Denial Of Service (DoS)

kernel is vulnerable to denial of service DoS. The vulnerability exists as a flaw was found in the Linux kernel's networking subsystem. If the number of packets received exceeded the receiver's buffer limit, they were queued in a backlog, consuming memory, instead of being discarded. A remote...

CVE-2019-15239

A flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's networking subsystem handled the write queue between TCP disconnection and re-connections. A local attacker could use this flaw to trigger multiple use-after-free conditions potentially escalating their privileges on the system...

Virtuozzo 7 : readykernel-patch (VZA-2019-068)

According to the version of the vzkernel package and the readykernel-patch installed, the Virtuozzo installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities : - tcp: integer overflow while processing SACK blocks allows remote denial of service. An integer overflow was found in...

Virtuozzo 7 : readykernel-patch (VZA-2019-050)

According to the version of the vzkernel package and the readykernel-patch installed, the Virtuozzo installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities : - An integer overflow was found in the way the Linux kernel's networking subsystem processed TCP Selective...

USN-4254-2: Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities

USN-4254-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux Hardware Enablement HWE kernel from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. It was discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly clear data structures on...

USN-4258-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the Atheros 802.11ac wireless USB device driver in the Linux kernel did not properly validate device metadata. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash. CVE-2019-15099 It was discovered that a race condition existed in the...

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-4254-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2020 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-4254-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly clear data structures on context switches for certain Intel graphics processors. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information. CVE-2019-14615 It was discovered that a race condition existed in the Virtual Video Test Drive...

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-4254-1)

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-4254-1 advisory. It was discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly clear data structures on context switches for certain Intel graphics processors. A local attacke...

CVE-2019-11478

An excessive resource consumption flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's networking subsystem processed TCP Selective Acknowledgment SACK segments. While processing SACK segments, the Linux kernel's socket buffer SKB data structure becomes fragmented, which leads to increased resource...

kernel: local attacker can trigger multiple use-after-free conditions results in privilege escalation

A flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's networking subsystem handled the write queue between TCP disconnection and re-connections. A local attacker could use this flaw to trigger multiple use-after-free conditions potentially escalating their privileges on the system...

kernel: local attacker can trigger multiple use-after-free conditions results in privilege escalation

A flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's networking subsystem handled the write queue between TCP disconnection and re-connections. A local attacker could use this flaw to trigger multiple use-after-free conditions potentially escalating their privileges on the system...

CVE-2016-8655

A race condition issue leading to a use-after-free flaw was found in the way the raw packet sockets implementation in the Linux kernel networking subsystem handled synchronization while creating the TPACKETV3 ring buffer. A local user able to open a raw packet socket requires the CAPNETRAW...

NewStart CGSL CORE 5.04 / MAIN 5.04 : kernel-rt Multiple Vulnerabilities (NS-SA-2019-0162)

The remote NewStart CGSL host, running version CORE 5.04 / MAIN 5.04, has kernel-rt packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities: - An integer overflow flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's networking subsystem processed TCP Selective Acknowledgment SACK segments. While...

NewStart CGSL CORE 5.05 / MAIN 5.05 : kernel Multiple Vulnerabilities (NS-SA-2019-0165)

The remote NewStart CGSL host, running version CORE 5.05 / MAIN 5.05, has kernel packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities: - An integer overflow flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's networking subsystem processed TCP Selective Acknowledgment SACK segments. While...

NewStart CGSL CORE 5.05 / MAIN 5.05 : kernel-rt Multiple Vulnerabilities (NS-SA-2019-0165)

The remote NewStart CGSL host, running version CORE 5.05 / MAIN 5.05, has kernel-rt packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities: - Uncacheable memory on some microprocessors utilizing speculative execution may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable information...

kernel: tcp: excessive resource consumption for TCP connections with low MSS allows remote denial of service

An excessive resource consumption flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's networking subsystem processed TCP segments. If the Maximum Segment Size MSS of a TCP connection was set to low values, such as 48 bytes, it can leave as little as 8 bytes for the user data, which significantly increas...

BSA-2019-828

Security Advisory ID : BSA-2019-828 Component : TCP SACK Revision : 2.0 An excessive resource consumption flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's networking subsystem processed TCP Selective Acknowledgment SACK segments. While processing SACK segments, the Linux kernel's socket buffer SKB da...

Virtuozzo 6 : parallels-server-bm-release / vzkernel / etc (VZA-2019-052)

According to the versions of the parallels-server-bm-release / vzkernel / etc packages installed, the Virtuozzo installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities : - A double-free can happen in idrremoveall in lib/idr.c in the Linux kernel. An unprivileged local attacke...

kernel, perf, python security update

CentOS Errata and Security Advisory CESA-2019:1488 An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score, which gives a detailed severity...