PT-2025-3662 · Linux · Linux Kernel

The vulnerable software is the Linux kernel. The issue arose from a regression in the kernel's memory management subsystem, specifically in the handling of write-sealed memfd mappings. The problem was introduced by a commit that moved a check for mapping writability before the shmem mmap hook was...

USN-7131-1: Vim vulnerability

It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled memory when closing a buffer, leading to use-after-free. If a user was tricked into opening a specially crafted file, an attacker could crash the application, leading to a denial of service...

Vulnerability of components of Linux operating system’s IB/mlx5 kernel, allowing attackers to increase their privileges within the system

The vulnerability of the IB/mlx5 kernel components in the Linux operating system is related to memory management errors after deallocation. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow an attacker to gain elevated privileges within the system...

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-7121-3)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 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...

CVE-2024-53096 mm: resolve faulty mmap_region() error path behaviour

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mm: resolve faulty mmapregion error path behaviour The mmapregion function is somewhat terrifying, with spaghetti-like control flow and numerous means by which issues can arise and incomplete state, memory leaks and other...

SUSE-SU-2024:4052-1 Security update for postgresql, postgresql16, postgresql17

This update for postgresql, postgresql16, postgresql17 fixes the following issues: This update ships postgresql17 , and fixes security issues with postgresql16: - bsc1230423: Relax the dependency of extensions on the server version from exact major.minor to greater or equal, after Tom Lane...

USN-7121-3 linux-oracle vulnerabilities

Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel. An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system. This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems: - ARM64 architecture; - S390 architecture; - x86 architecture; - Block layer subsystem; - Cryptographic API; - ATM...

The vulnerability of the shmem_getattr() function in the Linux kernel’s memory management subsystem allows a attacker to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of protected information.

The vulnerability of the shmemgetattr function in the mm/shmem.c module of the Linux kernel’s memory management subsystem is related to improper synchronization of access to shared memory. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an attacker to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and...

The vulnerabilities of x86/mm kernel components of the Linux operating system, which allow a hacker to cause a service failure

The vulnerability of x86/mm components in the Linux operating system’s kernel is related to improper validation of input data. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow an attacker to cause a service failure...

The vulnerabilities of Linux’s x86/mmu kernel components, which allow a hacker to trigger a service failure

The vulnerability of the x86/mmu kernel components in the Linux operating system is related to incorrect calculations. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow an attacker to cause a service failure...

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-7121-2)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 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...

Linux kernel uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability

Linux kernel is the kernel used by Linux, the open source operating system of the Linux Foundation in the United States. An uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability exists in the Linux kernel, which stems from failure to free memory after its effective lifetime, and can be exploited by an...

USN-7121-2 linux-azure vulnerabilities

Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel. An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system. This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems: - ARM64 architecture; - S390 architecture; - x86 architecture; - Block layer subsystem; - Cryptographic API; - ATM...

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities (USN-7121-2)

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-7121-2 advisory. Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel. An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system. This update corrects flaws in...

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-7121-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 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...

USN-7121-1 linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-hwe, linux-azure, linux-azure-4.15, linux-gcp, linux-gcp-4.15, linux-hwe, linux-kvm, linux-oracle vulnerabilities

Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel. An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system. This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems: - ARM64 architecture; - S390 architecture; - x86 architecture; - Block layer subsystem; - Cryptographic API; - ATM...

USN-7089-7 linux-lowlatency, linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8 vulnerabilities

Chenyuan Yang discovered that the USB Gadget subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly check for the device to be enabled before writing. A local attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service. CVE-2024-25741 Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel. An...

webkit2gtk3 security update

An update is available for webkit2gtk3. This update affects Rocky Linux 8. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE list WebKitGTK is the port of the portable web rendering engine WebKit to the...

Oracle Linux 9 : kernel (ELSA-2024-9315)

The remote Oracle Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2024-9315 advisory. - memcg: protect concurrent access to memcgroupidr Rafael Aquini RHEL-56254 CVE-2024-43892 - bnxten: Fix double DMA unmapping for XDPREDIRECT Michal...

The vulnerability of the Linux operating system’s kernel component, which allows a hacker to increase their privileges within the system

The vulnerability of the Linux operating system’s kernel component is related to memory management errors after deallocation. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow an attacker to gain elevated privileges within the system...