kernel: Use after free in SCSI generic device interface (CVE-2016-9576 regression)

It was found that the fix for CVE-2016-9576 was incomplete: the Linux kernel's sg implementation did not properly restrict write operations in situations where the KERNELDS option is set. A local attacker to read or write to arbitrary kernel memory locations or cause a denial of service...

kernel: Use after free in SCSI generic device interface

It was found that the blkrqmapuseriov function in the Linux kernel's block device implementation did not properly restrict the type of iterator, which could allow a local attacker to read or write to arbitrary kernel memory locations or cause a denial of service use-after-free by leveraging write...

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-3360-1)

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-3360-1 advisory. It was discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly initialize a Wake- on-Lan data structure. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive...

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-3360-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017 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...

USN-3360-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly initialize a Wake- on-Lan data structure. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information kernel memory. CVE-2014-9900 It was discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly restrict access to /proc/iomem. A local attacker...

Linux kernel 'sg_ioctl' function denial of service vulnerability

Linux kernel is an open source operating system. A security vulnerability exists in the 'sgioctl' function in the drivers/scsi/sg.c file of Linux kernel. A local attacker can exploit this vulnerability to conduct a denial of service attack and crash the system...

Linux kernel memory misreference vulnerability (CNVD-2017-00070)

The Linux kernel is the kernel used by the operating system Linux, released by the Linux Foundation in the United States. A security vulnerability exists in the sg implementation of Linux kernel 4.9 and prior versions, which stems from a failure of the program to properly restrict write operation...

Updated kernel and kmod packages fix security vulnerabilities

This update is based on upstream 4.4.39 and fixes at least the following security issues: Due to lack of size checking on ICMP header length, it is possible to cause out-of-bounds read on stack CVE-2016-8399 A use-after-free vulnerability in the SCSI generic driver allows users with write access ...

SUSE SLES11 Security Update : kernel (SUSE-SU-2016:3252-1)

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 SP 2 kernel was updated to fix two security issues. 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. -...

SUSE SLES11 Security Update : kernel (SUSE-SU-2016:3248-1)

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 SP 3 kernel was updated to fix two security issues. 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. -...

SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : kernel (SUSE-SU-2016:3146-1)

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP 2 kernel was updated to fix two security issues. 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. -...

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 openSUSE Leap 42.1 kernel. (important)

The openSUSE Leap 42.1 kernel has been updated to fix a security issue: - 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...

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-2760-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015 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-2759-1)

It was discovered that an integer overflow error existed in the SCSI generic sg driver in the Linux kernel. A local attacker with write permission to a SCSI generic device could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or potentially escalate their privileges. CVE-2015-5707 Marc-Andre...

USN-2760-1: Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities

It was discovered that an integer overflow error existed in the SCSI generic sg driver in the Linux kernel. A local attacker with write permission to a SCSI generic device could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or potentially escalate their privileges. CVE-2015-5707 Marc-André...

USN-2759-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

It was discovered that an integer overflow error existed in the SCSI generic sg driver in the Linux kernel. A local attacker with write permission to a SCSI generic device could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or potentially escalate their privileges. CVE-2015-5707 Marc-André...

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-2750-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015 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 14.04 LTS : Linux kernel (Utopic HWE) vulnerability (USN-2750-1)

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-2750-1 advisory. It was discovered that an integer overflow error existed in the SCSI generic sg driver in the Linux kernel. A local attacker with write permission to a SCSI gener...

USN-2750-1: Linux kernel (Utopic HWE) vulnerability

It was discovered that an integer overflow error existed in the SCSI generic sg driver in the Linux kernel. A local attacker with write permission to a SCSI generic device could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or potentially escalate their privileges...