Ubuntu 10.04 LTS : linux vulnerabilities (USN-2282-1)

Sasha Levin reported a flaw in the Linux kernel's point-to-point protocol PPP when used with the Layer Two Tunneling Protocol L2TP. A local user could exploit this flaw to gain administrative privileges. CVE-2014-4943 An flaw was discovered in the Linux kernel's audit subsystem when auditing...

USN-2282-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Sasha Levin reported a flaw in the Linux kernel's point-to-point protocol PPP when used with the Layer Two Tunneling Protocol L2TP. A local user could exploit this flaw to gain administrative privileges. CVE-2014-4943 An flaw was discovered in the Linux kernel's audit subsystem when auditing...

USN-2281-1: Linux kernel (EC2) vulnerabilities

Sasha Levin reported a flaw in the Linux kernel's point-to-point protocol PPP when used with the Layer Two Tunneling Protocol L2TP. A local user could exploit this flaw to gain administrative privileges. CVE-2014-4943 An flaw was discovered in the Linux kernel's audit subsystem when auditing...

Design/Logic Flaw

arch/mips/include/asm/threadinfo.h in the Linux kernel before 3.14.8 on the MIPS platform does not configure TIFSECCOMP checks on the fast system-call path, which allows local users to bypass intended PRSETSECCOMP restrictions by executing a crafted application without invoking a trace or audit...

Oracle Linux 4 : kernel (ELSA-2007-0014)

From Red Hat Security Advisory 2007:0014 : Updated kernel packages that fix several security issues in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 kernel are now available. This security advisory has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. The Linux kernel handles...

CentOS 4 : pam (CESA-2007:0737)

Updated pam packages that fix two security flaws, resolve two bugs, and add an enhancement are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4. This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. Pluggable Authentication Modules PAM provide a system...

CentOS 4 : openssh (CESA-2007:0703)

Updated openssh packages that fix two security issues and various bugs are now available. This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. OpenSSH is OpenBSD's SSH Secure SHell protocol implementation. These packages include the core files...

Scientific Linux Security Update : kernel on SL4.x i386/x86_64

These updated kernel packages fix the following security issue : A buffer overflow flaw was found in the CIFS virtual file system. A remote authenticated user could issue a request that could lead to a denial of service. CVE-2007-5904, Moderate As well, these updated packages fix the following bu...

Scientific Linux Security Update : pam on SL5.x

Problem description : A flaw was found in the way pamconsole set console device permissions. It was possible for various console devices to retain ownership of the console user after logging out, possibly leaking information to another local user. CVE-2007-1716 A flaw was found in the way the PAM...

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

These updated packages fix the following security issues : - a flaw in the hypervisor for hosts running on Itanium architectures allowed an Intel VTi domain to read arbitrary physical memory from other Intel VTi domains, which could make information available to unauthorized users. CVE-2007-6207,...

Scientific Linux Security Update : pam on SL4.x i386/x86_64

A flaw was found in the way pamconsole set console device permissions. It was possible for various console devices to retain ownership of the console user after logging out, possibly leaking information to another local user. CVE-2007-1716 A flaw was found in the way the PAM library wrote account...

Scientific Linux Security Update : openssh on SL4.x i386/x86_64

A flaw was found in the way the ssh server wrote account names to the audit subsystem. An attacker could inject strings containing parts of audit messages which could possibly mislead or confuse audit log parsing tools. CVE-2007-3102 A flaw was found in the way the OpenSSH server processes GSSAPI...

CentOS 5 : kernel (CESA-2009:1670)

Updated kernel packages that fix multiple security issues and several bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux...

Low: Red Hat Security Advisory: util-linux security and bug fix update

An updated util-linux package that fixes one security issue and several bugs is now available. This update has been rated as having low security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. The util-linux package contains a collection of basic system utilities, such as fdisk and mount. A log...

RedHat Update for kernel RHSA-2008:0154-01

Check for the Version of kernel OpenVAS Vulnerability Test RedHat Update for kernel RHSA-2008:0154-01 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2009 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the ter...

RedHat Update for kernel RHSA-2008:0167-01

Check for the Version of kernel OpenVAS Vulnerability Test RedHat Update for kernel RHSA-2008:0167-01 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2009 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the ter...

CentOS Update for kernel CESA-2008:0167 centos4 x86_64

Check for the Version of kernel OpenVAS Vulnerability Test CentOS Update for kernel CESA-2008:0167 centos4 x8664 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2009 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it...

CentOS Update for kernel CESA-2008:0167 centos4 i386

Check for the Version of kernel OpenVAS Vulnerability Test CentOS Update for kernel CESA-2008:0167 centos4 i386 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2009 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it und...

CentOS Update for kernel CESA-2008:0167 centos4 x86_64

Check for the Version of kernel OpenVAS Vulnerability Test CentOS Update for kernel CESA-2008:0167 centos4 x8664 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2009 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it...

CentOS Update for kernel CESA-2008:0167 centos4 i386

Check for the Version of kernel OpenVAS Vulnerability Test CentOS Update for kernel CESA-2008:0167 centos4 i386 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2009 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it und...