USN-5991-1: Linux kernel (GCP) vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the System V IPC implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly handle large shared memory counts. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service memory exhaustion. CVE-2021-3669 It was discovered that a use-after-free vulnerability existed in the SGI GRU...

USN-5991-1 linux-gcp-4.15 vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the System V IPC implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly handle large shared memory counts. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service memory exhaustion. CVE-2021-3669 It was discovered that a use-after-free vulnerability existed in the SGI GRU...

USN-5951-1: Linux kernel (IBM) vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the Upper Level Protocol ULP subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly handle sockets entering the LISTEN state in certain protocols, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly execut...

USN-5939-1: Linux kernel (GCP) vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the Upper Level Protocol ULP subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly handle sockets entering the LISTEN state in certain protocols, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly execut...

USN-5927-1: Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the Upper Level Protocol ULP subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly handle sockets entering the LISTEN state in certain protocols, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly execut...

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-5915-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 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...

K18015201: Linux kernel vulnerability CVE-2017-2636

Security Advisory Description Race condition in drivers/tty/nhdlc.c in the Linux kernel through 4.10.1 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service double free by setting the HDLC line discipline. CVE-2017-2636 Impact This vulnerability may allow locally authenticated users ...

SUSE CVE-2005-0839

Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.11 does not restrict access to the NMOUSE line discipline for a TTY, which allows local users to gain privileges by injecting mouse or keyboard events into other user sessions...

SUSE CVE-2015-8964

The ttysettermiosldisc function in drivers/tty/ttyldisc.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory by reading a tty data structure...

SUSE CVE-2017-2636

Race condition in drivers/tty/nhdlc.c in the Linux kernel through 4.10.1 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service double free by setting the HDLC line discipline...

SUSE CVE-2020-14416

In the Linux kernel before 5.4.16, a race condition in tty-discdata handling in the slip and slcan line discipline could lead to a use-after-free, aka CID-0ace17d56824. This affects drivers/net/slip/slip.c and drivers/net/can/slcan.c...

SUSE CVE-2020-28941

An issue was discovered in drivers/accessibility/speakup/spkttyio.c in the Linux kernel through 5.9.9. Local attackers on systems with the speakup driver could cause a local denial of service attack, aka CID-d41227544427. This occurs because of an invalid free when the line discipline is used mor...

4 times students compromised school cybersecurity

For many students school can be a tough time, and we've all heard stories about bored or frustrated kids compromising school cybersecurity to change grades. Sometimes the students are celebrated, and other times it ends in them being expelled from school, or even prosecuted. Of course, these acts...

PT-2024-8456 · Linux +3 · Linux Kernel +3

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux kernel affected versions not specified Description: The vulnerability is caused by an API design decision in the Linux kernel's net/sched component, specifically in the taprio qdisc. When attempting full offload, the taprio qdisc starts...

Metasploit Wrap-Up

New Olympic Discipline: Hive Hunting This week, community contributor Hakyac added a new Olympic discipline to Metasploit exploit sport category, which is based on the work of community security researchers @jonasLyk and Kevin Beaumont. The rules are simple: You need to abuse a flaw in Windows 10...

UVI-2021-1000568 s390/dasd: add missing discipline function

s390/dasd: add missing discipline function This is an automated ID intended to aid in discovery of potential security vulnerabilities. The actual impact and attack plausibility have not yet been proven. This ID is fixed in Linux Kernel version v5.12.9 by commit...

GSD-2021-1000568 s390/dasd: add missing discipline function

s390/dasd: add missing discipline function This is an automated ID intended to aid in discovery of potential security vulnerabilities. The actual impact and attack plausibility have not yet been proven. This ID is fixed in Linux Kernel version v5.12.9 by commit...

PT-2024-11177 · Linux · Linux Kernel

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux kernel affected versions not specified Description: A refcount leak issue has been identified in the Linux kernel, specifically in the htb parent to leaf offload function. The commit ae81feb7338c, which aimed to fix a NULL pointer...

SUSE: Security Advisory (SUSE-SU-2017:2060-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021 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...

Denial Of Service (DoS)

Linux Kernel is vulnerable to denial of service DoS. The vulnerability is possible because of an issue was discovered in drivers/accessibility/speakup/spkttyio.c. Local attackers on systems with the speakup driver could cause a local denial of service attack, aka CID-d41227544427. This occurs...