SuSE 11 / 11.1 Security Update : glibc (SAT Patch Numbers 3392 / 3393)

This update of glibc fixes various bugs and security issues : - Decoding of the $ORIGIN special value in various LD environment variables allowed local attackers to execute code in context of e.g. setuid root programs, elevating privileges. This issue does not affect SUSE as an assertion triggers...

SuSE 11 Security Update : Xen (SAT Patch Number 2230)

Collective Xen/201004 Update, containing fixes for the following issues : - pygrub, reiserfs: Fix on-disk structure definition bnc537370 - Xen on SLES 11 does not boot - endless loop in ATA detection bnc561912 - xend leaks memory bnc564750 - Keyboard Caps Lock key works abnormal under SLES11 xen...

SuSE 11 Security Update : Xen (SAT Patch Number 2230)

Collective Xen/201004 Update, containing fixes for the following issues : - pygrub, reiserfs: Fix on-disk structure definition bnc537370 - Xen on SLES 11 does not boot - endless loop in ATA detection bnc561912 - xend leaks memory bnc564750 - Keyboard Caps Lock key works abnormal under SLES11 xen...

SuSE 10 Security Update : glibc (ZYPP Patch Number 7201)

Several security issues were fixed : - Decoding of the $ORIGIN special value in various LD environment variables allowed local attackers to execute code in context of e.g. setuid root programs, elevating privileges. This issue does not affect SUSE as an assertion triggers before the respective co...

kernel: net sched: fix some kernel memory leaks

The actions implementation in the network queueing functionality in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc2 does not properly initialize certain structure members when performing dump operations, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel memory via vectors relate...

SuSE 10 Security Update : OpenSSL (ZYPP Patch Number 6783)

Incorrect use of an OpenSSL cleanup function can lead to memory leaks in applications. For example an SSL enabled web server such as Apache that uses PHP, curl and OpenSSL leaks memory if a SIGHUP signal was sent to Apache. The OpenSSL cleanup function was made more robust to avoid memory leaks...

kernel security and bug fix update

2.6.18-194.17.1.0.1.el5 - xen check to see if hypervisor supports memory reservation change Chuck Anderson orabug 7556514 - Add entropy support to igb John Sobecki orabug 7607479 - nfs convert ENETUNREACH to ENOTCONN orabug 7689332 - NET Add xen pv/bonding netconsole support Tina Yang orabug...

KLA10386 Multiple vulnerabilities in VMware

Multiple serious vulnerabilities have been found in VMware products. Malicious users can exploit these vulnerabilities to cause denial of service, inject arbitrary scripts, execute arbitrary code and obtain sensitive information. Below is a complete list of vulnerabilities 1. Insecure file...

Mandriva Update for libpng MDVSA-2010:133 (libpng)

Check for the Version of libpng OpenVAS Vulnerability Test Mandriva Update for libpng MDVSA-2010:133 libpng 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...

SuSE 11 Security Update : Linux kernel (SAT Patch Numbers 2040 / 2043 / 2044)

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 Kernel was updated to 2.6.27.45 fixing various bugs and security issues. - The wakefutexpi function in kernel/futex.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.33-rc7 does not properly handle certain unlock operations for a Priority Inheritance PI futex, which allows local users...

USN-894-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Amerigo Wang and Eric Sesterhenn discovered that the HFS and ext4 filesystems did not correctly check certain disk structures. If a user were tricked into mounting a specially crafted filesystem, a remote attacker could crash the system or gain root privileges. CVE-2009-4020, CVE-2009-4308 It was...

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

Updated kernel packages that fix multiple security issues and several bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2 Extended Update Support. This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel...

openSUSE Security Update : openssl-CVE-2009-4355.patch (openssl-CVE-2009-4355.patch-1834)

Incorrect use of an openssl cleanup function can lead to memory leaks in applications. For example an ssl enabled web server such as apache that uses php, curl and openssl leaks memory if a SIGHUP signal was sent to apache. The openssl cleanup function was made more robust to avoid memory leaks...

SuSE 11 Security Update : OpenSSL (SAT Patch Number 1810)

Incorrect use of an OpenSSL cleanup function can lead to memory leaks in applications. For example an SSL enabled web server such as Apache that uses PHP, curl and OpenSSL leaks memory if a SIGHUP signal was sent to Apache. The OpenSSL cleanup function was made more robust to avoid memory leaks...

openSUSE Security Update : openssl-CVE-2009-4355.patch (openssl-CVE-2009-4355.patch-1833)

Incorrect use of an openssl cleanup function can lead to memory leaks in applications. For example an ssl enabled web server such as apache that uses php, curl and openssl leaks memory if a SIGHUP signal was sent to apache. The openssl cleanup function was made more robust to avoid memory leaks...

Ubuntu Update for php5 vulnerabilities USN-882-1

Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-882-1 OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: gbubuntuUSN8821.nasl 7965 2017-12-01 07:38:25Z santu $ Ubuntu Update for php5 vulnerabilities USN-882-1 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2010 Greenbone Networks GmbH,...

CentOS 5 : kernel (CESA-2009:0326)

Updated kernel packages that fix several security issues and several bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux...

Ubuntu 6.06 LTS / 8.04 LTS / 8.10 / 9.04 / 9.10 : linux, linux-source-2.6.15 vulnerabilities (USN-864-1)

It was discovered that the AX.25 network subsystem did not correctly check integer signedness in certain setsockopt calls. A local attacker could exploit this to crash the system, leading to a denial of service. Ubuntu 9.10 was not affected. CVE-2009-2909 Jan Beulich discovered that the kernel...

USN-864-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the AX.25 network subsystem did not correctly check integer signedness in certain setsockopt calls. A local attacker could exploit this to crash the system, leading to a denial of service. Ubuntu 9.10 was not affected. CVE-2009-2909 Jan Beulich discovered that the kernel...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : openssl (MDVSA-2009:310)

Multiple security vulnerabilities has been identified and fixed in OpenSSL : The dtls1bufferrecord function in ssl/d1pkt.c in OpenSSL 0.9.8k and earlier 0.9.8 versions allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service memory consumption via a large series of future epoch DTLS records that are...