Linux Kernel < 4.13.9 (Ubuntu 16.04/Fedora 27) - Local Privilege Escalation Exploit

Exploit for linux platform in category local exploits / Credit @bleidl, this is a slight modification to his original POC https://github.com/brl/grlh/blob/master/get-rekt-linux-hardened.c For details on how the exploit works, please visit...

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-3713-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2018 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 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS : ImageMagick vulnerabilities (USN-3711-1)

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-3711-1 advisory. It was discovered that ImageMagick incorrectly handled certain malformed image files. If a user or automated system using...

USN-3712-1: libpng vulnerabilities

Patrick Keshishian discovered that libpng incorrectly handled certain PNG files. An attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. CVE-2016-10087 Thuan Pham discovered that libpng incorrectly handled certain PNG files...

CVE-2018-6553

The CUPS AppArmor profile incorrectly confined the dnssd backend due to use of hard links. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to escape confinement. This flaw affects versions prior to 2.2.7-1ubuntu2.1 in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, prior to 2.2.4-7ubuntu3.1 in Ubuntu 17.10, prior to...

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS : Firefox regressions (USN-3705-2)

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-3705-2 advisory. USN-3705-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The update introduced various minor regressions. This update fixes the problems. We apologize...

Linux Kernel 4.13.9 (Ubuntu 16.04 Fedora 27) - Local Privilege Escalation

Linux Kernel 4.13.9 Ubuntu 16.04 Fedora 27 - Local Privilege Escalation / Credit @bleidl, this is a slight modification to his original POC https://github.com/brl/grlh/blob/master/get-rekt-linux-hardened.c For details on how the exploit works, please visit...

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-3707-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2018 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 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS : OpenSLP vulnerabilities (USN-3708-1)

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-3708-1 advisory. It was discovered that OpenSLP incorrectly handled certain memory operations. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause OpenSLP to cras...

Linux Kernel < 4.13.9 (Ubuntu 16.04 / Fedora 27) - Local Privilege Escalation

/ Credit @bleidl, this is a slight modification to his original POC https://github.com/brl/grlh/blob/master/get-rekt-linux-hardened.c For details on how the exploit works, please visit https://ricklarabee.blogspot.com/2018/07/ebpf-and-analysis-of-get-rekt-linux.html Tested on Ubuntu 16.04 with th...

USN-3708-1: OpenSLP vulnerabilities

It was discovered that OpenSLP incorrectly handled certain memory operations. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause OpenSLP to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code...

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS : Exiv2 vulnerabilities (USN-3700-1)

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-3700-1 advisory. It was discovered that Exiv2 incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service...

USN-3703-1: Archive Zip

It was discovered that the Archive Zip module incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this to access sensitive information...

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-3699-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2018 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 16.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-3696-1)

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-3696-1 advisory. It was discovered that an integer overflow existed in the perf subsystem of the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of servic...

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-3697-2)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2018 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 16.04 LTS : Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities (USN-3695-2)

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-3695-2 advisory. USN-3695-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux Hardware Enableme...

USN-3697-2: Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities

It was discovered that a null pointer dereference vulnerability existed in the DCCP protocol implementation in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash. CVE-2018-1130 Jann Horn discovered that the 32 bit adjtimex syscall implementation for 64 bit...

USN-3696-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

It was discovered that an integer overflow existed in the perf subsystem of the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash. CVE-2017-18255 Wei Fang discovered an integer overflow in the F2FS filesystem implementation in the Linux kernel. A local attack...

USN-3695-2: Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities

USN-3695-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux Hardware Enablement HWE kernel from Ubuntu 18.04 LTS for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. Wen Xu discovered that the ext4 file system implementation in the Linux kernel did not...