kexec-tools bug fix and enhancement update

The kexec-tools packages contain the /sbin/kexec binary and utilities that together form the user-space component of the kernel's kexec feature. The /sbin/kexec binary facilitates a new kernel to boot using the kernel's kexec feature either on a normal or a panic reboot. The kexec fastboot...

Information Disclosure

kexec-tools is vulnerable to information disclosure. mkdumprd created initrd files with world-readable permissions. A local user could possibly use this flaw to gain access to sensitive information, such as the private SSH key used to authenticate to a remote server when kdump was configured to...

Information Disclosure

kexec-tools is vulnerable to information disclosure. mkdumprd included unneeded sensitive files such as all files from the "/root/.ssh/" directory and the host's private SSH keys in the resulting initrd. This could lead to an information leak when initrd files were previously created with...

Information Disclosure

kexec-tools is vulnerable to information disclosure. Kdump used the SSH Secure Shell "StrictHostKeyChecking=no" option when dumping to SSH targets, causing the target kdump server's SSH host key not to be checked. This could make it easier for a man-in-the-middle attacker on the local network to...

Security Bulletin: PowerKVM is affected by a kexec-tools vulnerability (CVE-2015-0267)

Summary PowerKVM is affected by a kexec-tools vulnerability CVE-2015-0267. Vulnerability Details CVEID: CVE-2015-0267 DESCRIPTION: kexec-tools could allow a local attacker to launch a symlink attack. The script module-setup.sh creates temporary files insecurely. A local attacker could exploit thi...

Oracle: Security Advisory (ELSA-2011-1532)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015 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...

Oracle: Security Advisory (ELSA-2012-0152)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015 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...

Oracle: Security Advisory (ELSA-2015-0986)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015 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...

RedHat Update for kexec-tools RHSA-2015:0986-01

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015 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...

CentOS Update for kexec-tools CESA-2015:0986 centos7

Check the version of kexec-tools SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015 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 scriptoid"1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.882186";...

Kexec-tools Temporary File Handling Vulnerability

kexec-tools is a package containing the /sbin/kexec binary and the accompanying userspace components that make up the kernel's kexec functionality. kexec-tools insecurely creates temporary files, allowing a local attacker to manipulate arbitrary files and elevate privileges by implementing symbol...

CVE-2015-0267

The Red Hat module-setup.sh script for kexec-tools, as distributed in the kexec-tools before 2.0.7-19 packages in Red Hat Enterprise Linux, allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file...

Design/Logic Flaw

The Red Hat module-setup.sh script for kexec-tools, as distributed in the kexec-tools before 2.0.7-19 packages in Red Hat Enterprise Linux, allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file...

CVE-2015-0267

The Red Hat module-setup.sh script for kexec-tools, as distributed in the kexec-tools before 2.0.7-19 packages in Red Hat Enterprise Linux, allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file...

CVE-2015-0267

The Red Hat module-setup.sh script for kexec-tools, as distributed in the kexec-tools before 2.0.7-19 packages in Red Hat Enterprise Linux, allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file...

CVE-2015-0267

The Red Hat module-setup.sh script for kexec-tools, as distributed in the kexec-tools before 2.0.7-19 packages in Red Hat Enterprise Linux, allows local users to write to arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary file...

CVE-2015-0267

CVE-2015-0267 affects kexec-tools: the module-setup.sh script creates temporary files insecurely, enabling a local attacker to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack. Documented impact: local privilege escalation on affected systems. Affected products/versions and patches cited in connect...

Scientific Linux Security Update : kexec-tools on SL7.x x86_64 (20150512)

It was found that the module-setup.sh script provided by kexec-tools created temporary files in an insecure way. A malicious, local user could use this flaw to conduct a symbolic link attack, allowing them to overwrite the contents of arbitrary files. CVE-2015-0267 This update also fixes the...

kexec security update

CentOS Errata and Security Advisory CESA-2015:0986 Updated kexec-tools packages that fix one security issue, one bug, and add one enhancement are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Moderate security impact. A Common Vulnerability...

Oracle Linux 7 : kexec-tools (ELSA-2015-0986)

The remote Oracle Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2015-0986 advisory. 2.0.7-19.0.1.el71.2 - kdumpctl: exclude defaulthugepagesz setting from kdump kernel cmdline Sriharsha Yadagudde Orabug: 19134999 - kdumpctl: verify if kernel...