3.0.80 kernel update (important)

The kernel was updated to Linux kernel 3.0.80, fixing various bugs and security issues. Following security issues were fixed: CVE-2013-0160: Timing side channel on attacks were possible on /dev/ptmx that could allow local attackers to predict keypresses like e.g. passwords. This has been fixed...

kernel security and bug fix update

kernel 2.6.18-348.12.1 - Revert: fs afs: export a couple of core functions for AFS write support Lukas Czerner 960014 692071 - Revert: fs ext4: drop ectype from the ext4extcache structure Lukas Czerner 960014 692071 - Revert: fs ext4: handle NULL pext in ext4extnextallocatedblock Lukas Czerner...

Ubuntu Update for linux-ti-omap4 USN-1883-1

Check for the Version of linux-ti-omap4 OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: gbubuntuUSN18831.nasl 8509 2018-01-24 06:57:46Z teissa $ Ubuntu Update for linux-ti-omap4 USN-1883-1 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2013 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net This program i...

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS : linux-lts-quantal vulnerabilities (USN-1880-1)

An information leak was discovered in the Linux kernel when inotify is used to monitor the /dev/ptmx device. A local user could exploit this flaw to discover keystroke timing and potentially discover sensitive information like password length. CVE-2013-0160 An information leak was discovered in t...

Debian DSA-2669-1 : linux - privilege escalation/denial of service/information leak

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel that may lead to a denial of service, information leak or privilege escalation. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems : - CVE-2013-0160 vladz reported a timing leak with the /dev/ptmx...

DSA-2669-1 linux - several

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Debian Security Advisory DSA 2669-1 (linux - privilege escalation/denial of service/information leak)

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel that may lead to a denial of service, information leak or privilege escalation. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems: CVE-2013-0160 vladz reported a timing leak with the /dev/ptmx...

CVE-2013-3235

net/tipc/socket.c in the Linux kernel before 3.9-rc7 does not initialize a certain data structure and a certain length variable, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a crafted recvmsg or recvfrom system call...

DEBIAN-CVE-2013-3235

net/tipc/socket.c in the Linux kernel before 3.9-rc7 does not initialize a certain data structure and a certain length variable, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a crafted recvmsg or recvfrom system call...

CVE-2013-3235

Mitigation-ready summary for CVE-2013-3235: In the Linux kernel, net/tipc/socket.c prior to 3.9-rc7 does not initialize a certain data structure and a length variable, enabling local attackers to read sensitive data from kernel stack memory via crafted recvmsg/recvfrom. Affected scenario is local...

CVE-2013-3235

net/tipc/socket.c in the Linux kernel before 3.9-rc7 does not initialize a certain data structure and a certain length variable, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a crafted recvmsg or recvfrom system call...