kernel: exec/ptrace: get_dumpable() incorrect tests

A flaw was found in the way the getdumpable function return value was interpreted in the ptrace subsystem of the Linux kernel. When 'fs.suiddumpable' was set to 2, a local, unprivileged local user could use this flaw to bypass intended ptrace restrictions and obtain potentially sensitive...

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

Updated kernel packages that fix multiple security issues, several bugs, and add one enhancement are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having Important security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base scores,...

Ubuntu Update for linux-ti-omap4 USN-2110-1

Check for the Version of linux-ti-omap4 OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: gbubuntuUSN21101.nasl 7957 2017-12-01 06:40:08Z santu $ Ubuntu Update for linux-ti-omap4 USN-2110-1 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright C 2014 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net This program is...

Ubuntu Update for linux-lts-raring USN-2112-1

Check for the Version of linux-lts-raring OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: gbubuntuUSN21121.nasl 7957 2017-12-01 06:40:08Z santu $ Ubuntu Update for linux-lts-raring USN-2112-1 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright C 2014 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net This progra...

Ubuntu Update for linux-lts-quantal USN-2111-1

Check for the Version of linux-lts-quantal OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: gbubuntuUSN21111.nasl 7957 2017-12-01 06:40:08Z santu $ Ubuntu Update for linux-lts-quantal USN-2111-1 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright C 2014 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net This...

Ubuntu Update for linux-ti-omap4 USN-2116-1

Check for the Version of linux-ti-omap4 OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: gbubuntuUSN21161.nasl 7957 2017-12-01 06:40:08Z santu $ Ubuntu Update for linux-ti-omap4 USN-2116-1 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright C 2014 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net This program is...

Ubuntu Update for linux USN-2114-1

Check for the Version of linux OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: gbubuntuUSN21141.nasl 7957 2017-12-01 06:40:08Z santu $ Ubuntu Update for linux USN-2114-1 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright C 2014 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net This program is free software; yo...

Ubuntu Update for linux-ti-omap4 USN-2115-1

Check for the Version of linux-ti-omap4 OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: gbubuntuUSN21151.nasl 7957 2017-12-01 06:40:08Z santu $ Ubuntu Update for linux-ti-omap4 USN-2115-1 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright C 2014 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net This program is...

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-2112-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2014 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: Security Advisory (USN-2115-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2014 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: Security Advisory (USN-2116-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2014 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: Security Advisory (USN-2114-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2014 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 12.04 LTS : linux vulnerabilities (USN-2109-1)

Vasily Kulikov reported a flaw in the Linux kernel's implementation of ptrace. An unprivileged local user could exploit this flaw to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory. CVE-2013-2929 Stephan Mueller reported an error in the Linux kernel's ansi cprng random number generator. This flaw...

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS : linux-lts-raring vulnerabilities (USN-2112-1)

Vasily Kulikov reported a flaw in the Linux kernel's implementation of ptrace. An unprivileged local user could exploit this flaw to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory. CVE-2013-2929 Dave Jones and Vince Weaver reported a flaw in the Linux kernel's perf event subsystem that allows...

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS : linux-lts-quantal vulnerabilities (USN-2111-1)

Vasily Kulikov reported a flaw in the Linux kernel's implementation of ptrace. An unprivileged local user could exploit this flaw to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory. CVE-2013-2929 A flaw in the handling of memory regions of the kernel virtual machine KVM subsystem was discovered. ...

Ubuntu 12.10 : linux vulnerabilities (USN-2114-1)

Vasily Kulikov reported a flaw in the Linux kernel's implementation of ptrace. An unprivileged local user could exploit this flaw to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory. CVE-2013-2929 A flaw in the handling of memory regions of the kernel virtual machine KVM subsystem was discovered. ...

USN-2116-1: Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities

Vasily Kulikov reported a flaw in the Linux kernel's implementation of ptrace. An unprivileged local user could exploit this flaw to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory. CVE-2013-2929 A flaw in the handling of memory regions of the kernel virtual machine KVM subsystem was discovered. ...

USN-2115-1: Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities

Vasily Kulikov reported a flaw in the Linux kernel's implementation of ptrace. An unprivileged local user could exploit this flaw to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory. CVE-2013-2929 A flaw in the handling of memory regions of the kernel virtual machine KVM subsystem was discovered. ...

USN-2114-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Vasily Kulikov reported a flaw in the Linux kernel's implementation of ptrace. An unprivileged local user could exploit this flaw to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory. CVE-2013-2929 A flaw in the handling of memory regions of the kernel virtual machine KVM subsystem was discovered. ...

USN-2112-1: Linux kernel (Raring HWE) vulnerabilities

Vasily Kulikov reported a flaw in the Linux kernel's implementation of ptrace. An unprivileged local user could exploit this flaw to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory. CVE-2013-2929 Dave Jones and Vince Weaver reported a flaw in the Linux kernel's per event subsystem that allows...