Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security update

kernel-uek 3.8.13-118.30.1 - ext4: validate that metadata blocks do not overlap superblock Theodore Ts'o Orabug: 28220451 CVE-2018-1094 - ext4: always initialize the crc32c checksum driver Theodore Ts'o Orabug: 28220451 CVE-2018-1094 CVE-2018-1094 - vfs: Add sbrdonlysb to query the MSRDONLY flag ...

Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security update

4.1.12-124.24.3 - ext4: update idisksize when new eof exceeds it Shan Hai Orabug: 28940828 - ext4: update idisksize if direct write past ondisk size Eryu Guan Orabug: 28940828 - ext4: protect idisksize update by idatasem in direct write path Eryu Guan Orabug: 28940828 - ALSA: usb-audio: Fix UAF...

SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : kernel (SUSE-SU-2018:4069-1)

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP4 kernel was updated to receive various security and bugfixes. The following security bugs were fixed : CVE-2018-19824: A local user could exploit a use-after-free in the ALSA driver by supplying a malicious USB Sound device with zero interfaces that is mishandled i...

OracleVM 3.4 : Unbreakable / etc (OVMSA-2018-0273)

The remote OracleVM system is missing necessary patches to address critical security updates : - hugetlbfs: fix kernel BUG at fs/hugetlbfs/inode.c:447! Mike Kravetz - scsi: libsas: fix memory leak in sassmpgetphyevents Jason Yan Orabug: 27927687 CVE-2018-7757 - KVM: vmx: shadow more fields that a...

Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security update

4.14.35-1818.4.5 - x86/intel/spectrev2: Remove unnecessary retpcompiler test Boris Ostrovsky Orabug: 28814574 - x86/intel/spectrev4: Deprecate specstorebypassdisable=userspace Boris Ostrovsky Orabug: 28814574 - x86/speculation: x86specctrlset needs to be called unconditionally Boris Ostrovsky...

openSUSE Security Update : the Linux Kernel (openSUSE-2018-1342)

The openSUSE Leap 15.0 kernel was updated to receive various security and bugfixes. The following security bugs were fixed : - CVE-2018-18710: An information leak in cdromioctlselectdisc in drivers/cdrom/cdrom.c could be used by local attackers to read kernel memory because a cast from unsigned...

USN-3798-1 linux vulnerabilities

Dmitry Vyukov discovered that the key management subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly restrict adding a key that already exists but is negatively instantiated. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly execute arbitrary code. CVE-2015-8539 It...

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities (USN-3776-2)

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-3776-2 advisory. USN-3776-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux Hardware Enableme...

USN-3776-2 linux-lts-xenial, linux-aws vulnerabilities

USN-3776-1 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 LTS. Jann Horn discovered that the vmacache subsystem did not properly handle sequence numb...

SUSE-SU-2018:1465-1 Security update for HA kernel modules

This update provides rebuilds of HA kernel modules with retpoline support to mitigate Spectre Variant 2 CVE-2017-5715 bsc1068032 Also fixed a problem in ocfs2: - backport patch to fix dlmglue false deadlock bsc962257...

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-3655-1)

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-3655-1 advisory. Jann Horn and Ken Johnson discovered that microprocessors utilizing speculative execution of a memory read may allow unauthorized memory reads via a...

USN-3655-2: Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities

USN-3655-1 fixed vulnerabilities and added mitigations in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux Hardware Enablement HWE kernel from Ubuntu 14.04 LTS for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM. Jann Horn and Ken Johnson discovered that microprocessors...

USN-3655-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Jann Horn and Ken Johnson discovered that microprocessors utilizing speculative execution of a memory read may allow unauthorized memory reads via a sidechannel attack. This flaw is known as Spectre Variant 4. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information, including kernel memor...

USN-3655-1 linux vulnerabilities

Jann Horn and Ken Johnson discovered that microprocessors utilizing speculative execution of a memory read may allow unauthorized memory reads via a sidechannel attack. This flaw is known as Spectre Variant 4. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information, including kernel memor...

Debian DLA-1369-1 : linux security update (Spectre)

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel that may lead to a privilege escalation, denial of service or information leaks. CVE-2017-0861 Robb Glasser reported a potential use-after-free in the ALSA sound PCM core. We believe this was not possible in practice. CVE-2017-5715...

[SECURITY] [DSA 4188-1] linux security update

------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-4188-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso May 01, 2018 https://www.debian.org/security/faq -...

OracleVM 3.4 : Unbreakable / etc (OVMSA-2018-0037)

The remote OracleVM system is missing necessary patches to address critical security updates : - scsi: iscsitcp: set BDICAPSTABLEWRITES when data digest enabled Jianchao Wang Orabug: 27726302 - block: fix biowillgap for first bvec with offset Ming Lei - block: relax check on sg gap Ming Lei Orabu...

Ubuntu 17.10 : linux-raspi2 vulnerabilities (USN-3617-3)

It was discovered that a race condition leading to a use-after-free vulnerability existed in the ALSA PCM subsystem of the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly execute arbitrary code. CVE-2017-0861 It was discovered that a...

CVE-2017-18224

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel that fs/ocfs2/aops.c omits use of a semaphore and consequently has a race condition for access to the extent tree during read operations in DIRECT mode. This allows local users to cause a denial of service by modifying a certain ecpos field...

UBUNTU-CVE-2017-18224

In the Linux kernel before 4.15, fs/ocfs2/aops.c omits use of a semaphore and consequently has a race condition for access to the extent tree during read operations in DIRECT mode, which allows local users to cause a denial of service BUG by modifying a certain ecpos field...