kernel security and bug fix update

2.6.32-642.15.1 - net dccp: fix freeing skb too early for IPV6RECVPKTINFO Hannes Frederic Sowa 1424626 1424628 CVE-2017-6074 2.6.32-642.14.1 - net sctp: validate chunk len before actually using it Hangbin Liu 1399456 1399457 CVE-2016-9555 - netdrv qlcnic: add wmb call in transmit data path Harish...

Race condition

Race condition in the sctpwaitforsndbuf function in net/sctp/socket.c in the Linux kernel before 4.9.11 allows local users to cause a denial of service assertion failure and panic via a multithreaded application that peels off an association in a certain buffer-full state...

Linux Kernel 'net/sctp/socket.c' Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

The Linux kernel is the kernel used by the operating system Linux, released by the Linux Foundation in the United States. A denial of service vulnerability exists in the Linux Kernel. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause an application to crash, resulting in a denial of...

CVE-2017-5986

It was reported that with Linux kernel, earlier than version v4.10-rc8, an application may trigger a BUGON in sctpwaitforsndbuf if the socket tx buffer is full, a thread is waiting on it to queue more data, and meanwhile another thread peels off the association being used by the first thread...

USN-3187-2: Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities

Andrey Konovalov discovered that the SCTP implementation in the Linux kernel improperly handled validation of incoming data. A remote attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash. CVE-2016-9555 It was discovered that multiple memory leaks existed in the XFS implementation in...

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-3188-2)

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...

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-3187-1)

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...

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-3188-1)

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-3188-2: Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerability

USN-3188-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux Hardware Enablement HWE kernel from Ubuntu 14.04 LTS for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. Andrey Konovalov discovered that the SCTP implementation in the Linux kernel improperl...

USN-3188-1: Linux kernel vulnerability

Andrey Konovalov discovered that the SCTP implementation in the Linux kernel improperly handled validation of incoming data. A remote attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash...

USN-3187-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Andrey Konovalov discovered that the SCTP implementation in the Linux kernel improperly handled validation of incoming data. A remote attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash. CVE-2016-9555 It was discovered that multiple memory leaks existed in the XFS implementation in...

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS : linux vulnerabilities (USN-3187-1)

Andrey Konovalov discovered that the SCTP implementation in the Linux kernel improperly handled validation of incoming data. A remote attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash. CVE-2016-9555 It was discovered that multiple memory leaks existed in the XFS implementation in...

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerability (USN-3188-1)

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-3188-1 advisory. Andrey Konovalov discovered that the SCTP implementation in the Linux kernel improperly handled validation of incoming data. A remote attacker could use this to...

USN-3161-2: Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities | Cloud Foundry

Severity Medium Vendor Ubuntu Versions Affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Description Tilman Schmidt and Sasha Levin discovered a use-after-free condition in the TTY implementation in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information kernel memory. CVE-2015-8964 It was...

kernel, perf, python security update

CentOS Errata and Security Advisory CESA-2017:0086 An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. 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...

RHEL 6 : kernel-rt (RHSA-2017:0113)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 6 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2017:0113 advisory. The kernel-rt packages provide the Real Time Linux Kernel, which enables fine-tuning for systems with extremely high determinism requirement...

Oracle Linux 7 : kernel (ELSA-2017-0086)

The remote Oracle Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2017-0086 advisory. - net sctp: validate chunk len before actually using it Hangbin Liu 1399458 1399459 CVE-2016-9555 - net sctp: rename WORDTRUNC/ROUND macros Hangbin Liu...

kernel: Slab out-of-bounds access in sctp_sf_ootb()

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's implementation of the SCTP protocol. A remote attacker could trigger an out-of-bounds read with an offset of up to 64kB potentially causing the system to crash...

kernel: Slab out-of-bounds access in sctp_sf_ootb()

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's implementation of the SCTP protocol. A remote attacker could trigger an out-of-bounds read with an offset of up to 64kB potentially causing the system to crash...

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

An update for kernel-rt is now available for Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2.5. 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...