Scientific Linux Security Update : kernel on SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20160323)

It was found that the fix for CVE-2015-1805 incorrectly kept buffer offset and buffer length in sync on a failed atomic read, potentially resulting in a pipe buffer state corruption. A local, unprivileged user could use this flaw to crash the system or leak kernel memory to user space...

kernel, perf, python security update

CentOS Errata and Security Advisory CESA-2016:0494 Updated kernel packages that fix one security issue, several bugs, and add one enhancement are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Moderate security impact. A Common Vulnerability...