SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : dracut (SUSE-SU-2017:0951-1)

This update for dracut fixes the following issues: Security issues fixed : - CVE-2016-8637: When the early microcode loading was enabled during initrd creation, the initrd would be read-only available for all users, allowing local users to retrieve secrets stored in the initial ramdisk. bsc100834...

DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10318

A missing authorization check in the fscryptprocesspolicy function in fs/crypto/policy.c in the ext4 and f2fs filesystem encryption support in the Linux kernel before 4.7.4 allows a user to assign an encryption policy to a directory owned by a different user, potentially creating a denial of...

CVE-2016-10318

A missing authorization check in the fscryptprocesspolicy function in fs/crypto/policy.c in the ext4 and f2fs filesystem encryption support in the Linux kernel before 4.7.4 allows a user to assign an encryption policy to a directory owned by a different user, potentially creating a denial of...

CVE-2014-9922

The eCryptfs subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.18 allows local users to gain privileges via a large filesystem stack that includes an overlayfs layer, related to fs/ecryptfs/main.c and fs/overlayfs/super.c...

CVE-2014-9922: Undefined Security Weakness

The eCryptfs subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.18 allows local users to gain privileges via a large filesystem stack that includes an overlayfs layer, related to fs/ecryptfs/main.c and fs/overlayfs/super.c...

CVE-2017-7374

Use-after-free vulnerability in fs/crypto/ in the Linux kernel before 4.10.7 allows local users to cause a denial of service NULL pointer dereference or possibly gain privileges by revoking keyring keys being used for ext4, f2fs, or ubifs encryption, causing cryptographic transform objects to be...

CVE-2017-7374

Use-after-free vulnerability in fs/crypto/ in the Linux kernel before 4.10.7 allows local users to cause a denial of service NULL pointer dereference or possibly gain privileges by revoking keyring keys being used for ext4, f2fs, or ubifs encryption, causing cryptographic transform objects to be...

CVE-2017-7374

Use-after-free vulnerability in fs/crypto/ in the Linux kernel before 4.10.7 allows local users to cause a denial of service NULL pointer dereference or possibly gain privileges by revoking keyring keys being used for ext4, f2fs, or ubifs encryption, causing cryptographic transform objects to be...

CVE-2017-7374: Use After Free

Use-after-free vulnerability in fs/crypto/ in the Linux kernel before 4.10.7 allows local users to cause a denial of service NULL pointer dereference or possibly gain privileges by revoking keyring keys being used for ext4, f2fs, or ubifs encryption, causing cryptographic transform objects to be...

Oracle Linux 6 : kernel (ELSA-2017-0817)

The remote Oracle Linux 6 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2017-0817 advisory. - net dccp: fix freeing skb too early for IPV6RECVPKTINFO Hannes Frederic Sowa 1424628 CVE-2017-6074 - fs posixacl: Clear SGID bit when setting file...

PT-2019-14255

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions through 5.2.9 Description An issue was discovered in xfs setattr nonsize in fs/xfs/xfs iops.c. XFS partially wedges when a chgrp fails due to being out of disk quota. xfs setattr nonsize is failing to unlock the ILOCK aft...

PT-2019-1435

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions through 4.20.11 Description The issue is related to a memory leak in the kernel read file function, specifically in the fs/exec.c file of the Linux kernel. This leak occurs when handling vfs read failures, allowing...

kernel security update

kernel - 2.6.18-419.0.0.0.1 - netfront fix ring buffer index go back led vif stop orabug 18272251 - net fix tcptrimhead James Li orabug 14512145, 19219078 - ocfs2: dlm: fix recovery hung Junxiao Bi orabug 13956772 - i386: fix MTRR code Zhenzhong Duan orabug 15862649 - oprofile x86, mm: Add...

kernel security and bug fix update

2.6.32-642.15.1 - net dccp: fix freeing skb too early for IPV6RECVPKTINFO Hannes Frederic Sowa 1424626 1424628 CVE-2017-6074 2.6.32-642.14.1 - net sctp: validate chunk len before actually using it Hangbin Liu 1399456 1399457 CVE-2016-9555 - netdrv qlcnic: add wmb call in transmit data path Harish...

CVE-2016-10044

CVE-2016-10044 is supported by connected advisories: the Linux kernel up to version 4.7.7 contains a vulnerability in the aio_mount path. Specifically, the aio_mount function in fs/aio.c did not properly restrict execute access, enabling local users to bypass SELinux W^X policy and gain privilege...

CVE-2016-10044

The aiomount function in fs/aio.c in the Linux kernel before 4.7.7 does not properly restrict execute access, which makes it easier for local users to bypass intended SELinux W^X policy restrictions, and consequently gain privileges, via an iosetup system call...

CVE-2016-10044: Undefined Security Weakness

The aiomount function in fs/aio.c in the Linux kernel before 4.7.7 does not properly restrict execute access, which makes it easier for local users to bypass intended SELinux W^X policy restrictions, and consequently gain privileges, via an iosetup system call...

CVE-2016-10154

CVE-2016-10154 affects Linux kernel 4.9.x prior to 4.9.1. The smbhash function in fs/cifs/smbencrypt.c interacts incorrectly with CONFIG_VMAP_STACK, enabling local users to trigger a denial of service (system crash or memory corruption) or other unspecified impacts by exploiting use of more than ...

CVE-2017-5551

The simplesetacl function in fs/posixacl.c in the Linux kernel before 4.9.6 preserves the setgid bit during a setxattr call involving a tmpfs filesystem, which allows local users to gain group privileges by leveraging the existence of a setgid program with restrictions on execute permissions. NOT...

CVE-2017-5551: Undefined Security Weakness

The simplesetacl function in fs/posixacl.c in the Linux kernel before 4.9.6 preserves the setgid bit during a setxattr call involving a tmpfs filesystem, which allows local users to gain group privileges by leveraging the existence of a setgid program with restrictions on execute permissions. NOT...