Scientific Linux Security Update : firefox on SL5.x, SL4.x, SL3.x i386/x86_64

Several flaws were found in the way Firefox processed certain malformed JavaScript code. A web page containing malicious JavaScript code could cause Firefox to crash or potentially execute arbitrary code as the user running Firefox. CVE-2007-3734, CVE-2007-3735, CVE-2007-3737, CVE-2007-3738 Sever...

Scientific Linux Security Update : sysstat on SL5.x i386/x86_64

The sysstat package contains a set of utilities which enable system monitoring of disks, network, and other I/O activity. It was found that the sysstat initscript created a temporary file in an insecure way. A local attacker could use this flaw to create arbitrary files via a symbolic link attack...

Scientific Linux Security Update : postgresql84 on SL5.x i386/x86_64

A flaw was found in the way PostgreSQL enforced permission checks on scripts written in PL/Perl. If the PL/Perl procedural language was registered on a particular database, an authenticated database user running a specially crafted PL/Perl script could use this flaw to bypass intended PL/Perl...

Scientific Linux Security Update : xen on SL5.x i386/x86_64

Note: Troy Dawson has tested this update on a machine hosting both paravirtualized and fully virtualized machines, both 32 bit and 64 bit. He did the update while all the machines were running, none of them had any problems. He also tried stopping, starting, and rebooting several of the machines...

Scientific Linux Security Update : kvm on SL5.4 x86_64

CVE-2009-4031 kernel: KVM: x86 emulator: limit instructions to 15 bytes On x86 platforms, the doinsnfetch function did not limit the amount of instruction bytes fetched per instruction. Users in guest operating systems could leverage this flaw to cause large latencies on SMP hosts that could lead...

Scientific Linux Security Update : kernel on SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20120710)

The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. This update fixes the following security issues : - A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the nfctfrag6reasm function in the Linux kernel's netfilter IPv6 connection tracking implementation. A remote...

Scientific Linux Security Update : conga on SL5.x i386/x86_64

A flaw was found in ricci during a code audit. A remote attacker who is able to connect to ricci could cause ricci to temporarily refuse additional connections, a denial of service CVE-2007-4136. Fixes in this updated package include : - The nodename is now set for manual fencing. - The node log ...

Scientific Linux Security Update : util-linux on SL5.x i386/x86_64 (20120221)

The util-linux package contains a large variety of low-level system utilities that are necessary for a Linux system to function. Among others, util-linux contains the fdisk configuration tool and the login program. Multiple flaws were found in the way the mount and umount commands performed mtab...

CentOS Update for sysstat CESA-2011:1005 centos5 x86_64

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",...

CentOS Update for libvirt CESA-2011:1019 centos5 x86_64

Check for the Version of libvirt OpenVAS Vulnerability Test CentOS Update for libvirt CESA-2011:1019 centos5 x8664 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2012 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it...

CentOS Update for kernel CESA-2012:1064 centos6

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",...

Google Chrome 19 metro_driver.dll mishandling

Security Advisory - Google Chrome 19 metrodriver.dll mishandling ======================================================================== Summary : Google Chrome 19 is prone to unqualified DLL loading Date : 28 June 2012 Affected versions : Google Chrome v19.0.1084.21 up-to v20.0.1132.23 ID :...

PYSEC-2012-39

virt/disk/api.py in OpenStack Compute Nova Folsom 2012.2, Essex 2012.1, and Diablo 2011.3 allows remote authenticated users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file in an image...

PYSEC-2012-38

Directory traversal vulnerability in virt/disk/api.py in OpenStack Compute Nova Folsom 2012.2 and Essex 2012.1, when used over libvirt-based hypervisors, allows remote authenticated users to write arbitrary files to the disk image via a .. dot dot in the path attribute of a file element...

CVE-2012-3361

virt/disk/api.py in OpenStack Compute Nova Folsom 2012.2, Essex 2012.1, and Diablo 2011.3 allows remote authenticated users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a file in an image...

CVE-2012-3360

Directory traversal vulnerability in virt/disk/api.py in OpenStack Compute Nova Folsom 2012.2 and Essex 2012.1, when used over libvirt-based hypervisors, allows remote authenticated users to write arbitrary files to the disk image via a .. dot dot in the path attribute of a file element...

RedHat Update for kernel RHSA-2012:1064-01

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",...

RedHat Update for kernel RHSA-2012:1064-01

Check for the Version of kernel OpenVAS Vulnerability Test RedHat Update for kernel RHSA-2012:1064-01 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2012 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the ter...

Hacker wanted by FBI held in India For Carding Crimes

Nikhil Kolbekar, aka HellsAngel, was arrested on July 11 in Mumbai, India. Eric Bogle, known as Swat Runs Train, and Justin Mills, or xTGxKAKAROT, were taken into custody in Canada, respectively Colorado, US. HellsAngel and Bogle is suspected of selling complete credit card details, including...

Cross-platform Trojan : Mac, Windows, Linux - Nothing safe !

Security researchers working for F-Secure have found a web exploit that detects the operating system of the computer and drops a different trojan to match.The attack was first seen on a Columbian transport website which had been hacked by a third party. This malware is known as GetShell.A and...