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Kernel: fs: ext4 race condition
A race condition flaw was found in the Linux kernel's ext4 file system implementation that allowed a local, unprivileged user to crash the system by simultaneously writing to a file and toggling the ODIRECT flag using fcntlFSETFL on that file...
kernel: NULL pointer dereference in madvise(MADV_WILLNEED) support
A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's madvise MADVWILLNEED functionality handled page table locking. A local, unprivileged user could use this flaw to crash the system...
libxfont: multiple issues
As libXfont is used by the X server to read font files, and an unprivileged user with access to the X server can tell the X server to read a given font file from a path of their choosing, these vulnerabilities have the potential to allow unprivileged users to run code with the privileges of the X...
libXfont -- BDF parsing issues
Alan Coopersmith reports: Ilja van Sprundel, a security researcher with IOActive, has discovered an issue in the parsing of BDF font files by libXfont. Additional testing by Alan Coopersmith and William Robinet with the American Fuzzy Lop afl tool uncovered two more issues in the parsing of BDF...
PT-2016-7539
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions LXC versions prior to 1.0.9 LXC versions 2.x prior to 2.0.6 Description The issue allows an attacker inside an unprivileged container to access the host's filesystem via the openat family of syscalls by using an inherited file descriptor of th...
kernel: splice: lack of generic write checks
A flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's splice system call validated its parameters. On certain file systems, a local, unprivileged user could use this flaw to write past the maximum file size, and thus crash the system...
Kernel: missing check during hugepage migration
A flaw was found in the way Linux kernel's Transparent Huge Pages THP implementation handled non-huge page migration. A local, unprivileged user could use this flaw to crash the kernel by migrating transparent hugepages...
Kernel: fs: ext4 race condition
A race condition flaw was found in the Linux kernel's ext4 file system implementation that allowed a local, unprivileged user to crash the system by simultaneously writing to a file and toggling the ODIRECT flag using fcntlFSETFL on that file...
kernel: kvm: vmx: invalid host cr4 handling across vm entries
It was found that the Linux kernel's KVM implementation did not ensure that the host CR4 control register value remained unchanged across VM entries on the same virtual CPU. A local, unprivileged user could use this flaw to cause a denial of service on the system...
Cisco IOS Shell Denial of Service Vulnerability
A vulnerability in the Cisco IOS Shell could allow an authenticated, but unprivileged, local user to crash the device. The vulnerability is due to improper processing of IOS Shell commands. An attacker could repeatedly exploit this vulnerability to cause an extended denial of service. Cisco has...
Microsoft Internet Explorer CVE-2015-0038 Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Description Microsoft Internet Explorer is prone to a remote memory-corruption vulnerability. Attackers can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting user to view a specially crafted webpage. Attackers can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code in the context of the currently logged-in...
Microsoft Internet Explorer CVE-2015-0066 Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Description Microsoft Internet Explorer is prone to a remote memory-corruption vulnerability. Attackers can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting user to view a specially crafted webpage. Attackers can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code in the context of the currently logged-in...
Microsoft Internet Explorer CVE-2015-0055 Remote Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description Microsoft Internet Explorer is prone to a remote privilege-escalation vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this issue to gain elevated privileges. Successful exploits may aid in further attacks. Internet Explorer 10 and 11 are vulnerable. Technologies Affected Avaya Aura Conferencin...
Microsoft Internet Explorer CVE-2015-0040 Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Description Microsoft Internet Explorer is prone to a remote memory-corruption vulnerability. Attackers can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting user to view a specially crafted webpage. Attackers can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code in the context of the currently logged-in...
Microsoft Internet Explorer CVE-2015-0017 Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Description Microsoft Internet Explorer is prone to a remote memory-corruption vulnerability. Attackers can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting user to view a specially crafted webpage. Attackers can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code in the context of the currently logged-in...
Microsoft Windows 'Win32k.sys' CVE-2015-0059 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Description Microsoft Windows kernel is prone to a remote code-execution vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this issue by tricking an unsuspecting victim into opening a specially malformed TrueType font. Successful exploits can allow attackers to execute arbitrary code with kernel-level...
Microsoft Internet Explorer CVE-2015-0043 Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Description Microsoft Internet Explorer is prone to a remote memory-corruption vulnerability. Attackers can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting user to view a specially crafted webpage. Attackers can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code in the context of the currently logged-in...
Microsoft Internet Explorer CVE-2015-0021 Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Description Microsoft Internet Explorer is prone to a remote memory-corruption vulnerability. Attackers can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting user to view a specially crafted webpage. Attackers can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code in the context of the currently logged-in...
Microsoft Internet Explorer CVE-2015-0026 Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Description Microsoft Internet Explorer is prone to a remote memory-corruption vulnerability. Attackers can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting user to view a specially crafted webpage. Attackers can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code in the context of the currently logged-in...
Microsoft Internet Explorer CVE-2015-0022 Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Description Microsoft Internet Explorer is prone to a remote memory-corruption vulnerability. Attackers can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting user to view a specially crafted webpage. Attackers can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code in the context of the currently logged-in...