RHEL 6 : kernel (RHSA-2017:1488) (Stack Clash)

An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.6 Advanced Update Support and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.6 Telco 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...

RHEL 6 : kernel (RHSA-2017:1487)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 6 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2017:1487 advisory. The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fixes: A flaw was found in the way memory was...

RHEL 7 : kernel (RHSA-2017:1485) (Stack Clash)

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...

Debian DSA-3889-1 : libffi - security update (Stack Clash)

libffi, a library used to call code written in one language from code written in a different language, was enforcing an executable stack on the i386 architecture. While this might not be considered a vulnerability by itself, this could be leveraged when exploiting other vulnerabilities, like for...

[ASA-201706-22] lib32-glibc: privilege escalation

Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201706-22 ========================================== Severity: High Date : 2017-06-20 CVE-ID : CVE-2017-1000366 Package : lib32-glibc Type : privilege escalation Remote : No Link : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-308 Summary ======= The package lib32-glibc befo...

Qualys Cloud Platform 2.27 New Features

This release of the Qualys Cloud Platform version 2.27 includes updates and new features for Cloud Agent and AssetView as follows: Highlights Platform / Cloud Agent API Host Asset Management API – updated to query on and return additional Cloud Agent attributes. The new attribute fields are not...

[SECURITY] [DLA 992-1] eglibc security update

Package : eglibc Version : 2.13-38+deb7u12 CVE ID : CVE-2017-1000366 The Qualys Research Labs discovered various problems in the dynamic linker of the GNU C Library which allow local privilege escalation by clashing the stack. For the full details, please refer to their advisory published at:...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security update

An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.9 Long Life. 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 each...

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

An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 Advanced 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...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security update

An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Extended Lifecycle 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...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security update

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 rating, is available for each vulnerability from th...

Visualizing the Stack Clash Vulnerability with Dashboards

Security teams should apply vendor patches immediately to protect their Linux, OpenBSD, NetBSD, FreeBSD and Solaris infrastructure from The Stack Clash vulnerability also see the security advisory. To help in that effort, this blog post describes a new built-in Qualys AssetView dashboard to...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security update

An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 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...

[SECURITY] [DSA 3889-1] libffi security update

------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-3889-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Yves-Alexis Perez June 19, 2017 https://www.debian.org/security/faq -...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security update

An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 Advanced Update Support and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 Telco 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...

[SECURITY] [DSA 3888-1] exim4 security update

------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-3888-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff June 19, 2017 https://www.debian.org/security/faq -...

[SECURITY] [DSA 3887-1] glibc security update

------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-3887-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff June 19, 2017 https://www.debian.org/security/faq -...

The Stack Clash

What is the Stack Clash? The Stack Clash is a vulnerability in the memory management of several operating systems. It affects Linux, OpenBSD, NetBSD, FreeBSD and Solaris, on i386 and amd64. It can be exploited by attackers to corrupt memory and execute arbitrary code. Qualys researchers discovere...

Stack Clash Vulnerability in Linux, BSD Systems Enables Root Access

Linux, BSD, Solaris and other open source systems are vulnerable to a local privilege escalation vulnerability known as Stack Clash that allows an attacker to execute code at root. Major Linux and open source distributors have made patches available today, and systems running Linux, OpenBSD,...

Debian Security Advisory DSA 3886-1 (linux - security update)

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel that may lead to a privilege escalation, denial of service or information leaks. CVE-2017-0605 A buffer overflow flaw was discovered in the trace subsystem. CVE-2017-7487 Li Qiang reported a reference counter leak in the ipxitfioctl...