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CentOS 8 : kernel (CESA-2020:2427)
The remote CentOS Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CESA-2020:2427 advisory. - kernel: use-after-free in block/bfq-iosched.c related to bfqidleslicetimerbody CVE-2020-12657 Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead...
openSUSE Security Update : the Linux Kernel (openSUSE-2020-1382)
The openSUSE Leap 15.2 kernel was updated to receive various security and bugfixes. The following security bugs were fixed : - CVE-2020-14314: Fixed potential negative array index in dosplit in ext4 bsc1173798. - CVE-2020-14386: Fixed an overflow in afpacket, which could lead to local privilege...
Security update for the Linux Kernel (important)
openSUSE Security Update: Security update for the Linux Kernel Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2020:1382-1 Rating: important References: 1065729 1071995 1085030 1133021 1154492 1156395 1159058 1160634 1169790 1171634 1171688 1172108 1172418 1172871 1173485 1173798 1174003 1174026 1174387 1174699...
Oracle Linux 7 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2020-5755)
The remote Oracle Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2020-5755 advisory. - p54usb: Fix race between disconnect and firmware loading Alan Stern Orabug: 31351863 CVE-2019-15220 - media: rc: prevent memory leak in cx23888irprob...
RHEL 8 : kernel (RHSA-2020:2667)
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2020:2667 advisory. The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fixes: kernel: use-after-free in block/bfq-iosched.c...
kernel: use-after-free in block/bfq-iosched.c related to bfq_idle_slice_timer_body
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's implementation of the BFQ IO scheduler. This flaw allows a local user able to groom system memory to cause kernel memory corruption and possible privilege escalation by abusing a race condition in the IO scheduler...
Amazon Linux 2 : kernel (ALAS-2020-1440)
The version of kernel installed on the remote host is prior to 4.14.177-139.253. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2-2020-1440 advisory. A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's implementation of the BFQ IO scheduler. This flaw allows a local user able ...
SUSE SLES12 Security Update : kernel (SUSE-SU-2020:1602-1)
The SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP5 kernel was updated to receive various security and bugfixes. The following security bugs were fixed : CVE-2020-0543: Fixed a side channel attack against special registers which could have resulted in leaking of read values to cores other than the one which called...
SUSE SLES12 Security Update : kernel (SUSE-SU-2020:1603-1)
The SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP4 Azure kernel was updated to receive various security and bugfixes. The following security bugs were fixed : CVE-2020-0543: Fixed a side channel attack against special registers which could have resulted in leaking of read values to cores other than the one which...
kernel: use-after-free in block/bfq-iosched.c related to bfq_idle_slice_timer_body
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's implementation of the BFQ IO scheduler. This flaw allows a local user able to groom system memory to cause kernel memory corruption and possible privilege escalation by abusing a race condition in the IO scheduler...
Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: kpatch-patch security update
An update for kpatch-patch is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability...
Arbitrary Code Execution
kernel is vulnerable to arbitrary code execution. The vulnerability exists through a use-after-free in block/bfq-iosched.c related to bfqidleslicetimerbody...
kernel: use-after-free in block/bfq-iosched.c related to bfq_idle_slice_timer_body
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's implementation of the BFQ IO scheduler. This flaw allows a local user able to groom system memory to cause kernel memory corruption and possible privilege escalation by abusing a race condition in the IO scheduler...
Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security update
5.4.17-2011.3.2.1uek - x86/speculation: Add Ivy Bridge to affected list Josh Poimboeuf Orabug: 31352779 CVE-2020-0543 - x86/speculation: Add SRBDS vulnerability and mitigation documentation Mark Gross Orabug: 31352779 CVE-2020-0543 - x86/speculation: Add Special Register Buffer Data Sampling SRBD...
Important: kernel-livepatch-4.14.173-137.229
Issue Overview: An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.6.5. There is a use-after-free in block/bfq-iosched.c related to bfqidleslicetimerbody.CVE-2020-12657 Affected Packages: kernel-livepatch-4.14.173-137.229 Issue Correction: Please ensure you have live patching enabled. Run yum...
Important: kernel-livepatch-4.14.171-136.231
Issue Overview: An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.6.5. There is a use-after-free in block/bfq-iosched.c related to bfqidleslicetimerbody.CVE-2020-12657 Affected Packages: kernel-livepatch-4.14.171-136.231 Issue Correction: Please ensure you have live patching enabled. Run yum...
Important: kernel-livepatch-4.14.173-137.228
Issue Overview: An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.6.5. There is a use-after-free in block/bfq-iosched.c related to bfqidleslicetimerbody.CVE-2020-12657 Affected Packages: kernel-livepatch-4.14.173-137.228 Issue Correction: Please ensure you have live patching enabled. Run yum...
CVE-2020-12657
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's implementation of the BFQ IO scheduler. This flaw allows a local user able to groom system memory to cause kernel memory corruption and possible privilege escalation by abusing a race condition in the IO scheduler. Mitigation The default io scheduler for Red...
Linux kernel resource management error vulnerability (CNVD-2020-37937)
Linux kernel is the kernel used by Linux, the open source operating system released by the Linux Foundation in the United States. A resource management error vulnerability exists in the 'bfqidleslicetimerbody' function in the block/bfq-iosched.c file in versions of Linux kernel prior to 5.6.5,...
