USN-2910-1: Linux kernel (Vivid HWE) vulnerabilities

halfdog discovered that OverlayFS, when mounting on top of a FUSE mount, incorrectly propagated file attributes, including setuid. A local unprivileged attacker could use this to gain privileges. CVE-2016-1576 halfdog discovered that OverlayFS in the Linux kernel incorrectly propagated security...

USN-2909-1: Linux kernel (Utopic HWE) vulnerabilities

halfdog discovered that OverlayFS, when mounting on top of a FUSE mount, incorrectly propagated file attributes, including setuid. A local unprivileged attacker could use this to gain privileges. CVE-2016-1576 halfdog discovered that OverlayFS in the Linux kernel incorrectly propagated security...

USN-2908-2: Linux kernel (Wily HWE) vulnerabilities

halfdog discovered that OverlayFS, when mounting on top of a FUSE mount, incorrectly propagated file attributes, including setuid. A local unprivileged attacker could use this to gain privileges. CVE-2016-1576 halfdog discovered that OverlayFS in the Linux kernel incorrectly propagated security...

USN-2907-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

halfdog discovered that OverlayFS, when mounting on top of a FUSE mount, incorrectly propagated file attributes, including setuid. A local unprivileged attacker could use this to gain privileges. CVE-2016-1576 halfdog discovered that OverlayFS in the Linux kernel incorrectly propagated security...

Linux Kernel 3.x (Ubuntu 14.04 Mint 17.3 Fedora 22) - Double-free usb-midi SMEP Privilege Escalation

Linux Kernel 3.x Ubuntu 14.04 Mint 17.3 Fedora 22 - Double-free usb-midi SMEP Privilege Escalation Source: https://xairy.github.io/blog/2016/cve-2016-2384 Source: https://github.com/xairy/kernel-exploits/tree/master/CVE-2016-2384 Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfl1NJn1nvo Exploit-DB Note...

Linux Kernel 3.x (Ubuntu 14.04 / Mint 17.3 / Fedora 22) - Double-free usb-midi SMEP Privilege Escalation

Source: https://xairy.github.io/blog/2016/cve-2016-2384 Source: https://github.com/xairy/kernel-exploits/tree/master/CVE-2016-2384 Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfl1NJn1nvo Exploit-DB Note: This requires physical access to the machine, as well as local access on the system. - - - This...

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : Oxide vulnerabilities (USN-2895-1)

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-2895-1 advisory. The DOM implementation in Chromium did not properly restrict frame-attach operations from occurring during or after frame-detach operations. If a user we...

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-2895-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016 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-2902-1: graphite2 vulnerabilities

Yves Younan discovered that graphite2 incorrectly handled certain malformed fonts. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially- crafted font file, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause graphite2 to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute...

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : Samba regression (USN-2855-2)

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-2855-2 advisory. USN-2855-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Samba. The upstream fix for CVE-2015-5252 introduced a regression in certain specific environments. This update fixes the...

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-2899-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016 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-2855-2)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016 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-2900-1: GNU C Library vulnerability

It was discovered that the GNU C Library incorrectly handled receiving responses while performing DNS resolution. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause the GNU C Library to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code...

USN-2855-2: Samba regression

USN-2855-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Samba. The upstream fix for CVE-2015-5252 introduced a regression in certain specific environments. This update fixes the problem. Original advisory details: Thilo Uttendorfer discovered that the Samba LDAP server incorrectly handled certain packets. A remote...

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : Libgcrypt vulnerability (USN-2896-1)

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-2896-1 advisory. Daniel Genkin, Lev Pachmanov, Itamar Pipman and Eran Tromer discovered that Libgcrypt was susceptible to an attack via physical side channels. A local attacker...

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : Eye of GNOME vulnerability (USN-2898-2)

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-2898-2 advisory. It was discovered that Eye of GNOME incorrectly handled certain large images. If a user were tricked into opening a specially-crafted image, a remote attacker cou...

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : Nettle vulnerabilities (USN-2897-1)

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-2897-1 advisory. Hanno Bck discovered that Nettle incorrectly handled carry propagation in the NIST P-256 elliptic curve. CVE-2015-8803 Hanno Bck discovered that Nettle...

USN-2900-1 GNU libc vulnerability | Cloud Foundry

USN-2900-1 GNU libc vulnerability High Vendor glibc Versions Affected Ubuntu 14.04 Description It was discovered that the GNU C Library incorrectly handled receiving responses while performing DNS resolution. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause the GNU C Library to crash, resulting in...

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : GTK+ vulnerability (USN-2898-1)

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-2898-1 advisory. It was discovered that GTK+ incorrectly handled certain large images. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause GTK+ applications to crash, resulting in a...

USN-2898-2: Eye of GNOME vulnerability

It was discovered that Eye of GNOME incorrectly handled certain large images. If a user were tricked into opening a specially-crafted image, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause Eye of GNOME to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code...