util-linux: Multiple vulnerabilities

Background util-linux is a suite of Linux programs including mount and umount, programs used to mount and unmount filesystems. Description Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in util-linux. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Impact A local attacker may be ab...

Design/Logic Flaw

The hostreliableaddrinfo function in support/export/hostname.c in nfs-utils before 1.2.4 does not properly use DNS to verify access to NFS exports, which allows remote attackers to mount filesystems by establishing crafted DNS A and PTR records...

CVE-2011-2500

The hostreliableaddrinfo function in support/export/hostname.c in nfs-utils before 1.2.4 does not properly use DNS to verify access to NFS exports, which allows remote attackers to mount filesystems by establishing crafted DNS A and PTR records...

CVE-2011-2500

Summary: CVE-2011-2500 affects nfs-utils prior to 1.2.4, where host_reliable_addrinfo in support/export/hostname.c fails to properly verify NFS export access via DNS, enabling remote mounts via crafted DNS A/PTR records. Affected components: nfs-utils (before 1.2.4). Root cause: DNS-based access ...

CVE-2011-2500

The hostreliableaddrinfo function in support/export/hostname.c in nfs-utils before 1.2.4 does not properly use DNS to verify access to NFS exports, which allows remote attackers to mount filesystems by establishing crafted DNS A and PTR records...

[SECURITY] Fedora 20 Update: libguestfs-1.24.0-1.fc20

Libguestfs is a library for accessing and modifying guest disk images. Amongst the things this is good for: making batch configuration changes to guests, getting disk used/free statistics see also: virt-df, migrating between virtualization systems see also: virt-p2v, performing partial backups,...

[Binwalk v1.2.2] Firmware Analysis Tool

Binwalk is a firmware analysis tool designed to assist in the analysis, extraction, and reverse engineering of firmware images and other binary blobs. It is simple to use, fully scriptable, and can be easily extended via custom signatures, extraction rules, and plugin modules. Binwalk supports...

Debian Security Advisory DSA 2469-1 (linux-2.6 - privilege escalation/denial of service)

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel that may lead to a denial of service or privilege escalation. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems: CVE-2011-4086Eric Sandeen reported an issue in the journaling layer for ext4 filesyste...

Oracle Linux 4 : kernel (ELSA-2007-0014)

From Red Hat Security Advisory 2007:0014 : Updated kernel packages that fix several security issues in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 kernel are now available. This security advisory has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. The Linux kernel handles...

[SECURITY] Fedora 19 Update: libguestfs-1.22.2-1.fc19

Libguestfs is a library for accessing and modifying guest disk images. Amongst the things this is good for: making batch configuration changes to guests, getting disk used/free statistics see also: virt-df, migrating between virtualization systems see also: virt-p2v, performing partial backups,...

DEBIAN-CVE-2013-2015

The ext4orphandel function in fs/ext4/namei.c in the Linux kernel before 3.7.3 does not properly handle orphan-list entries for non-journal filesystems, which allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service system hang via a crafted filesystem on removable media, as demonstrate...

util-linux-ng security, bug fix and enhancement update

2.17.2-12.9 - fix 892471 - CVE-2013-0157 mount folder existence information disclosure 2.17.2-12.8 - fix 679833 - RFE tailf should support - fix 719927 - RFE add adjtimex --compare functionality to hwclock - fix 730272 - losetup does not warn if backing file is 512 bytes - fix 730891 - document...

[SECURITY] Fedora 17 Update: squashfs-tools-4.2-5.fc17

Squashfs is a highly compressed read-only filesystem for Linux. This packa ge contains the utilities for manipulating squashfs filesystems...

Debian DSA-2469-1 : linux-2.6 - privilege escalation/denial of service

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel that may lead to a denial of service or privilege escalation. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems : - CVE-2011-4086 Eric Sandeen reported an issue in the journaling layer for ext4...

Debian DSA-2443-1 : linux-2.6 - privilege escalation/denial of service

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel that may lead to a denial of service or privilege escalation. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems : - CVE-2009-4307 Nageswara R Sastry reported an issue in the ext4 filesystem. Local...

kernel: security and bugfix update. (important)

The openSUSE 11.4 kernel was updated to fix bugs and security issues. Following security issues have been fixed: CVE-2011-4604: If root does read on a specific socket, it's possible to corrupt kernel memory over network, with an ICMP packet, if the B.A.T.M.A.N. mesh protocol is used. CVE-2011-269...

kernel: security and bugfix update. (important)

The openSUSE 11.3 kernel was updated to fix various bugs and security issues. Following security issues have been fixed: CVE-2011-4604: If root does read on a specific socket, it's possible to corrupt kernel memory over network, with an ICMP packet, if the B.A.T.M.A.N. mesh protocol is used...

Fedora Update for libguestfs FEDORA-2011-17388

Check for the Version of libguestfs OpenVAS Vulnerability Test Fedora Update for libguestfs FEDORA-2011-17388 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...

[SECURITY] Fedora 16 Update: libguestfs-1.14.8-1.fc16

Libguestfs is a library for accessing and modifying guest disk images. Amongst the things this is good for: making batch configuration changes to guests, getting disk used/free statistics see also: virt-df, migrating between virtualization systems see also: virt-p2v, performing partial backups,...

USN-1253-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Ryan Sweat discovered that the kernel incorrectly handled certain VLAN packets. On some systems, a remote attacker could send specially crafted traffic to crash the system, leading to a denial of service. CVE-2011-1576 Vasiliy Kulikov and Dan Rosenberg discovered that ecryptfs did not correctly...