OracleVM 3.0 : xen (OVMSA-2012-0020)

The remote OracleVM system is missing necessary patches to address critical security updates : - x86-64: detect processors subject to AMD erratum 121 and refuse to bootCVE-2006-0744 - guest denial of service on syscall/sysenter exception generation CVE-2012-0217 - Remove unnecessary balloon retri...

RHEL 6 : qemu-kvm-rhev (RHSA-2013:0791)

Updated qemu-kvm-rhev packages that fix one security issue and two bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderate security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score, which gives a detailed...

openSUSE Security Update : kernel (openSUSE-SU-2013:0923-1)

The openSUSE 12.3 kernel was updated to fix various security issues and bugs : - config.conf: Disable armv7hl/u8500 until it builds again - patches.fixes/ocfs2-Fix-oops-in-ocfs2fastsymlinkreadp age: ocfs2: Fix oops in ocfs2fastsymlinkreadpage code path - drm/nouveau: Fix typo in initidxaddrlatche...

openSUSE Security Update : kernel (openSUSE-SU-2014:0677-1)

The Linux Kernel was updated to fix various security issues and bugs. Main security issues fixed : A security issue in the tty layer that was fixed that could be used by local attackers for code execution CVE-2014-0196. Two security issues in the floppy driver were fixed that could be used by loc...

kernel: security and bugfix update (important)

The Linux Kernel was updated to fix various security issues and bugs. Main security issues fixed: A security issue in the tty layer that was fixed that could be used by local attackers for code execution CVE-2014-0196. Two security issues in the floppy driver were fixed that could be used by loca...

Cisco VoIP phone vulnerability allow eavesdropping remotely

Cui, a fifth year grad student from the Columbia University Intrusion Detection Systems Lab and co-founder of Red Balloon Security, has demonstrated an attack on common Cisco-branded Voice over IP VoIP phones that could easily eavesdrop on private conversations remotely. The vulnerability Cui...

kernel security and bug fix update

2.6.18-194.8.1.0.1.el5 - xen check to see if hypervisor supports memory reservation change Chuck Anderson orabug 7556514 - Add entropy support to igb John Sobecki orabug 7607479 - nfs convert ENETUNREACH to ENOTCONN orabug 7689332 - NET Add xen pv/bonding netconsole support Tina Yang orabug 69930...

kernel security and bug fix update

2.6.18-128.4.1.0.1.el5 - NET Add entropy support to e1000 and bnx2 John Sobecki,Guru Anbalagane orabug 6045759 - MM shrink zone patch John Sobecki,Chris Mason orabug 6086839 - NET Add xen pv/bonding netconsole support Tina yang orabug 6993043 bz 7258 - nfs convert ENETUNREACH to ENOTCONN Guru...

CVE-2008-1602

Stack-based buffer overflow in Orbit downloader 2.6.3 and 2.6.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long download URL, which is not properly handled during Unicode conversion for a balloon notification after a download has failed...

SuSE 10 Security Update : Linux kernel (i386) (ZYPP Patch Number 2097)

This kernel update fixes the following security problems : - A double userspace copy in a SCTP ioctl allows local attackers to overflow a buffer in the kernel, potentially allowing code execution and privilege escalation. 199441. CVE-2006-3745 - Local attackers were able to crash PowerPC systems...