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

Updated kernel-rt packages that fix two security issues and various bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2.1. 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 severi...

UBUNTU-CVE-2012-1601

The KVM implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.3.6 allows host OS users to cause a denial of service NULL pointer dereference and host OS crash by making a KVMCREATEIRQCHIP ioctl call after a virtual CPU already exists...

kernel: kvm: pit timer with no irqchip crashes the system

The createpittimer function in arch/x86/kvm/i8254.c in KVM 83, and possibly other versions, does not properly handle when Programmable Interval Timer PIT interrupt requests IRQs when a virtual interrupt controller irqchip is not available, which allows local users to cause a denial of service NUL...

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

Updated kernel packages that fix several security issues and various bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.6 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,...

virt: VT-d (PCI passthrough) MSI trap injection

Xen 4.1 before 4.1.1 and 4.0 before 4.0.2, when using PCI passthrough on Intel VT-d chipsets that do not have interrupt remapping, allows guest OS users to gain host OS privileges by "using DMA to generate MSI interrupts by writing to the interrupt injection registers."...

Debian Security Advisory DSA 2337-1 (xen)

The remote host is missing an update to xen announced via advisory DSA 2337-1. OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: deb23371.nasl 6612 2017-07-07 12:08:03Z cfischer $ Description: Auto-generated from advisory DSA 2337-1 xen Authors: Thomas Reinke Copyright: Copyright c 2012 E-Soft Inc...

CVE-2011-4622

The createpittimer function in arch/x86/kvm/i8254.c in KVM 83, and possibly other versions, does not properly handle when Programmable Interval Timer PIT interrupt requests IRQs when a virtual interrupt controller irqchip is not available, which allows local users to cause a denial of service NUL...

kernel: kvm: pit timer with no irqchip crashes the system

The createpittimer function in arch/x86/kvm/i8254.c in KVM 83, and possibly other versions, does not properly handle when Programmable Interval Timer PIT interrupt requests IRQs when a virtual interrupt controller irqchip is not available, which allows local users to cause a denial of service NUL...

kernel, perf, python security update

CentOS Errata and Security Advisory CESA-2011:1849 Updated kernel packages that fix one security issue and various bugs 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...

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

Updated kernel packages that fix one security issue and various bugs 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 score, which gives a detailed severi...

kernel security update

CentOS Errata and Security Advisory CESA-2011:1479 Updated kernel packages that fix multiple security issues, several bugs, and add one enhancement are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having important security impact. Commo...

Linux Kernel 3.0.4 - procinterrupts Password Length Local Information Disclosure

Linux Kernel 3.0.4 - procinterrupts Password Length Local Information Disclosure / source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50573/info The Linux kernel is prone to a local information-disclosure weakness. Successful exploits allow local attackers to obtain the password length of a victim's...

RHEL 6 : kernel (RHSA-2011:1189)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 6 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2011:1189 advisory. Security issues: Using PCI passthrough without interrupt remapping support allowed KVM guests to generate MSI interrupts and thus potentiall...

virt: VT-d (PCI passthrough) MSI trap injection

Xen 4.1 before 4.1.1 and 4.0 before 4.0.2, when using PCI passthrough on Intel VT-d chipsets that do not have interrupt remapping, allows guest OS users to gain host OS privileges by "using DMA to generate MSI interrupts by writing to the interrupt injection registers."...

DEBIAN-CVE-2011-1898

Xen 4.1 before 4.1.1 and 4.0 before 4.0.2, when using PCI passthrough on Intel VT-d chipsets that do not have interrupt remapping, allows guest OS users to gain host OS privileges by "using DMA to generate MSI interrupts by writing to the interrupt injection registers."...

CVE-2011-1898

Xen 4.1 before 4.1.1 and 4.0 before 4.0.2, when using PCI passthrough on Intel VT-d chipsets that do not have interrupt remapping, allows guest OS users to gain host OS privileges by "using DMA to generate MSI interrupts by writing to the interrupt injection registers."...

CVE-2011-1898

Xen 4.1 before 4.1.1 and 4.0 before 4.0.2, when using PCI passthrough on Intel VT-d chipsets that do not have interrupt remapping, allows guest OS users to gain host OS privileges by "using DMA to generate MSI interrupts by writing to the interrupt injection registers."...

Design/Logic Flaw

Xen 4.1 before 4.1.1 and 4.0 before 4.0.2, when using PCI passthrough on Intel VT-d chipsets that do not have interrupt remapping, allows guest OS users to gain host OS privileges by "using DMA to generate MSI interrupts by writing to the interrupt injection registers."...

CVE-2011-1898

CVE-2011-1898 affects Xen (versions 4.1 before 4.1.1 and 4.0 before 4.0.2). When using PCI passthrough on Intel VT-d chipsets that lack interrupt remapping, a guest OS user can gain host OS privileges by using DMA to generate MSI interrupts via the interrupt injection registers. The provided docu...

CVE-2011-1898

Xen 4.1 before 4.1.1 and 4.0 before 4.0.2, when using PCI passthrough on Intel VT-d chipsets that do not have interrupt remapping, allows guest OS users to gain host OS privileges by "using DMA to generate MSI interrupts by writing to the interrupt injection registers."...