openSUSE Security Update : pidgin-otr (openSUSE-SU-2012:0717-1)

pidgin-otr was prone to a format string flaw in logmessagecb %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were extracted from openSUSE Security Update openSUSE-2012-314. The text description of this plugin is C SUSE LLC...

GLSA-201405-12 : Ettercap: Multiple vulnerabilities

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201405-12 Ettercap: Multiple vulnerabilities Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Ettercap: Ettercap does not handle temporary files securely CVE-2010-3843. A format string flaw in Ettercap could cause a buffer overflo...

kernel: block: passing disk names as format strings

Format string vulnerability in the registerdisk function in block/genhd.c in the Linux kernel through 3.9.4 allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging root access and writing format string specifiers to /sys/module/mdmod/parameters/newarray in order to create a crafted /dev/md device nam...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security and bug fix update

Updated kernel packages that fix three security issues and several bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3 Extended Update Support. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having important security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base scores,...

Oracle Linux 5 : scsi-target-utils (ELSA-2010-0362)

The remote Oracle Linux 5 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2010-0362 advisory. 0.0-6.20091205snap.2 - 576359 Fix format string vulnerability CVE-2010-0743 Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux...

Oracle Linux 6 : glibc (ELSA-2012-1098)

The remote Oracle Linux 6 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2012-1098 advisory. 2.12-1.80.el63.3 - Fix incorrect/corrupt patchfile for 833716. Did not affect generated code, but tests were missing 833716. 2.12-1.80.el63.2 - Fix...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: pki-tps security update

An updated pki-tps package that fixes two security issues is now available for Red Hat Certificate System 8.1. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having important security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base scores, which give detailed severity ratings,...

RHEL 5 : scsi-target-utils (RHSA-2010:0362)

An updated scsi-target-utils package that fixes one security issue is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having important security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score, which gives a detailed severity...

Scientific Linux Security Update : glibc on SL5.x i386/x86_64 (20120718)

The glibc packages provide the standard C and standard math libraries used by multiple programs on the system. Without these libraries, the Linux system cannot function properly. It was discovered that the formatted printing functionality in glibc did not properly restrict the use of alloca. This...

Scientific Linux Security Update : vim on SL3.x, SL4.x, SL5.x i386/x86_64

Several input sanitization flaws were found in Vim's keyword and tag handling. If Vim looked up a document's maliciously crafted tag or keyword, it was possible to execute arbitrary code as the user running Vim. CVE-2008-4101 SL3 and SL4 Only: A heap-based overflow flaw was discovered in Vim's...

Scientific Linux Security Update : evolution on SL4.x, SL5.x i386/x86_64

A format string flaw was found in the way Evolution displayed encrypted mail content. If a user opened a carefully crafted mail message, arbitrary code could be executed as the user running Evolution. CVE-2008-0072 %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text is C...

Scientific Linux Security Update : glibc on SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20120718)

The glibc packages provide the standard C and standard math libraries used by multiple programs on the system. Without these libraries, the Linux system cannot function properly. Multiple errors in glibc's formatted printing functionality could allow an attacker to bypass FORTIFYSOURCE protection...

Scientific Linux Security Update : scsi-target-utils on SL5.x i386/x86_64

A format string flaw was found in scsi-target-utils' tgtd daemon. A remote attacker could trigger this flaw by sending a carefully-crafted Internet Storage Name Service iSNS request, causing the tgtd daemon to crash. CVE-2010-0743 All running scsi-target-utils services must be restarted for the...

CentOS Update for glibc CESA-2012:1097 centos5

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2012 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription scriptxrefname:"URL",...

CentOS Update for glibc CESA-2012:1098 centos6

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2012 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription scriptxrefname:"URL",...

CentOS Update for glibc CESA-2012:0397 centos5

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2012 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription scriptxrefname:"URL",...

CentOS 6 : glibc (CESA-2012:1098)

Updated glibc packages that fix three security issues and one bug are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderate security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base scores, which give detailed severity...

RedHat Update for glibc RHSA-2012:1098-01

Check for the Version of glibc OpenVAS Vulnerability Test RedHat Update for glibc RHSA-2012:1098-01 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2012 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms...

RHEL 6 : glibc (RHSA-2012:1098)

Updated glibc packages that fix three security issues and one bug are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderate security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base scores, which give detailed severity...

glibc, nscd security update

CentOS Errata and Security Advisory CESA-2012:1097 Updated glibc packages that fix one security issue and one bug are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderate security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CV...