nfs-utils: mount.nfs fails to anticipate RLIMIT_FSIZE

The nfsaddmntent function in support/nfs/nfsmntent.c in the mount.nsf tool in nfs-utils before 1.2.4 attempts to append to the /etc/mtab file without first checking whether resource limits would interfere, which allows local users to corrupt this file via a process with a small RLIMITFSIZE value,...

Low: Red Hat Security Advisory: nfs-utils security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Updated nfs-utils packages that fix two security issues, various bugs, and add one enhancement are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having low security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base scores, which give...

Low: Red Hat Security Advisory: resource-agents security, bug fix, and enhancement update

An updated resource-agents package that fixes one security issue, several bugs, and adds multiple enhancements is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having low security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base...

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS : linux vulnerabilities (USN-1286-1)

Vasily Averin discovered that the NFS Lock Manager NLM incorrectly handled unlock requests. A local attacker could exploit this to cause a denial of service. CVE-2011-2491 Robert Swiecki discovered that mapping extensions were incorrectly handled. A local attacker could exploit this to crash the...

Ubuntu Update for linux USN-1286-1

Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-1286-1 OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: gbubuntuUSN12861.nasl 7964 2017-12-01 07:32:11Z santu $ Ubuntu Update for linux USN-1286-1 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2011 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net This...

USN-1286-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Vasily Averin discovered that the NFS Lock Manager NLM incorrectly handled unlock requests. A local attacker could exploit this to cause a denial of service. CVE-2011-2491 Robert Swiecki discovered that mapping extensions were incorrectly handled. A local attacker could exploit this to crash the...

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-1285-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011 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...

Ubuntu Update for linux USN-1285-1

Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-1285-1 OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: gbubuntuUSN12851.nasl 7964 2017-12-01 07:32:11Z santu $ Ubuntu Update for linux USN-1285-1 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2011 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net This...

CVE-2011-4191

Stack-based buffer overflow in the xdrDecodeString function in XNFS.NLM in Novell NetWare 6.5 SP8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service abend or NFS outage via long packets...

NFS storage, backup job may fail with rollback file deletion errors.

NFS implementation specifics on certain NFS storage, backup job may fail with "rollback file deletion errors"...

Ubuntu 11.04 : linux vulnerabilities (USN-1285-1)

Andrea Righi discovered a race condition in the KSM memory merging support. If KSM was being used, a local attacker could exploit this to crash the system, leading to a denial of service. CVE-2011-2183 Vasily Averin discovered that the NFS Lock Manager NLM incorrectly handled unlock requests. A...

USN-1285-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Andrea Righi discovered a race condition in the KSM memory merging support. If KSM was being used, a local attacker could exploit this to crash the system, leading to a denial of service. CVE-2011-2183 Vasily Averin discovered that the NFS Lock Manager NLM incorrectly handled unlock requests. A...

[USN-1281-1] Linux (OMAP4) vulnerabilities

========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1281-1 November 24, 2011 linux-ti-omap4 vulnerabilities ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its...

[USN-1268-1] Linux kernel vulnerabilities

========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1268-1 November 21, 2011 linux vulnerabilities ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: -...

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS : linux-lts-backport-natty vulnerabilities (USN-1279-1)

Andrea Righi discovered a race condition in the KSM memory merging support. If KSM was being used, a local attacker could exploit this to crash the system, leading to a denial of service. CVE-2011-2183 Vasily Averin discovered that the NFS Lock Manager NLM incorrectly handled unlock requests. A...

USN-1281-1 : linux-ti-omap4 vulnerabilities

Andrea Righi discovered a race condition in the KSM memory merging support. If KSM was being used, a local attacker could exploit this to crash the system, leading to a denial of service. CVE-2011-2183 It was discovered that an mmap call with the MAPPRIVATE flag on '/dev/zero' was incorrectly...

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS : linux-ec2 vulnerabilities (USN-1269-1)

Vasily Averin discovered that the NFS Lock Manager NLM incorrectly handled unlock requests. A local attacker could exploit this to cause a denial of service. CVE-2011-2491 Robert Swiecki discovered that mapping extensions were incorrectly handled. A local attacker could exploit this to crash the...

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS : linux-lts-backport-maverick vulnerabilities (USN-1278-1)

It was discovered that CIFS incorrectly handled authentication. When a user had a CIFS share mounted that required authentication, a local user could mount the same share without knowing the correct password. CVE-2011-1585 Andrea Righi discovered a race condition in the KSM memory merging support...

Ubuntu Update for linux USN-1272-1

Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-1272-1 OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: gbubuntuUSN12721.nasl 7964 2017-12-01 07:32:11Z santu $ Ubuntu Update for linux USN-1272-1 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2011 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net This...

Ubuntu Update for linux-fsl-imx51 USN-1271-1

Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-1271-1 OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: gbubuntuUSN12711.nasl 7964 2017-12-01 07:32:11Z santu $ Ubuntu Update for linux-fsl-imx51 USN-1271-1 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2011 Greenbone Networks GmbH,...