Debian DLA-1392-1 : linux security update

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel that may lead to a denial of service. CVE-2018-1093 Wen Xu reported that a crafted ext4 filesystem image could trigger an out-of-bounds read in the ext4validblockbitmap function. A local user able to mount arbitrary filesystems coul...

Virtuozzo 6 : cpupools / cpupools-features / etc (VZA-2018-034)

According to the versions of the cpupools / cpupools-features / etc packages installed, the Virtuozzo installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities : - A flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's KVM hypervisor handled exceptions delivered after a stack switch...

Fedora 26 : xen (2018-7cd077ddd3)

x86: mishandling of debug exceptions XSA-260, CVE-2018-8897 x86 vHPET interrupt injection errors XSA-261, CVE-2018-10982 1576089 qemu may drive Xen into unbounded loop XSA-262, CVE-2018-10981 1576680 Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from th...

Design/Logic Flaw

kernel KVM before versions kernel 4.16, kernel 4.16-rc7, kernel 4.17-rc1, kernel 4.17-rc2 and kernel 4.17-rc3 is vulnerable to a flaw in the way the Linux kernel's KVM hypervisor handled exceptions delivered after a stack switch operation via Mov SS or Pop SS instructions. During the stack switch...

SUSE SLES12 Security Update : xen (SUSE-SU-2018:1216-1) (Meltdown)

This update for xen fixes several issues. These security issues were fixed : - CVE-2018-8897: Prevent mishandling of debug exceptions on x86 XSA-260, bsc1090820 - Handle HPET timers in IO-APIC mode correctly to prevent malicious or buggy HVM guests from causing a hypervisor crash or potentially...

SUSE SLES12 Security Update : xen (SUSE-SU-2018:1202-1) (Meltdown)

This update for xen fixes several issues. These security issues were fixed : - CVE-2018-8897: Prevent mishandling of debug exceptions on x86 XSA-260, bsc1090820 - Handle HPET timers in IO-APIC mode correctly to prevent malicious or buggy HVM guests from causing a hypervisor crash or potentially...

SUSE SLES12 Security Update : xen (SUSE-SU-2018:1177-1) (Meltdown)

This update for xen fixes several issues. These security issues were fixed : - CVE-2018-8897: Prevent mishandling of debug exceptions on x86 XSA-260, bsc1090820 - Handle HPET timers in IO-APIC mode correctly to prevent malicious or buggy HVM guests from causing a hypervisor crash or potentially...

SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : xen (SUSE-SU-2018:1184-1) (Meltdown)

This update for xen to version 4.9.2 fixes several issues. This feature was added : - Added script, udev rule and systemd service to watch for vcpu online/offline events in a HVM domU. They are triggered via 'xl vcpu-set domU N' These security issues were fixed : - CVE-2018-8897: Prevent...

Oracle Linux 6 / 7 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2018-4098)

The remote Oracle Linux 6 / 7 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2018-4098 advisory. kernel-uek 3.8.13-118.20.7 - x86/entry/64: Dont use IST entry for BP stack Andy Lutomirski CVE-2018-8897 Tenable has extracted the preceding description blo...

Kernel: KVM: error in exception handling leads to wrong debug stack value

A flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's KVM hypervisor handled exceptions delivered after a stack switch operation via Mov SS or Pop SS instructions. During the stack switch operation, the processor did not deliver interrupts and exceptions, rather they are delivered once the first...

USN-3641-1 linux, linux-aws, linux-azure, linux-euclid, linux-gcp, linux-hwe, linux-kvm, linux-lts-xenial, linux-oem, linux-raspi2, linux-snapdragon vulnerabilities

Nick Peterson discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly handle debug exceptions following a MOV/POP to SS instruction. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash. This issue only affected the amd64 architecture. CVE-2018-8897 Andy Lutomirski discovered that...

USN-3641-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Nick Peterson discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly handle debug exceptions following a MOV/POP to SS instruction. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash. This issue only affected the amd64 architecture. CVE-2018-8897 Andy Lutomirski discovered that...

DEBIAN-CVE-2018-8897

A statement in the System Programming Guide of the Intel 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer's Manual SDM was mishandled in the development of some or all operating-system kernels, resulting in unexpected behavior for DB exceptions that are deferred by MOV SS or POP SS, as demonstrated ...

CVE-2018-8897

A statement in the System Programming Guide of the Intel 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer's Manual SDM was mishandled in the development of some or all operating-system kernels, resulting in unexpected behavior for DB exceptions that are deferred by MOV SS or POP SS, as demonstrated ...

CVE-2018-8897

A statement in the System Programming Guide of the Intel 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer's Manual SDM was mishandled in the development of some or all operating-system kernels, resulting in unexpected behavior for DB exceptions that are deferred by MOV SS or POP SS, as demonstrated ...

ALPINE-CVE-2018-8897

A statement in the System Programming Guide of the Intel 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer's Manual SDM was mishandled in the development of some or all operating-system kernels, resulting in unexpected behavior for DB exceptions that are deferred by MOV SS or POP SS, as demonstrated ...

CVE-2018-8897

A statement in the System Programming Guide of the Intel 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer's Manual SDM was mishandled in the development of some or all operating-system kernels, resulting in unexpected behavior for DB exceptions that are deferred by MOV SS or POP SS, as demonstrated ...

CVE-2018-8897

A statement in the System Programming Guide of the Intel 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer's Manual SDM was mishandled in the development of some or all operating-system kernels, resulting in unexpected behavior for DB exceptions that are deferred by MOV SS or POP SS, as demonstrated ...

CVE-2018-8897

A statement in the System Programming Guide of the Intel 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer's Manual SDM was mishandled in the development of some or all operating-system kernels, resulting in unexpected behavior for DB exceptions that are deferred by MOV SS or POP SS, as demonstrated ...

x86: mishandling of debug exceptions

ISSUE DESCRIPTION When switching stacks, it is critical to have a matching stack segment and stack pointer. To allow an atomic update from what would otherwise be two adjacent instructions, an update which changes the stack segment either a mov or pop instruction with %ss encoded as the destinati...