Oracle Linux 8 : kernel (ELSA-2020-3218)

The remote Oracle Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2020-3218 advisory. - Reverse keys order for dual-signing Frantisek Hrbata 1837433 1837434 CVE-2020-10713 - kernel Move to dual-signing to split signing keys up better...

USN-4440-1: linux kernel vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the network block device nbd implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly check for error conditions in some situations. An attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service system crash. CVE-2019-16089 It was discovered that the kernel-user space relay...

kernel security and bug fix update

4.18.0-193.14.32.OL8 - Oracle Linux certificates Kevin Lyons - Disable signing for aarch64 Ilya Okomin - Oracle Linux RHCK Module Signing Key was added to the kernel trusted keys list olkmodsigningkey.pem Orabug: 29539237 - Update x509.genkey Orabug: 24817676 - Conflict with shim-ia32 and shim-x6...

Oracle Linux 7 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2020-5791)

The remote Oracle Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2020-5791 advisory. - efi: Restrict efivarssdtload when the kernel is locked down Matthew Garrett Orabug: 31662729 CVE-2019-20908 Tenable has extracted the preceding description...

kernel: lockdown: bypass through ACPI write via efivar_ssdt

A flaw was found in how the ACPI table loading through the EFI variable and the related efivarssdt boot option was handled when the Linux kernel was locked down. This flaw allows a root privileged local user to circumvent the kernel lockdown restrictions. The highest threat from this vulnerabilit...

Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security update

4.14.35-1902.304.6.3 - Revert 'uek-rpm: Move grub boot menu update to posttrans stage.' Somasundaram Krishnasamy Orabug: 31358100 4.14.35-1902.304.6.2 - certs: Remove Oracle cert compiled into the kernel Eric Snowberg Orabug: 31668611 - efi: Restrict efivarssdtload when the kernel is locked down...

grub2 security update

2.02-81.0.4 - Fix CVE-2020-10713, CVE-2020-14308, CVE-2020-14309, CVE-2020-14310, CVE-2020-14311, CVE-2020-15705, CVE-2020-15706, CVE-2020-15707 Orabug: 31225072 - Update signing certificate for efi binaries 2.02-0.81.0.2 - Enable common subpackage build for aarch64 - Disable RHEL patch...

grub2 security update

2.02-81.0.3 - Fix CVE-2020-10713, CVE-2020-14308, CVE-2020-14309, CVE-2020-14310, CVE-2020-14311, CVE-2020-15705, CVE-2020-15706, CVE-2020-15707 Orabug: 31225072 - Update signing certificate for efi binaries...

GRUB2 bootloader is vulnerable to buffer overflow

Overview The GRUB2 boot loader is vulnerable to buffer overflow, which results in arbitrary code execution during the boot process, even when Secure Boot is enabled. Description GRUB2 is a multiboot boot loader that replaced GRUB Legacy in 2012. A boot loader is the first program that runs upon...

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-4439-1)

The remote Ubuntu 18.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-4439-1 advisory. It was discovered that the network block device nbd implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly check for error conditions in some situations. An...

USN-4427-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the Kvaser CAN/USB driver in the Linux kernel did not properly initialize memory in certain situations. A local attacker could possibly use this to expose sensitive information kernel memory. CVE-2019-19947 Chuhong Yuan discovered that go7007 USB audio device driver in the...

USN-4426-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Jason A. Donenfeld discovered that the ACPI implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly restrict loading SSDT code from an EFI variable. A privileged attacker could use this to bypass Secure Boot lockdown restrictions and execute arbitrary code in the kernel. CVE-2019-20908 Fan Yang...

USN-4426-1 linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-hwe, linux-azure, linux-azure-4.15, linux-gcp, linux-gcp-4.15, linux-gke-4.15, linux-hwe, linux-kvm, linux-oem, linux-oracle, linux-raspi2, linux-snapdragon vulnerabilities

Jason A. Donenfeld discovered that the ACPI implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly restrict loading SSDT code from an EFI variable. A privileged attacker could use this to bypass Secure Boot lockdown restrictions and execute arbitrary code in the kernel. CVE-2019-20908 Fan Yang...

USN-4439-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the network block device nbd implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly check for error conditions in some situations. An attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service system crash. CVE-2019-16089 It was discovered that the btrfs file system...

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-4426-1)

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-4426-1 advisory. Jason A. Donenfeld discovered that the ACPI implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly restrict loading SSDT code from an EFI...

USN-4414-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Cloud Foundry

Severity Medium Vendor Canonical Ubuntu Versions Affected Canonical Ubuntu 16.04 Description It was discovered that the network block device nbd implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly check for error conditions in some situations. An attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial...

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-4427-1)

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-4427-1 advisory. It was discovered that the Kvaser CAN/USB driver in the Linux kernel did not properly initialize memory in certain situations. A local attacker could...

SUSE SLES12 Security Update : xen (SUSE-SU-2020:1633-1)

This update for xen fixes the following issues : CVE-2020-0543: Fixed a side channel attack against special registers which could have resulted in leaking of read values to cores other than the one which called it. This attack is known as Special Register Buffer Data Sampling SRBDS or 'CrossTalk'...

USN-4414-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the network block device nbd implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly check for error conditions in some situations. An attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service system crash. CVE-2019-16089 It was discovered that the btrfs file system...

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

An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 Extended Update Support. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for...