CVE-2015-8946

Summary : CVE-2015-8946 affects the ecryptfs-utils package (eCryptfs) and its helper, specifically the swap setup in ecryptfs-setup-swap. The issue occurs when using GPT partitioning (and in some cases with certain systemd versions), where encrypted swap is not properly configured, potentially al...

CVE-2016-6224

The CVE-2016-6224 issue affects the ecryptfs-utils package (ecryptfs-setup-swap) and stems from an incomplete fix for CVE-2015-8946. Affects systems using GPT with NVMe or MMC drives; boot may activate an unencrypted swap, leading to potential exposure of sensitive data. Multiple distributions (F...

CVE-2016-6224

ecryptfs-setup-swap in eCryptfs does not prevent the unencrypted swap partition from activating during boot when using GPT partitioning on a 1 NVMe or 2 MMC drive, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an...

CVE-2015-8890

platform/msmshared/partitionparser.c in the Qualcomm components in Android before 2016-07-05 on Nexus 5 and 7 2013 devices does not validate certain GUID Partition Table GPT data, which allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted MultiMediaCard MMC, aka Android internal...

Design/Logic Flaw

platform/msmshared/partitionparser.c in the Qualcomm components in Android before 2016-07-05 on Nexus 5 and 7 2013 devices does not validate certain GUID Partition Table GPT data, which allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted MultiMediaCard MMC, aka Android internal...

CVE-2015-8890

platform/msmshared/partitionparser.c in the Qualcomm components in Android before 2016-07-05 on Nexus 5 and 7 2013 devices does not validate certain GUID Partition Table GPT data, which allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted MultiMediaCard MMC, aka Android internal...

CVE-2015-8890

The CVE-2015-8890 issue affects Android on Nexus 5 and Nexus 7 (2013) where platform/msm_shared/partition_parser.c in the Qualcomm component does not validate certain GPT data, allowing a crafted MMC to bypass access restrictions. The root cause is insufficient validation of GPT data in the parti...

CVE-2015-8890

platform/msmshared/partitionparser.c in the Qualcomm components in Android before 2016-07-05 on Nexus 5 and 7 2013 devices does not validate certain GUID Partition Table GPT data, which allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a crafted MultiMediaCard MMC, aka Android internal...

Open-Source Disk Encryption for Windows: LibreCrypt

LibreCrypt is an Open-Source “on-the-fly” transparent disk encryption for Windows both 32 and 64 bit. LUKS compatible – formerly DoxBox. This software can create “virtual disks” on your computer – anything written to these disks is automatically encrypted before being stored on your computer’s ha...

CVE-2014-2357

The GPT library in the Telegyr 8979 Master Protocol application in SUBNET SubSTATION Server 2 before SSNET 2.12 HF18808 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service persistent service crash via a long RTU-to-Master message...

Code injection

The GPT library in the Telegyr 8979 Master Protocol application in SUBNET SubSTATION Server 2 before SSNET 2.12 HF18808 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service persistent service crash via a long RTU-to-Master message...

CVE-2014-2357

The CVE-2014-2357 issue affects SUBNET SubSTATION Server 2 Telegyr 8979 Master Protocol due to improper input validation in the GPT library. This can allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (persistent service crash) by sending a long RTU-to-Master message. Affected product: SubSTATI...

openSUSE Security Update : kernel (openSUSE-SU-2011:1221-1)

The openSUSE 11.3 kernel was updated to fix various bugs and security issues. Following security issues have been fixed: CVE-2011-1833: Added a kernel option to ensure ecryptfs is mounting only on paths belonging to the current ui, which would have allowed local attackers to potentially gain...

Amazon Linux AMI : kernel (ALAS-2011-26)

IPv6 fragment identification value generation could allow a remote attacker to disrupt a target system's networking, preventing legitimate users from accessing its services. CVE-2011-2699 , Important A signedness issue was found in the Linux kernel's CIFS Common Internet File System implementatio...

Error "A hard drive is missing" when performing file restore of VM

Challenge The version of Veeam Backup & Replication you are on likely does not support the Windows drive type. Cause In older versions of Veeam Backup & Replication, we were unable to perform File Level Recoveries on drives with the GPT type or marked as Dynamic with a spanned volumes. If you are...

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

The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. This update fixes the following security issues : - IPv6 fragment identification value generation could allow a remote attacker to disrupt a target system's networking, preventing legitimate users from accessing...

SuSE 10 Security Update : Linux kernel (ZYPP Patch Number 7811)

This Linux kernel update fixes various security issues and bugs in the SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP4 kernel. The following security issues have been fixed : - A USB string descriptor overflow in the auerwald USB driver was fixed, which could be used by physically proximate attackers to cause a...

SuSE 10 Security Update : Linux kernel (ZYPP Patch Number 7812)

This Linux kernel update fixes various security issues and bugs in the SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP4 kernel. The following security issues have been fixed : - A USB string descriptor overflow in the auerwald USB driver was fixed, which could be used by physically proximate attackers to cause a...

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

Updated kernel packages that fix multiple security issues and various bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having important security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base scores, which give detailed...

kernel: corrupted GUID partition tables can cause kernel oops

Heap-based buffer overflow in the isgptvalid function in fs/partitions/efi.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.38 and earlier allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service OOPS or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted size of the EFI GUID partition-table header on...