CVE-2011-4297

comment/lib.php in Moodle 2.0.x before 2.0.4 and 2.1.x before 2.1.1 does not properly restrict comment capabilities, which allows remote attackers to post a comment by leveraging the guest role and operating on a front-page activity...

CVE-2011-4296

lib/db/access.php in Moodle 2.0.x before 2.0.4 and 2.1.x before 2.1.1 assigns incorrect capabilities to the course-creator role, which allows remote authenticated users to modify course filters by leveraging this role...

CVE-2011-4297

comment/lib.php in Moodle 2.0.x before 2.0.4 and 2.1.x before 2.1.1 does not properly restrict comment capabilities, which allows remote attackers to post a comment by leveraging the guest role and operating on a front-page activity...

PT-2012-1844 · Moodle · Moodle

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Moodle versions 2.0.x through 2.0.3 Moodle versions 2.1.x through 2.1.0 Description: The issue allows remote authenticated users to modify course filters by leveraging the course-creator role, which is assigned incorrect capabilities...

RedHat Update for libcap RHSA-2011:1694-03

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2012 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 scriptxrefname:"URL",...

GLSA-201206-26 : RPM: Multiple vulnerabilities

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201206-26 RPM: Multiple vulnerabilities Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in RPM: fsm.c fails to properly strip setuid and setgid bits from executable files during a package upgrade CVE-2010-2059. RPM does not properly pars...

Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security and bugfix update

kernel-uek: 2.6.32-300.27.1.el6uek - net: sock: validate datalen before allocating skb Jason Wang Bugdb: 13966CVE-2012-2136 - fcaps: clear the same personality flags as suid when fcaps are used Eric Paris Bugdb: 13966 CVE-2012-2123 - Revert 'nfs: when attempting to open a directory, fall back on...

kernel: fcaps: clear the same personality flags as suid when fcaps are used

The capbprmsetcreds function in security/commoncap.c in the Linux kernel before 3.3.3 does not properly handle the use of file system capabilities aka fcaps for implementing a privileged executable file, which allows local users to bypass intended personality restrictions via a crafted applicatio...

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-1455-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2012 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...

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-1460-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2012 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...

USN-1457-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Andy Adamson discovered a flaw in the Linux kernel's NFSv4 implementation. A remote NFS server attacker could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service. CVE-2011-4131 A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's KVM Kernel Virtual Machine virtual cpu setup. An unprivileged local user could exploit...

Behind the Flame Malware

The Flame malware has garnered a lot of attention in the last few days, but there’s also been quite a lot of confusion about what it can do and what its implications are. In this video from PBS Newshour, Dave Shackleford of IANS and Catherine Lotrionte of Georgetown University discuss the worm’s...

PowerSploit

This project is no longer supported PowerSploit is a col...

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-1448-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2012 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...

Design/Logic Flaw

The capbprmsetcreds function in security/commoncap.c in the Linux kernel before 3.3.3 does not properly handle the use of file system capabilities aka fcaps for implementing a privileged executable file, which allows local users to bypass intended personality restrictions via a crafted applicatio...

Staggering Increase in Android Malware Variants, Trojan Apps

The number of malicious programs that target Google’s Android mobile platform is growing at an alarming rate, according to data from anti-malware company F-Secure. In the first quarter of 2012, F-Secure identified 3063 new malicious Android application packages APKs and 37 new families of...

kernel: fcaps: clear the same personality flags as suid when fcaps are used

The capbprmsetcreds function in security/commoncap.c in the Linux kernel before 3.3.3 does not properly handle the use of file system capabilities aka fcaps for implementing a privileged executable file, which allows local users to bypass intended personality restrictions via a crafted applicatio...

FEMA: State, Local Officials Not Prepared to Respond to Cyberattack

A report by the Federal Emergency Management Agency FEMA finds that state and local government officials in the U.S. are pessimistic about their ability to respond to a cyberattacks. The National Preparedness Report NPR was commissioned by the Obama Administration. It found that, although the...

Malware Poses as US Department of Justice Violation Notice

Posing as the US Department of Justice DoJ, a new variant of the Citadel Malware called Reveton is responsible for a ransomware campaign that attempts to extort $100 from its victims. The infections are occurring after users are lured to a drive-by download site where a dropper installs the Citad...

PT-2012-1031 · Linux +3 · Linux Kernel +3

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux kernel versions prior to 3.3.3 Description: The issue arises from the improper handling of file system capabilities in the Linux kernel, allowing local users to bypass intended personality restrictions. This can be achieved through a...