Ubuntu 24.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-6817-3)

The remote Ubuntu 24.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-6817-3 advisory. Ziming Zhang discovered that the DRM driver for VMware Virtual GPU did not properly handle certain error conditions, leading to a NULL pointer dereferenc...

USN-6817-2: Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities

Ziming Zhang discovered that the DRM driver for VMware Virtual GPU did not properly handle certain error conditions, leading to a NULL pointer dereference. A local attacker could possibly trigger this vulnerability to cause a denial of service. CVE-2022-38096 Zheng Wang discovered that the Broadc...

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS : Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities (USN-6817-2)

The remote Ubuntu 24.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-6817-2 advisory. Ziming Zhang discovered that the DRM driver for VMware Virtual GPU did not properly handle certain error conditions, leading to a NULL pointer dereferenc...

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-6817-1)

The remote Ubuntu 24.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-6817-1 advisory. Ziming Zhang discovered that the DRM driver for VMware Virtual GPU did not properly handle certain error conditions, leading to a NULL pointer dereferenc...

kernel: ovl: fix warning in ovl_create_real()

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ovl: fix warning in ovlcreatereal Syzbot triggered the following warning in ovlworkdircreate - ovlcreatereal: if !err && WARNON!newdentry-dinode The reason is that the cgroup2 filesystem returns from mkdir without instantiating t...

kernel: ovl: fix use after free in struct ovl_aio_req

A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s Ext4 File System in how a user triggers several file operations simultaneously with the overlay FS usage. This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system. Only if patch 9a2544037600 "ovl: fix use...

kernel: ovl: fix use after free in struct ovl_aio_req

A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s Ext4 File System in how a user triggers several file operations simultaneously with the overlay FS usage. This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system. Only if patch 9a2544037600 "ovl: fix use...

Ubuntu 18.04 ESM : Singularity vulnerabilities (USN-4840-1)

The remote Ubuntu 18.04 ESM host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-4840-1 advisory. It was discovered that Singularity incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information...

Exploit for Incorrect Authorization in Canonical Ubuntu_Linux

Check for CVE-2023-32629 GameOverlay Script Overview: Th...

USN-6260-1 linux-aws-5.19, linux-gcp-5.19, linux-hwe-5.19 vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the NTFS file system implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly check buffer indexes in certain situations, leading to an out-of-bounds read vulnerability. A local attacker could possibly use this to expose sensitive information kernel memory. CVE-2022-48502...

PT-2025-54159

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions 6.3.0-12064-g2edfa098e750-dirty and earlier Description The Linux kernel contains a flaw in the ovl get acl rcu function, which can lead to a null pointer dereference. The issue occurs during the process of obtaining an...

Exploit for Improper Ownership Management in Debian Debian_Linux

README gcc -Wall exp.c pkg-config fuse --cflags --libs...

USN-6025-1 linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-5.15, linux-azure, linux-azure-5.15, linux-azure-fde, linux-gcp, linux-gcp-5.15, linux-gke, linux-gke-5.15, linux-gkeop, linux-ibm, linux-kvm, linux-lowlatency, linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15, linux-oracle, linux-oracle-5.15, linux-raspi vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the Traffic-Control Index TCINDEX implementation in the Linux kernel contained a use-after-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly execute arbitrary code. CVE-2023-1281 It was discovered that the OverlayFS...

USN-6014-1 linux, linux-kvm, linux-lts-xenial vulnerabilities

Xuewei Feng, Chuanpu Fu, Qi Li, Kun Sun, and Ke Xu discovered that the TCP implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly handle IPID assignment. A remote attacker could use this to cause a denial of service connection termination or inject forged data. CVE-2020-36516 Ke Sun, Alyssa Milburn,...

USN-6013-1: Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities

Xuewei Feng, Chuanpu Fu, Qi Li, Kun Sun, and Ke Xu discovered that the TCP implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly handle IPID assignment. A remote attacker could use this to cause a denial of service connection termination or inject forged data. CVE-2020-36516 Ke Sun, Alyssa Milburn,...

kernel: FUSE filesystem low-privileged user privileges escalation

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel, where unauthorized access to the execution of the setuid file with capabilities was found in the Linux kernel’s OverlayFS subsystem in how a user copies a capable file from a nosuid mount into another mount. This uid mapping bug allows a local user to escalat...

kernel: FUSE filesystem low-privileged user privileges escalation

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel, where unauthorized access to the execution of the setuid file with capabilities was found in the Linux kernel’s OverlayFS subsystem in how a user copies a capable file from a nosuid mount into another mount. This uid mapping bug allows a local user to escalat...

kernel: FUSE filesystem low-privileged user privileges escalation

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel, where unauthorized access to the execution of the setuid file with capabilities was found in the Linux kernel’s OverlayFS subsystem in how a user copies a capable file from a nosuid mount into another mount. This uid mapping bug allows a local user to escalat...

A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s Ext4 File System in how a user triggers several file operations simultaneously with the overlay FS usage. This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system. Only if patch 9a2544037600 ("ovl: fix use after free in struct ovl_aio_req") not applied yet the kernel could be affected.

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SUSE CVE-2012-0055

OverlayFS in the Linux kernel before 3.0.0-16.28, as used in Ubuntu 10.0.4 LTS and 11.10, is missing inode security checks which could allow attackers to bypass security restrictions and perform unauthorized actions...