Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2016-2854

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - The aufs module for the Linux kernel 3.x and 4.x does not properly maintain POSIX ACL xattr data, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging a...

Ubuntu 19.10 - ubuntu-aufs-modified mmap_region() Breaks Refcounting in overlayfs/shiftfs Error Path

Tested on 19.10. Ubuntu's aufs kernel patch includes the following change which I interestingly can't see in the AUFS code at https://github.com/sfjro/aufs5-linux/blob/master/mm/mmap.c: ================================================================== +define vmafputvma vmadofputvma, func, LINE...

Ubuntu 19.10 - ubuntu-aufs-modified mmap_region() Breaks Refcounting in overlayfs/shiftfs Error Path

Tested on 19.10. Ubuntu's aufs kernel patch includes the following change which I interestingly can't see in the AUFS code at https://github.com/sfjro/aufs5-linux/blob/master/mm/mmap.c: ================================================================== +define vmafputvma vmadofputvma, func, LINE...