Updated kernel-linus package fixes multiple security vulnerabilities

This kernel-linus update provides the extended stable 3.8.13.4 kernel and fixes the follwing security issues: The pcibackenablemsi function in the PCI backend driver drivers/xen/pciback/confspacecapabilitymsi.c in Xen for the Linux kernel 2.6.18 and 3.8 allows guest OS users with PCI device acces...

Debian DSA-2720-1 : icedove - several vulnerabilities

Multiple security issues have been found in Icedove, Debian's version of the Mozilla Thunderbird mail and news client. Multiple memory safety errors, use-after-free vulnerabilities, missing permission checks, incorrect memory handling and other implementation errors may lead to the execution of...

Debian Security Advisory DSA 2720-1 (icedove - several vulnerabilities)

Multiple security issues have been found in Icedove, Debian's version of the Mozilla Thunderbird mail and news client. Multiple memory safety errors, use-after-free vulnerabilities, missing permission checks, incorrect memory handling and other implementation errors may lead to the execution of...

Fedora Update for xmp FEDORA-2013-7144

Check for the Version of xmp OpenVAS Vulnerability Test Fedora Update for xmp FEDORA-2013-7144 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2013 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of t...

Fedora Update for xmp FEDORA-2013-7135

Check for the Version of xmp OpenVAS Vulnerability Test Fedora Update for xmp FEDORA-2013-7135 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2013 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of t...

DSA-2699-1 iceweasel - several

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Debian Security Advisory DSA 2699-1 (iceweasel - several vulnerabilities)

Multiple security issues have been found in Iceweasel, Debian's version of the Mozilla Firefox web browser: Multiple memory safety errors, missing input sanitising vulnerabilities, use-after-free vulnerabilities, buffer overflows and other programming errors may lead to the execution of arbitrary...

[SECURITY] Fedora 17 Update: xmp-3.4.0-11.fc17

The Extended Module Player is a modplayer for Unix-like systems that plays over 80 mainstream and obscure module formats from Amiga, Atari, Acorn, Apple IIgs and PC, including Protracker MOD, Scream Tracker 3 S3M, Fast Tracker II XM and Impulse Tracker IT files...

[SECURITY] Fedora 18 Update: xmp-3.5.0-3.fc18

The Extended Module Player is a modplayer for Unix-like systems that plays over 80 mainstream and obscure module formats from Amiga, Atari, Acorn, Apple IIgs and PC, including Protracker MOD, Scream Tracker 3 S3M, Fast Tracker II XM and Impulse Tracker IT files...

[SECURITY] Fedora 19 Update: xmp-3.5.0-3.fc19

The Extended Module Player is a modplayer for Unix-like systems that plays over 80 mainstream and obscure module formats from Amiga, Atari, Acorn, Apple IIgs and PC, including Protracker MOD, Scream Tracker 3 S3M, Fast Tracker II XM and Impulse Tracker IT files...

kernel: xfs: _xfs_buf_find oops on blocks beyond the filesystem end

The xfsbuffind function in fs/xfs/xfsbuf.c in the Linux kernel before 3.7.6 does not validate block numbers, which allows local users to cause a denial of service NULL pointer dereference and system crash or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging the ability to mount an XFS filesyst...

kernel: ext3: format string issues

fs/ext3/super.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.4 uses incorrect arguments to functions in certain circumstances related to printk input, which allows local users to conduct format-string attacks and possibly gain privileges via a crafted application...

The Need For Threat-Centric Security

Defenders are at an asymmetric disadvantage when it comes to defending their networks. Attackers spend every minute of their day focused exclusively on penetrating your network to accomplish their mission…and opportunities abound. Today’s modern networks go beyond the walls of the enterprise to...

Unix Operating System on Extended Support

According to its version, the remote host uses a Unix or Unix-like operating system that has transitioned to an extended portion in its support life cycle. Continued access to new security updates requires payment of an additional fee and / or configuration changes to the package management tool...

USN-1774-1: Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities

Andrew Cooper of Citrix reported a Xen stack corruption in the Linux kernel. An unprivileged user in a 32bit PVOPS guest can cause the guest kernel to crash, or operate erroneously. CVE-2013-0190 A failure to validate input was discovered in the Linux kernel's Xen netback network backend driver. ...

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS : linux vulnerabilities (USN-1767-1)

Andrew Cooper of Citrix reported a Xen stack corruption in the Linux kernel. An unprivileged user in a 32bit PVOPS guest can cause the guest kernel to crash, or operate erroneously. CVE-2013-0190 A failure to validate input was discovered in the Linux kernel's Xen netback network backend driver. ...

RHEL 5 : redhat-release (EOL Notice) (RHSA-2013:0578)

This is the 5-Month notification for the conclusion of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.6 Extended Update Support EUS Add-on offering. In accordance with the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Errata Support Policy, the Extended Update Support Add-On for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.6 will conclude on July 31, 201...

Nmap NSE 6.01: smb-enum-shares

Attempts to list shares using the 'srvsvc.NetShareEnumAll' MSRPC function and retrieve more information about them using 'srvsvc.NetShareGetInfo'. If access to those functions is denied, a list of common share names are checked. Finding open shares is useful to a penetration tester because there...

Nmap NSE 6.01: smb-server-stats

Attempts to grab the server's statistics over SMB and MSRPC, which uses TCP ports 445 or 139. An administrator account is required to pull these statistics on most versions of Windows, and Vista and above require UAC to be turned down. Some of the numbers returned here don't feel right to me, but...

DEBIAN-CVE-2013-0313

The evmupdateevmxattr function in security/integrity/evm/evmcrypto.c in the Linux kernel before 3.7.5, when the Extended Verification Module EVM is enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service NULL pointer dereference and system crash or possibly have unspecified other impact via an...