USN-2095-1: Linux kernel (Saucy HWE) vulnerability

Pageexec reported a bug in the Linux kernel's recvmsg syscall when called from code using the x32 ABI. An unprivileged local user could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service system crash or gain administrator privileges...

USN-2094-1: Linux kernel (Raring HWE) vulnerability

Pageexec reported a bug in the Linux kernel's recvmsg syscall when called from code using the x32 ABI. An unprivileged local user could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service system crash or gain administrator privileges...

CVE-2014-0038

The compatsysrecvmmsg function in net/compat.c in the Linux kernel before 3.13.2, when CONFIGX86X32 is enabled, allows local users to gain privileges via a recvmmsg system call with a crafted timeout pointer parameter...

Fedora 18 : fontmatrix-0.9.99-9.r1218.fc18 / icu-49.1.1-10.fc18 / libreoffice-3.6.7.2-3.fc18 / etc (2013-13479)

This is an update for icu. Unfortunately, one of the fixes adds a new virtual function to LayoutEngine class, breaking ABI. So dependent packages have to be updated too. Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory...

nss and nspr security, bug fix, and enhancement update

nspr 4.9.2-4 - Resolves: rhbz924741 - Rebase to nspr-4.9.5 nss 3.14.3-6 - Resolves: rhbz986969 - nssutilReadSecmodDB leaks memory 3.14.3-5 - Define -DNOFORKCHECK when compiling softoken for ABI compatibility - Remove the unused and obsolete nss-nochktest.patch - Resolves: rhbz949845 - RFERHEL5...

Fedora 19 : fontmatrix-0.9.99-12.r1218.fc19 / icu-50.1.2-7.fc19 / libreoffice-4.1.0.3-2.fc19 / etc (2013-13523)

This is an update for icu. Unfortunately, one of the fixes adds a new virtual function to LayoutEngine class, breaking ABI. So dependent packages have to be updated too. Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory...

SuSE 11.2 Security Update : Linux kernel (SAT Patch Numbers 7954 / 7959 / 7960)

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 Service Pack 2 kernel was respun with the 3.0.80 update to fix a severe compatibility problem with kernel module packages KMPs like e.g. drbd. An incompatible ABI change could lead to those modules not correctly working or crashing on loading and is fixed by this...

[USN-1813-1] Linux kernel vulnerabilities

========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1813-1 May 02, 2013 linux vulnerabilities ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubunt...

Scientific Linux Security Update : Core X11 clients on SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20130221)

It was found that the x11perfcomp utility included the current working directory in its PATH environment variable. Running x11perfcomp in an attacker- controlled directory would cause arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the user running x11perfcomp. CVE-2011-2504 Also with this update...

[USN-1567-1] Linux kernel vulnerabilities

========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1567-1 September 14, 2012 linux vulnerabilities ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: -...

Slackware Advisory SSA:2008-315-01 gnutls

The remote host is missing an update as announced via advisory SSA:2008-315-01. OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: esoftslkssa200831501.nasl 6598 2017-07-07 09:36:44Z cfischer $ Description: Auto-generated from the corresponding slackware advisory Authors: Thomas Reinke Copyright: Copyright c 2012...

Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2008-315-01)

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...

Slackware Advisory SSA:2011-145-02 httpd

The remote host is missing an update as announced via advisory SSA:2011-145-02. OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: esoftslkssa201114502.nasl 6581 2017-07-06 13:58:51Z cfischer $ Description: Auto-generated from advisory SSA:2011-145-02 Authors: Thomas Reinke Copyright: Copyright c 2012 E-Soft Inc...

Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2011-145-02)

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...

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

A flaw was found in the way OpenLDAP handled NUL characters in the CommonName field of X.509 certificates. An attacker able to get a carefully-crafted certificate signed by a trusted Certificate Authority could trick applications using OpenLDAP libraries into accepting it by mistake, allowing the...

CVE-2012-1445

The ELF file parser in eSafe 7.0.17.0, Rising Antivirus 22.83.00.03, Fortinet Antivirus 4.2.254.0, and Panda Antivirus 10.0.2.7 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via an ELF file with a modified abi field. NOTE: this may later be SPLIT into multiple CVEs if additional information...

Design/Logic Flaw

The ELF file parser in eSafe 7.0.17.0, Rising Antivirus 22.83.00.03, Fortinet Antivirus 4.2.254.0, and Panda Antivirus 10.0.2.7 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via an ELF file with a modified abi field. NOTE: this may later be SPLIT into multiple CVEs if additional information...

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-1394-1)

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-1394-1

Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-1394-1 OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: gbubuntuUSN13941.nasl 7960 2017-12-01 06:58:16Z santu $ Ubuntu Update for linux-ti-omap4 USN-1394-1 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2012 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.n...

USN-1383-1 : linux-ti-omap4 vulnerabilities

Aristide Fattori and Roberto Paleari reported a flaw in the Linux kernel's handling of IPv4 icmp packets. A remote user could exploit this to cause a denial of service. CVE-2011-1927 Dan Rosenberg reported an error in the old ABI compatibility layer of ARM kernels. A local attacker could exploit...