Debian DSA-3503-1 : linux - security update

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel that may lead to a privilege escalation, denial of service, information leak or data loss. - CVE-2013-4312, CVE-2016-2847 Tetsuo Handa discovered that users can use pipes queued on local Unix sockets to allocate an unfair share of...

Kernel: ALSA: control: protect user controls against races & memory disclosure

An information leak flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's Advanced Linux Sound Architecture ALSA implementation handled access of the user control's state. A local, privileged user could use this flaw to leak kernel memory to user space...

Oracle Linux 4 : kernel (ELSA-2010-0936)

From Red Hat Security Advisory 2010:0936 : Updated kernel packages that fix two security issues and multiple bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having important security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVS...

Scientific Linux Security Update : kernel on SL4.x i386/x86_64

Security fixes : - A flaw in sctppacketconfig in the Linux kernel's Stream Control Transmission Protocol SCTP implementation could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service. CVE-2010-3432, Important - A missing integer overflow check in sndctlnew in the Linux kernel's sound subsystem...

Scientific Linux Security Update : kernel on SL6.x i386/x86_64

This update fixes the following security issues : - Missing sanity checks in the Intel i915 driver in the Linux kernel could allow a local, unprivileged user to escalate their privileges. CVE-2010-2962, Important - compatallocuserspace in the Linux kernel 32/64-bit compatibility layer...

Scientific Linux Security Update : kernel on SL5.x i386/x86_64

This update fixes the following security issues : - A flaw was found in sctppacketconfig in the Linux kernel's Stream Control Transmission Protocol SCTP implementation. A remote attacker could use this flaw to cause a denial of service. CVE-2010-3432, Important - A missing integer overflow check...

SuSE9 Security Update : the Linux kernel (YOU Patch Number 12677)

This patch updates the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 kernel to fix various security issues and some bugs. The following security issues were fixed : - The hciuartttyopen function in the HCI UART driver drivers/bluetooth/hcildisc.c in the Linux kernel did not verify whether the tty has a write...

CentOS Update for kernel CESA-2010:0936 centos4 i386

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kernel security update

CentOS Errata and Security Advisory CESA-2010:0936 Updated kernel packages that fix two security issues and multiple bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having important security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring...

Buffer overflow

The loadmixervolumes function in sound/oss/soundcard.c in the OSS sound subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37 incorrectly expects that a certain name field ends with a '\0' character, which allows local users to conduct buffer overflow attacks and gain privileges, or possibly obtain sensiti...

CVE-2010-4527

The CVE-2010-4527 entry concerns the Linux kernel OSS sound driver (load_mixer_volumes in sound/oss/soundcard.c). It arises because a name field is not guaranteed to end with a NUL, enabling a local user to trigger a buffer overflow via SOUND_MIXER_SETLEVELS, with potential to escalate privileges...

PT-2011-1590 · Linux +1 · Linux Kernel +1

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux kernel versions prior to 2.6.37 Description: The issue is related to the load mixer volumes function in the OSS sound subsystem, which incorrectly expects a certain name field to end with a '0' character. This allows local users to...

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

Updated kernel packages that fix multiple security issues, several bugs, and add an 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, whi...

RedHat Update for kernel RHSA-2010:0936-01

Check for the Version of kernel OpenVAS Vulnerability Test RedHat Update for kernel RHSA-2010:0936-01 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2010 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the ter...

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

Updated kernel-rt packages that fix multiple security issues and three bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise MRG 1.3. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having important security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base scores, which give detailed...

RHEL 4 : kernel (RHSA-2010:0936)

Updated kernel packages that fix two security issues and multiple bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having important security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base scores, which give detailed severity...

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

Updated kernel packages that fix two security issues and multiple bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having important security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base scores, which give detailed severity...

kernel snd_seq_oss_synth_make_info leak

The sndseqosssynthmakeinfo function in sound/core/seq/oss/seqosssynth.c in the sound subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.27-rc2 does not verify that the device number is within the range defined by maxsynthdev before returning certain data to the caller, which allows local users to obtain...

CVE-2008-3272

The sndseqosssynthmakeinfo function in sound/core/seq/oss/seqosssynth.c in the sound subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.27-rc2 does not verify that the device number is within the range defined by maxsynthdev before returning certain data to the caller, which allows local users to obtain...

Information disclosure

The sndseqosssynthmakeinfo function in sound/core/seq/oss/seqosssynth.c in the sound subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.27-rc2 does not verify that the device number is within the range defined by maxsynthdev before returning certain data to the caller, which allows local users to obtain...