Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-3168-1)

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-3168-1 advisory. Dmitry Vyukov discovered that the KVM implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly initialize the Code Segment CS in certain error cases. A local...

kernel: ALSA: Use-after-free in kill_fasync

A use-after-free vulnerability was found in ALSA pcm layer, which allows local users to cause a denial of service, memory corruption, or possibly other unspecified impact. Due to the nature of the flaw, privilege escalation cannot be fully ruled out, although we believe it is unlikely...

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : Linux kernel (Vivid HWE) vulnerabilities (USN-3020-1)

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-3020-1 advisory. Jesse Hertz and Tim Newsham discovered that the Linux netfilter implementation did not correctly perform validation when handling 32 bit compatibility...

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-3018-1)

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-3018-1 advisory. Jesse Hertz and Tim Newsham discovered that the Linux netfilter implementation did not correctly perform validation when handling 32 bit compatibility...

Linux kernel Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Framework Denial of Service Vulnerability

Linux kernel is an open source operating system. A denial of service vulnerability exists in the Linux kernel's Advanced Linux Sound Architecture framework, which can be exploited by a local attacker to cause the system to hang, resulting in a denial of service attack...

Linux kernel Advanced Linux Sound Architecture framework denial of service vulnerability (CNVD-2016-01978)

Linux kernel is an open source operating system. The Linux kernel's Advanced Linux Sound Architecture framework fails to verify that a FIFO is attached to a client before clearing it, which can be exploited by a local attacker to cause a system hang, resulting in a denial of service attack...

USN-2932-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Cloud Foundry

USN-2932-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities High Vendor Ubuntu Description Ben Hawkes discovered that the Linux netfilter implementation did not correctly perform validation when handling IPTSOSETREPLACE events. A local unprivileged attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or...

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : Linux kernel (Utopic HWE) vulnerabilities (USN-2931-1)

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-2931-1 advisory. Ben Hawkes discovered that the Linux netfilter implementation did not correctly perform validation when handling IPTSOSETREPLACE events. A local...

USN-2929-1 linux vulnerabilities

Ben Hawkes discovered that the Linux netfilter implementation did not correctly perform validation when handling IPTSOSETREPLACE events. A local unprivileged attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges...

USN-2929-2: Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities

Ben Hawkes discovered that the Linux netfilter implementation did not correctly perform validation when handling IPTSOSETREPLACE events. A local unprivileged attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges...

USN-2930-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Ben Hawkes discovered that the Linux netfilter implementation did not correctly perform validation when handling IPTSOSETREPLACE events. A local unprivileged attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges...

Scientific Linux Security Update : kernel on SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20150722)

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. CVE-2014-3940, Moderate A buffer overflow flaw was found in the way the Linu...

Moderate: Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Updated kernel packages that fix multiple security issues, address several hundred bugs, and add numerous enhancements are now available as part of the ongoing support and maintenance of Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 6. This is the seventh regular update. Red Hat Product Security has rated thi...

Vulnerabilities in the Debian GNU/Linux operating system that allow a local attacker to compromise the confidentiality of protected information

The alsa-modules-2.4-k7 package of the Debian GNU/Linux operating system has multiple vulnerabilities. Exploitation of these vulnerabilities may lead to violations of the confidentiality of protected information. These vulnerabilities can be exploited by local malicious individuals...

Kernel: ALSA: control: integer overflow in id.index & id.numid

An integer overflow flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's Advanced Linux Sound Architecture ALSA implementation handled user controls. A local, privileged user could use this flaw to crash the system...

Kernel: ALSA: control: use-after-free in replacing user controls

A use-after-free flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's Advanced Linux Sound Architecture ALSA implementation handled user controls. A local, privileged user could use this flaw to crash the system...

Kernel: ALSA: control: protect user controls against races & memory disclosure

An information leak flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's Advanced Linux Sound Architecture ALSA implementation handled access of the user control's state. A local, privileged user could use this flaw to leak kernel memory to user space...

Kernel: ALSA: control: do not access controls outside of protected regions

A use-after-free flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's Advanced Linux Sound Architecture ALSA implementation handled user controls. A local, privileged user could use this flaw to crash the system...

Kernel: ALSA: control: use-after-free in replacing user controls

A use-after-free flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's Advanced Linux Sound Architecture ALSA implementation handled user controls. A local, privileged user could use this flaw to crash the system...

Kernel: ALSA: control: do not access controls outside of protected regions

A use-after-free flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's Advanced Linux Sound Architecture ALSA implementation handled user controls. A local, privileged user could use this flaw to crash the system...