openSUSE Security Update : kernel (openSUSE-SU-2013:0824-1)

Linux kernel was updated to kernel 3.4.42 fixing various bugs and security issues. - Refresh patches.suse/SUSE-bootsplash. Fix bootsplash breakage due to stable fix bnc813963 - Linux 3.4.39. - kABI: protect struct tracer. - Linux 3.4.38 bnc808829,CVE-2013-0913. -...

Oracle Linux 5 / 6 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2013-2523)

The remote Oracle Linux 5 / 6 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2013-2523 advisory. - block: default SCSI command filter does not accomodate commands overlap across device classes Jamie Iles Orabug: 16387137 CVE-2012-4542 - KVM: x86: Conver...

kernel: security and bugfix update (important)

The openSUSE 12.1 kernel was updated to fix a severe secrutiy issue and various bugs. Security issues fixed: CVE-2013-2094: The perfsweventinit function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel used an incorrect integer data type, which allowed local users to gain privileges via a crafted...

RHEL 6 : kernel (RHSA-2013:0882)

Updated kernel packages that fix multiple security issues and several bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 Extended Update Support. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having important security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base scores...

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

Updated kernel packages that fix multiple security issues and several bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 Extended Update Support. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having important security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base scores...

Kernel: tmpfs: fix use-after-free of mempolicy object

Use-after-free vulnerability in the shmemremountfs function in mm/shmem.c in the Linux kernel before 3.7.10 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service system crash by remounting a tmpfs filesystem without specifying a required mpol aka mempolicy mount option...

Kernel: tmpfs: fix use-after-free of mempolicy object

Use-after-free vulnerability in the shmemremountfs function in mm/shmem.c in the Linux kernel before 3.7.10 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service system crash by remounting a tmpfs filesystem without specifying a required mpol aka mempolicy mount option...

Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security and bugfix update

2.6.39-400.23.1 - Parallel mtrr init between cpus Zhenzhong Duan Orabug: 16777774 - Merge tag 'v2.6.39-400.21.1.16748891' of git://ca-git.us.oracle.com/linux-uek-2.6.39-ofed into uek-2.6.39-400 Maxim Uvarov Orabug: 16748891 - xen-blkfront: use a different scatterlist for each request Roger Pau...

CentOS 6 : kernel (CESA-2013:0744)

Updated kernel packages that fix multiple security issues and several bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. 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...

kernel, perf, python security update

CentOS Errata and Security Advisory CESA-2013:0744 Updated kernel packages that fix multiple security issues and several bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having important security impact. Common Vulnerability Scorin...

Unbreakable Enterprise kernel Security update

2.6.39-400.21.2 - KVM: x86: Convert MSRKVMSYSTEMTIME to use gfntohvacache functions CVE-2013-1797 Andy Honig Orabug: 16711660 CVE-2013-1797 - Bluetooth: Fix incorrect strncpy in hidpsetuphid Anderson Lizardo Orabug: 16711065 CVE-2013-0349 - USB: ioti: Fix NULL dereference in chaseport Wolfgang...

RHEL 6 : kernel (RHSA-2013:0744)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 6 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2013:0744 advisory. Security: An integer overflow flaw, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow, was found in the way the Intel i915 driver in the Linux kernel...

Kernel: tmpfs: fix use-after-free of mempolicy object

Use-after-free vulnerability in the shmemremountfs function in mm/shmem.c in the Linux kernel before 3.7.10 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service system crash by remounting a tmpfs filesystem without specifying a required mpol aka mempolicy mount option...

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-1797-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2013 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-lts-quantal vulnerabilities (USN-1795-1)

Andrew Jones discovered a flaw with the xeniret function in Linux kernel's Xen virtualizeation. In the 32-bit Xen paravirt platform an unprivileged guest OS user could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service crash the system or gain guest OS privilege. CVE-2013-0228 Emese Revfy discovered...

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS : linux vulnerabilities (USN-1793-1)

Emese Revfy discovered that in the Linux kernel signal handlers could leak address information across an exec, making it possible to by pass ASLR Address Space Layout Randomization. A local user could use this flaw to by pass ASLR to reliably deliver an exploit payload that would otherwise be...

Ubuntu 12.10 : linux vulnerabilities (USN-1796-1)

Andrew Jones discovered a flaw with the xeniret function in Linux kernel's Xen virtualizeation. In the 32-bit Xen paravirt platform an unprivileged guest OS user could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service crash the system or gain guest OS privilege. CVE-2013-0228 Emese Revfy discovered...

USN-1795-1: Linux kernel (Quantal HWE) vulnerabilities

Andrew Jones discovered a flaw with the xeniret function in Linux kernel's Xen virtualizeation. In the 32-bit Xen paravirt platform an unprivileged guest OS user could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service crash the system or gain guest OS privilege. CVE-2013-0228 Emese Revfy discovered...

USN-1793-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Emese Revfy discovered that in the Linux kernel signal handlers could leak address information across an exec, making it possible to by pass ASLR Address Space Layout Randomization. A local user could use this flaw to by pass ASLR to reliably deliver an exploit payload that would otherwise be...

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS : linux-lts-backport-oneiric vulnerabilities (USN-1788-1)

Emese Revfy discovered that in the Linux kernel signal handlers could leak address information across an exec, making it possible to bypass ASLR Address Space Layout Randomization. A local user could use this flaw to bypass ASLR to reliably deliver an exploit payload that would otherwise be stopp...