USN-6207-1: Linux kernel (Intel IoTG) vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the TUN/TAP driver in the Linux kernel did not properly initialize socket data. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash. CVE-2023-1076 It was discovered that the Real-Time Scheduling Class implementation in the Linux kernel contained a type...

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-6171-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 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-6171-1 linux, linux-aws, linux-azure, linux-gcp, linux-hwe-5.19, linux-kvm, linux-lowlatency, linux-oracle, linux-raspi vulnerabilities

William Zhao discovered that the Traffic Control TC subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly handle network packet retransmission in certain situations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service kernel deadlock. CVE-2022-4269 It was discovered that the TUN/TAP driver in t...

USN-6033-1 linux-oem-6.1 vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the Traffic-Control Index TCINDEX implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly perform filter deactivation in some situations. A local attacker could possibly use this to gain elevated privileges. Please note that with the fix for this CVE, kernel support for the...

USN-6033-1: Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the Traffic-Control Index TCINDEX implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly perform filter deactivation in some situations. A local attacker could possibly use this to gain elevated privileges. Please note that with the fix for this CVE, kernel support for the...

CVE-2022-4744

A double-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s TUN/TAP device driver functionality in how a user registers the device when the registernetdevice function fails NETDEVREGISTER notifier. This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system...

DEBIAN-CVE-2022-4744

A double-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s TUN/TAP device driver functionality in how a user registers the device when the registernetdevice function fails NETDEVREGISTER notifier. This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system...

UBUNTU-CVE-2022-4744

A double-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s TUN/TAP device driver functionality in how a user registers the device when the registernetdevice function fails NETDEVREGISTER notifier. This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system...

Linux kernel 资源管理错误漏洞

Linux kernel is the kernel used by Linux, the open source operating system of the Linux Foundation in the United States. Linux kernel suffers from a double-release vulnerability that stems from a double-release flaw in the TUN/TAP device driver, which can be exploited by an attacker to crash a...

CVE-2022-4744

A double-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s TUN/TAP device driver functionality in how a user registers the device when the registernetdevice function fails NETDEVREGISTER notifier. This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system...

The vulnerability of the tap_open() function (/drivers/net/tap.c) in the Linux kernel’s virtual network adapter driver allows a hacker to exploit their privileges.

The vulnerability of the tapopen function /drivers/net/tap.c in the Linux kernel’s TAP network adapter driver is related to the use of an inappropriate data structure description for reading data from memory. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow an attacker to gain increased privileges...

PT-2023-1659 · Linux +5 · Linux Kernel +5

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux Kernel affected versions not specified Description: The issue is related to a flaw in the Linux Kernel, specifically with the tun/tap sockets having their socket UID hardcoded to 0 due to a type confusion in their initialization functio...

PT-2025-25999

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel affected versions not specified Description A NULL pointer dereference bug has been identified in the Linux kernel, specifically in the tap driver. The issue occurs when the skb-dev field is null, which is required by the dev pars...

kernel: use after free in tun_get_user of tun.c could lead to local escalation of privilege

A flaw use after free in the Linux kernel TUN/TAP device driver functionality was found in the way user create and use tun/tap device. A local user could use this flaw to crash the system or possibly escalate their privileges on the system...

CVE-2021-0342

A flaw use after free in the Linux kernel TUN/TAP device driver functionality was found in the way user create and use tun/tap device. A local user could use this flaw to crash the system or possibly escalate their privileges on the system. Mitigation To mitigate this issue, prevent the module tu...

Scientific Linux Security Update : kernel on SL5.x i386/x86_64 (20130416)

This update fixes the following security issues : - A flaw was found in the Xen netback driver implementation in the Linux kernel. A privileged guest user with access to a para-virtualized network device could use this flaw to cause a long loop in netback, leading to a denial of service that coul...

USN-1651-1: Linux kernel vulnerability

Rodrigo Freire discovered a flaw in the Linux kernel's TCP illinois congestion control algorithm. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service. CVE-2012-4565 Mathias Krause discovered an information leak in the Linux kernel's TUN/TAP device driver. A local user could exploit this...