The vulnerability of the bitPutcs() function in the drivers/video/fbdev/core/bitblit.c file of the Linux kernel’s frame buffer device driver allows a attacker to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of the protected information.

The vulnerability of the bitPutcs function in the drivers/video/fbdev/core/bitblit.c module of the Linux kernel’s frame buffer device driver is related to writing beyond the buffer boundaries. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an attacker to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and...

Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2018-8781

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - The udlfbmmap function in drivers/gpu/drm/udl/udlfb.c at the Linux kernel version 3.4 and up to and including 4.15 has an integer-overflow vulnerability allowin...

USN-5976-1 linux-oem-5.14, linux-oem-5.17 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-5815-1 linux-bluefield vulnerabilities

It was discovered that a race condition existed in the Android Binder IPC subsystem in the Linux kernel, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly execute arbitrary code. CVE-2022-20421 David Leadbeater...

USN-5792-2 linux-aws, linux-aws-5.15, linux-azure, linux-azure-5.15, linux-azure-fde vulnerabilities

Mingwei Zhang discovered that the KVM implementation for AMD processors in the Linux kernel did not properly handle cache coherency with Secure Encrypted Virtualization SEV. A local attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service host system crash. CVE-2022-0171 It was discovered th...

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-3753-1)

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-3753-1 advisory. It was discovered that the generic SCSI driver in the Linux kernel did not properly enforce permissions on kernel memory access. A local attacker could u...

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities (USN-3753-2)

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-3753-2 advisory. USN-3753-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux Hardware Enableme...