Scientific Linux Security Update : xorg-x11-xfs on SL5.x i386/x86_64

A temporary file flaw was found in the way the X.Org X11 xfs font server startup script executes. A local user could modify the permissions of a file of their choosing, possibly elevating their local privileges. CVE-2007-3103 %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive te...

Scientific Linux Security Update : kernel on SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20120306)

The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. This update fixes the following security issues : - A buffer overflow flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's XFS file system implementation handled links with overly long path names. A local, unprivileged...

Scientific Linux Security Update : XFree86 on SL3.x i386/x86_64

Two integer overflow flaws were found in the XFree86 server's EVI and MIT-SHM modules. A malicious authorized client could exploit these issues to cause a denial of service crash, or potentially execute arbitrary code with root privileges on the XFree86 server. CVE-2007-6429 A heap based buffer...

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

This update fixes the following security issues : - instances of unsafe sprintf use were found in the Linux kernel Bluetooth implementation. Creating a large number of Bluetooth L2CAP, SCO, or RFCOMM sockets could result in arbitrary memory pages being overwritten. A local, unprivileged user coul...

Scientific Linux Security Update : kernel on SL5.x i386/x86_64 (20120110)

The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. This update fixes the following security issues : - A buffer overflow flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's XFS file system implementation handled links with overly long path names. A local, unprivileged...

Scientific Linux Security Update : xorg-x11 on SL4.x i386/x86_64

A temporary file flaw was found in the way the X.Org X11 xfs font server startup script executes. A local user could modify the permissions of the file of their choosing, possibly elevating their local privileges CVE-2007-3103. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive...

kernel: xfs heap overflow

Integer overflow in the xfsaclfromdisk function in fs/xfs/xfsacl.c in the Linux kernel before 3.1.9 allows local users to cause a denial of service panic via a filesystem with a malformed ACL, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow...

SuSE 10 Security Update : Linux kernel (ZYPP Patch Number 8162)

This Linux kernel update fixes various security issues and bugs in the SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP4 kernel. The following security issues have been fixed : - A memory corruption when mounting a hfsplus filesystem was fixed that could be used by local attackers able to mount filesystem to crash th...

SuSE 10 Security Update : Linux kernel (ZYPP Patch Number 7811)

This Linux kernel update fixes various security issues and bugs in the SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP4 kernel. The following security issues have been fixed : - A USB string descriptor overflow in the auerwald USB driver was fixed, which could be used by physically proximate attackers to cause a...

SuSE 10 Security Update : Linux kernel (ZYPP Patch Number 5239)

This kernel update fixes the following security problems : - tunneled ipv6 packets SIT could trigger a memory leak in the kernel. Remote attackers could exploit that to crash machines. CVE-2008-2136 Additionally the following bugfixes have been included for all platforms : -...

SuSE 10 Security Update : the Linux kernel (ZYPP Patch Number 7164)

This kernel update for the SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP3 kernel fixes several critical security issues. The following security issues were fixed : - Incorrect buffer handling in the biarch-compat buffer handling could be used by local attackers to gain root privileges. This problem affects foremos...

kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update

2.6.32-220.13.1.el6 - Revert: fs NFSv4: include bitmap in nfsv4 get acl data Sachin Prabhu 753231 753232 CVE-2011-4131 2.6.32-220.12.1.el6 - net netsched: qdiscallochandle can be too slow Jiri Pirko 805458 785891 - fs procfs: add hidepid= and gid= mount options Jerome Marchand 770651 770652 - fs...

Medium: kernel

Issue Overview: A buffer overflow flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's XFS file system implementation handled links with overly long path names. A local, unprivileged user could use this flaw to cause a denial of service or escalate their privileges by mounting a specially-crafted disk...

Ubuntu Update for linux-ti-omap4 USN-1330-1

Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-1330-1 OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: gbubuntuUSN13301.nasl 7960 2017-12-01 06:58:16Z santu $ Ubuntu Update for linux-ti-omap4 USN-1330-1 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2012 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.n...

Ubuntu Update for linux USN-1363-1

Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-1363-1 OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: gbubuntuUSN13631.nasl 7960 2017-12-01 06:58:16Z santu $ Ubuntu Update for linux USN-1363-1 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2012 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net This...

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-1363-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2012 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-1330-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2012 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 Update for linux-ti-omap4 USN-1364-1

Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-1364-1 OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: gbubuntuUSN13641.nasl 7960 2017-12-01 06:58:16Z santu $ Ubuntu Update for linux-ti-omap4 USN-1364-1 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2012 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.n...

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-1336-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2012 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-1391-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2012 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...