USN-3696-1 linux, linux-aws, linux-kvm, linux-raspi2, linux-snapdragon 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...

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-3631-1)

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...

USN-3631-2 linux-lts-xenial, linux-aws vulnerabilities

USN-3631-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux Hardware Enablement HWE kernel from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. It was discovered that a buffer overread vulnerability existed in the keyring subsyste...

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities (USN-3631-2)

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-3631-2 advisory. USN-3631-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux Hardware Enableme...

OracleVM 3.4 : Unbreakable / etc (OVMSA-2018-0033)

The remote OracleVM system is missing necessary patches to address critical security updates : - mlx4: change the ICM table allocations to lowest needed size Daniel Jurgens Orabug: 27718305 - autofs: use dentry flags to block walks during expire Ian Kent - autofs races Al Viro Orabug: 27766149...

kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update

3.10.0-862.OL7 - Oracle Linux certificates Alexey Petrenko - Oracle Linux RHCK Module Signing Key was compiled into kernel [email protected] - Update x509.genkey bug 24817676 3.10.0-862 - netdrv i40e: Fix attach VF to VM issue Stefan Assmann 1528123 - netdrv ixgbevf:...

kernel: Kernel address information leak in drivers/acpi/sbshc.c:acpi_smbus_hc_add() function potentially allowing KASLR bypass

The acpismbushcadd function in drivers/acpi/sbshc.c in the Linux kernel, through 4.14.15, allows local users to obtain sensitive address information by reading dmesg data from an SBS HC printk call...

kernel: Kernel address information leak in drivers/acpi/sbshc.c:acpi_smbus_hc_add() function potentially allowing KASLR bypass

The acpismbushcadd function in drivers/acpi/sbshc.c in the Linux kernel, through 4.14.15, allows local users to obtain sensitive address information by reading dmesg data from an SBS HC printk call...

Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security update

4.1.12-112.16.7 - mlx4: change the ICM table allocations to lowest needed size Daniel Jurgens Orabug: 27718305 - autofs: use dentry flags to block walks during expire Ian Kent Orabug: 26032471 Orabug: 27766149 - autofs races Al Viro Orabug: 27766149 Orabug: 27766149 - crypto: FIPS - allow tests t...

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities (USN-3619-2)

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-3619-2 advisory. USN-3619-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux Hardware Enableme...

USN-3619-2 linux-lts-xenial, linux-aws vulnerabilities

USN-3619-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux Hardware Enablement HWE kernel from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. Jann Horn discovered that the Berkeley Packet Filter BPF implementation in the Linux...

USN-3619-2: Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities

USN-3619-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux Hardware Enablement HWE kernel from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. Jann Horn discovered that the Berkeley Packet Filter BPF implementation in the Linux...

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-3619-1)

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-3619-1 advisory. Jann Horn discovered that the Berkeley Packet Filter BPF implementation in the Linux kernel improperly performed sign extension in some situations. A loc...

USN-3619-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Jann Horn discovered that the Berkeley Packet Filter BPF implementation in the Linux kernel improperly performed sign extension in some situations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly execute arbitrary code. CVE-2017-16995 It was discovered that a...

USN-3619-1 linux, linux-aws, linux-kvm, linux-raspi2, linux-snapdragon vulnerabilities

Jann Horn discovered that the Berkeley Packet Filter BPF implementation in the Linux kernel improperly performed sign extension in some situations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly execute arbitrary code. CVE-2017-16995 It was discovered that a...

MGASA-2018-0192 Updated acpica-tools packages fix security vulnerabilities

acpi operand cache leak in dsutils.c CVE-2017-13693. acpi parse and parseext cache leaks CVE-2017-13694. acpi operand cache leak in nseval.c CVE-2017-13695...

Fedora 27 : acpica-tools (2018-7c2e0a998d)

Security fix for CVE-2017-13693, CVE-2017-13694, CVE-2017-13695. This provides fixes for the user space ACPICA tools only. Any kernel updates are handled separately. This update also includes the upgrade to the 20190209 version of the upstream source. ---------------------------------------- 09...

[SECURITY] Fedora 27 Update: acpica-tools-20180209-1.fc27

The ACPI Component Architecture ACPICA project provides an OS-independent reference implementation of the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Specification ACPI. ACPICA code contains those portions of ACPI meant to be directly integrated into the host OS as a kernel-resident subsystem, and...

[SECURITY] Fedora 28 Update: acpica-tools-20180209-1.fc28

The ACPI Component Architecture ACPICA project provides an OS-independent reference implementation of the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Specification ACPI. ACPICA code contains those portions of ACPI meant to be directly integrated into the host OS as a kernel-resident subsystem, and...

Security update for the Linux Kernel (important)

The openSUSE Leap 42.3 kernel was updated to 4.4.120 to receive various security and bugfixes. The following security bugs were fixed: - CVE-2018-8087: Memory leak in the hwsimnewradionl function in drivers/net/wireless/mac80211hwsim.c allowed local users to cause a denial of service memory...