Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-4287-1)

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-4287-1 advisory. It was discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly clear data structures on context switches for certain Intel graphics processors. A...

USN-4287-1 linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-hwe, linux-azure, linux-gcp, linux-gke-4.15, linux-hwe, linux-kvm, linux-oracle, linux-raspi2, linux-snapdragon vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly clear data structures on context switches for certain Intel graphics processors. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information. CVE-2019-14615 It was discovered that the Atheros 802.11ac wireless USB device driver in the...

USN-4287-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly clear data structures on context switches for certain Intel graphics processors. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information. CVE-2019-14615 It was discovered that the Atheros 802.11ac wireless USB device driver in the...

CVE-2018-14612

An issue was discovered in the btrfs filesystem code in the Linux kernel. An invalid NULL pointer dereference in btrfsrootnode when mounting a crafted btrfs image is due to a lack of chunk block group mapping validation in btrfsreadblockgroups in the fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c function and a lack of...

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-4258-1)

The remote Ubuntu 18.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-4258-1 advisory. It was discovered that the Atheros 802.11ac wireless USB device driver in the Linux kernel did not properly validate device metadata. A physically...

USN-4254-2 linux-lts-xenial, linux-aws vulnerabilities

USN-4254-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux Hardware Enablement HWE kernel from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. It was discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly clear data structures on...

USN-4254-2: Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities

USN-4254-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux Hardware Enablement HWE kernel from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. It was discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly clear data structures on...

USN-4258-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the Atheros 802.11ac wireless USB device driver in the Linux kernel did not properly validate device metadata. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash. CVE-2019-15099 It was discovered that a race condition existed in the...

USN-4258-1 linux-aws-5.0, linux-gcp, linux-gke-5.0, linux-oracle-5.0 vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the Atheros 802.11ac wireless USB device driver in the Linux kernel did not properly validate device metadata. A physically proximate attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash. CVE-2019-15099 It was discovered that a race condition existed in the...

The vulnerability of the `__btrfs_map_block` function in Linux operating system kernels allows a hacker to trigger a service failure.

The vulnerability of the btrfsmapblock function in Linux operating systems is related to writing data beyond the buffer boundaries in memory. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow an attacker to cause a service failure by performing operations on the mounted Btrfs file system image...

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-4254-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2020 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...

The vulnerability in the implementation of the system call `syncfs` in Linux kernel allows a attacker to cause a service failure.

The vulnerability of the syncfs system call implementation in Linux operating systems relates to the use of memory after it is freed. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow an attacker to cause a service failure by executing functions such as mutexcanspinonowner, btrfsqgroupfreemeta, and...

USN-4254-1 linux, linux-aws, linux-kvm, linux-raspi2, linux-snapdragon vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly clear data structures on context switches for certain Intel graphics processors. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information. CVE-2019-14615 It was discovered that a race condition existed in the Virtual Video Test Drive...

USN-4254-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly clear data structures on context switches for certain Intel graphics processors. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information. CVE-2019-14615 It was discovered that a race condition existed in the Virtual Video Test Drive...

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-4254-1)

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-4254-1 advisory. It was discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly clear data structures on context switches for certain Intel graphics processors. A local attacke...

The vulnerability of the try_merge_free_space function in Linux kernel allows a attacker to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of the protected information.

The vulnerability of the trymergefreespace function located in fs/btrfs/free-space-cache.c in the Linux kernel relates to the use of memory after it is freed. Exploiting this vulnerability allows an attacker to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of protected information ...

The vulnerability in the `fs/btrfs/volumes.c` function of the Linux operating system allows a hacker to cause a service failure.

The vulnerability of the fs/btrfs/volumes.c function in the Linux operating system is related to pointer arithmetic errors. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow an attacker to cause a service failure due to incorrect processing of finddevice...

CVE-2018-14610

An issue was discovered in the btrfs filesystem code in the Linux kernel. An out-of-bounds access is possible in writeextentbuffer when mounting and operating a crafted btrfs image due to a lack of verification at mount time within the btrfsreadblockgroups in fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c function. This...

Vulnerability of the __btrfs_free_extent function (fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c) in the Linux operating system, which allows an attacker to gain unauthorized access to protected information

The vulnerability of the btrfsfreeextent function fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c in the Linux operating system is related to the lack of protection for metadata. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an attacker to gain unauthorized access to protected information...

The vulnerability of the btrfs_root_node function (fs/btrfs/ctree.c) in the Linux kernel allows a hacker to trigger a service failure.

The vulnerability of the btrfsrootnode function fs/btrfs/ctree.c in the Linux kernel is related to the assignment of a null pointer. Exploiting this vulnerability allows an attacker to cause a service failure...