[USN-1878-1] Linux kernel vulnerabilities

========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1878-1 June 14, 2013 linux vulnerabilities ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubun...

USN-1879-1: Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities

Kees Cook discovered a flaw in the Linux kernel's iSCSI subsystem. A remote unauthenticated attacker could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service system crash or potentially gain administrative privileges. CVE-2013-2850 An information leak was discovered in the Linux kernel when inotify i...

USN-1878-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

An information leak was discovered in the Linux kernel when inotify is used to monitor the /dev/ptmx device. A local user could exploit this flaw to discover keystroke timing and potentially discover sensitive information like password length. CVE-2013-0160 A flaw was discovered in the Linux...

Fedora 13 : kernel-2.6.34.8-68.fc13 (2011-2134)

Stable update 2.6.34.8, extra bug fixes, some basic hardware backports for Intel Sandy Bridge upon request. Update to kernel 2.6.34.8: http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/longterm/v2.6.34/ChangeLog -2.6.34.8 Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block...

New Intel Chips Support SMS Kill Switch

HED: New Intel Chips Support SMS Kill Switch DEK: Anti Theft 3 Chips Can be disabled via 3G Networks New computer processors from Intel Corp, due out in 2011, can be disabled using an SMS “poison pill” message sent over any 3G cellular network, according to Intel documentation. The new anti-theft...