Scientific Linux Security Update : kernel on SL7.x x86_64 (20141028)

Security fixes : - A race condition flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's KVM subsystem handled PIT Programmable Interval Timer emulation. A guest user who has access to the PIT I/O ports could use this flaw to crash the host. CVE-2014-3611, Important - A NULL pointer dereference flaw was...

RHEL 7 : kernel (RHSA-2014:1724)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2014:1724 advisory. The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security fixes: A race condition flaw was found in the...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security and bug fix update

Updated kernel packages that fix several security issues and bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Important security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are...

CentOS 5 : kernel (CESA-2013:1034)

Updated kernel packages that fix multiple security issues and various bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having low security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base scores, which give detailed severity...

Oracle Linux 6.1 kernel security, bug fix and enhancement update

2.6.32-131.0.15.el6 - build disable Werr for external modules Aristeu Rozanski 703504 2.6.32-131.0.14.el6 - scsi hpsa: fix reading a write only register causes a hang Rob Evers 703262 - scsi mpt2sas: remove the use of writeq, since writeq is not atomic Tomas Henzl 701947 2.6.32-131.0.13.el6 - scs...

kernel: drivers/net/cxgb3/cxgb3_main.c reading uninitialized stack memory

The cxgbextensionioctl function in drivers/net/cxgb3/cxgb3main.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc5 does not properly initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a CHELSIOGETQSETNUM ioctl call...