux kernel perf_swevent_enabled array out-of-bound access privilege escalation vulnerability

Overview The Linux kernel's Performance Events implementation is susceptible to an out-of-bounds array vulnerability that may be used by a local unprivileged user to escalate privileges. Description The Linux kernel's Performance Events implementation is susceptible to an out-of-bounds array...

kernel: perf_swevent_enabled array out-of-bound access

The perfsweventinit function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9 uses an incorrect integer data type, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted perfeventopen system call...

USN-1826-1: Linux kernel vulnerability

An flaw was discovered in the Linux kernel's perfevents interface. A local user could exploit this flaw to escalate privileges on the system...

DEBIAN-CVE-2013-2094

The perfsweventinit function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9 uses an incorrect integer data type, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted perfeventopen system call...

Linux Kernel 2.6.32 < 3.x (CentOS 5/6) - 'PERF_EVENTS' Local Privilege Escalation (1)

/ linux 2.6.37-3.x.x x8664, 100 LOC gcc-4.6 -O2 semtex.c && ./a.out 2010 [email protected], salut! update may 2013: seems like centos 2.6.32 backported the perf bug, lol. jewgold to 115T6jzGrVMgQ2Nt1Wnua7Ch1EuL9WXT2g if you insist. EDB Note: Update...

DEBIAN-CVE-2013-1940

X.Org X server before 1.13.4 and 1.4.x before 1.14.1 does not properly restrict access to input events when adding a new hot-plug device, which might allow physically proximate attackers to obtain sensitive information, as demonstrated by reading passwords from a tty...

CVE-2013-1940

X.Org X server before 1.13.4 and 1.4.x before 1.14.1 does not properly restrict access to input events when adding a new hot-plug device, which might allow physically proximate attackers to obtain sensitive information, as demonstrated by reading passwords from a tty...

Design/Logic Flaw

X.Org X server before 1.13.4 and 1.4.x before 1.14.1 does not properly restrict access to input events when adding a new hot-plug device, which might allow physically proximate attackers to obtain sensitive information, as demonstrated by reading passwords from a tty...

CVE-2013-1940

X.Org X server before 1.13.4 and 1.4.x before 1.14.1 does not properly restrict access to input events when adding a new hot-plug device, which might allow physically proximate attackers to obtain sensitive information, as demonstrated by reading passwords from a tty...

CVE-2013-1940

X.Org X server before 1.13.4 and 1.4.x before 1.14.1 does not properly restrict access to input events when adding a new hot-plug device, which might allow physically proximate attackers to obtain sensitive information, as demonstrated by reading passwords from a tty...

CVE-2013-1940

X.Org X server vulnerability CVE-2013-1940 affects X.Org X server before 1.13.4 and 1.4.x before 1.14.1. It does not properly restrict access to input events when adding a new hot-plug device, potentially allowing a physically proximate local attacker to read sensitive information (e.g., password...

Targeted Phishing Attacks

Summary This advisory is intended to provide general guidance to public and private sector organizations on events potentially triggering targeted phishing attacks often referred to as spear phishing and to offer some suggested methods that may minimize the likelihood of a successful attack. This...

CVE-2013-2423

creationtimestamp| type| source ---|---|--- 2013-04-23 00:00:00+00:00| confirmed| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24976 2013-08-13 06:02:56+00:00| seen| MISP/5209cb81-3db0-4715-83e7-3de1950d2109 2013-08-22 12:36:06+00:00| seen| MISP/52160415-d274-42f8-85b4-665fac1d4fa4 2014-08-01...

Fedora 18 : xorg-x11-server-1.13.3-3.fc18 (2013-5928)

Fix input buffer size to flush evdev events before enabling a device CVE-2013-1940 Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without...

Ubuntu Update for xorg-server USN-1803-1

Check for the Version of xorg-server OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: gbubuntuUSN18031.nasl 8448 2018-01-17 16:18:06Z teissa $ Ubuntu Update for xorg-server USN-1803-1 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2013 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net This program is free...

Debian DSA-2661-1 : xorg-server - information disclosure

David Airlie and Peter Hutterer of Red Hat discovered that xorg-server, the X.Org X server was vulnerable to an information disclosure flaw related to input handling and devices hotplug. When an X server is running but not on front for example because of a VT switch, a newly plugged input device...

USN-1803-1: X.Org X server vulnerability

It was discovered that the X.Org X server did not properly clear input events in certain circumstances. A local attacker with physical access could use this flaw to capture keystrokes...

CVE-2013-1920

Xen 4.2.x, 4.1.x, and earlier, when the hypervisor is running "under memory pressure" and the Xen Security Module XSM is enabled, uses the wrong ordering of operations when extending the per-domain event channel tracking table, which causes a use-after-free and allows local guest kernels to injec...

CVE-2013-1920

Xen 4.2.x, 4.1.x, and earlier, when the hypervisor is running "under memory pressure" and the Xen Security Module XSM is enabled, uses the wrong ordering of operations when extending the per-domain event channel tracking table, which causes a use-after-free and allows local guest kernels to injec...