Oracle Linux 7 : kernel (ELSA-2017-0386)

The remote Oracle Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2017-0386 advisory. - x86 kvm: x86: Check memopp before dereference Mateusz Guzik 1395805 1395806 CVE-2016-8630 - vfio pci: Fix integer overflows, bitmask check Mateusz...

openSUSE: Security Advisory for kernel (openSUSE-SU-2016:3085-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the Copyright C 2017 Greenbone Networks GmbH 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-or-later This program is free software; you can...

openSUSE Security Update : the Linux Kernel (openSUSE-2017-246)

The openSUSE Leap 42.1 kernel to 4.1.38 to receive various security and bugfixes. The following security bugs were fixed : - CVE-2016-7117: Use-after-free vulnerability in the sysrecvmmsg function in net/socket.c in the Linux kernel allowed remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors...

Security update for the Linux Kernel (important)

The openSUSE Leap 42.1 kernel to 4.1.38 to receive various security and bugfixes. The following security bugs were fixed: - CVE-2016-7117: Use-after-free vulnerability in the sysrecvmmsg function in net/socket.c in the Linux kernel allowed remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors...

Oracle Linux 6 / 7 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2017-3514)

The remote Oracle Linux 6 / 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2017-3514 advisory. - vfio/pci: Fix integer overflows, bitmask check Vlad Tsyrklevich Orabug: 25164094 CVE-2016-9083 CVE-2016-9084 - Don't feed anything but regular...

RHEL 7 : kernel (RHSA-2017:0217)

An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 Extended Update Support. 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 rating, is available for...

RHEL 7 : kernel (RHSA-2017:0004)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2017:0004 advisory. The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fixes: A flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security and bug fix update

An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 Extended Update Support. 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 rating, is available for...

DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8817

QEMU aka Quick Emulator built to use 'addressspacetranslate' to map an address to a MemoryRegionSection is vulnerable to an OOB r/w access issue. It could occur while doing pcidmaread/write calls. Affects QEMU versions = 1.6.0 and = 2.3.1. A privileged user inside guest could use this flaw to cra...

Security Compliance with Static Code Analysis

NOTE: This blog post is outdated. For an update list of supported compliance requirements please visit our website. PCI DSS The Data Security Standard from the Payment Card Industry, short PCI DSS, specifies 12 requirements for the safe use of credit card information. The specifications were...

openSUSE Security Update : the Linux Kernel (openSUSE-2016-1438)

The openSUSE 14.2 kernel was updated to receive various security and bugfixes. The following security bugs were fixed : - CVE-2016-9576: A use-after-free vulnerability in the SCSI generic driver allows users with write access to /dev/sg or /dev/bsg to elevate their privileges bsc1013604. The...

Security update for the Linux Kernel (important)

The openSUSE 14.2 kernel was updated to receive various security and bugfixes. The following security bugs were fixed: - CVE-2016-9576: A use-after-free vulnerability in the SCSI generic driver allows users with write access to /dev/sg or /dev/bsg to elevate their privileges bsc1013604. The...

openSUSE Security Update : the Linux Kernel (openSUSE-2016-1426)

The openSUSE Leap 42.2 kernel was updated to 4.4.36 to receive various security and bugfixes. The following security bugs were fixed : - CVE-2015-1350: The VFS subsystem in the Linux kernel 3.x provides an incomplete set of requirements for setattr operations that underspecifies removing extended...

New PCI NESA Guidance is Good News for Non-Listed Encryption Solutions

While PCI P2PE is still the most secure approach, solution providers, who are not yet validated, can now offer additional clarity to merchants, QSAs, and acquirers...

Aker SSH Gateway

Aker SSH Gateway Aker is a security tool that helps you configure your own Linux ssh jump/bastion host. Named after an Egyptian mythology deity who guarded the borders, Aker would act as choke point through which all your sysadmins and support staff access Linux production servers. Aker SSH gatew...

CVE-2016-9084

drivers/vfio/pci/vfiopciintrs.c in the Linux kernel through 4.8.11 misuses the kzalloc function, which allows local users to cause a denial of service integer overflow or have unspecified other impact by leveraging access to a vfio PCI device file...

DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9084

drivers/vfio/pci/vfiopciintrs.c in the Linux kernel through 4.8.11 misuses the kzalloc function, which allows local users to cause a denial of service integer overflow or have unspecified other impact by leveraging access to a vfio PCI device file...

DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9083

drivers/vfio/pci/vfiopci.c in the Linux kernel through 4.8.11 allows local users to bypass integer overflow checks, and cause a denial of service memory corruption or have unspecified other impact, by leveraging access to a vfio PCI device file for a VFIODEVICESETIRQS ioctl call, aka a "state...

CVE-2016-9083

drivers/vfio/pci/vfiopci.c in the Linux kernel through 4.8.11 allows local users to bypass integer overflow checks, and cause a denial of service memory corruption or have unspecified other impact, by leveraging access to a vfio PCI device file for a VFIODEVICESETIRQS ioctl call, aka a "state...

CVE-2016-9084

drivers/vfio/pci/vfiopciintrs.c in the Linux kernel through 4.8.11 misuses the kzalloc function, which allows local users to cause a denial of service integer overflow or have unspecified other impact by leveraging access to a vfio PCI device file...