Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: mod_cluster-native security update

An updated modcluster-native package that fixes one security issue is now available for JBoss Enterprise Web Platform 5.1.2 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5, and 6. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having important security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: mod_cluster-native security update

An update for the Native components for JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5.1.2 that fixes one security issue is now available from the Red Hat Customer Portal. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having important security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System...

[BSA-061] Security Update for openswan

Harald Jenny uploaded new packages for openswan which fixed the following security problems: CVE-2011-4073 Use-after-free vulnerability in the cryptographic helper handler functionality in Openswan 2.3.0 through 2.6.36 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service pluto IKE daemo...

[BSA-061] Security Update for openswan

Harald Jenny uploaded new packages for openswan which fixed the following security problems: CVE-2011-4073 Use-after-free vulnerability in the cryptographic helper handler functionality in Openswan 2.3.0 through 2.6.36 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service pluto IKE daemo...

[BSA-057] Security update for nss

This update to the NSS cryptographic libraries revokes the trust in the "DigiCert Sdn. Bhd" certificate authority. More information can be found in the Mozilla Security Blog: http://blog.mozilla.com/security/2011/11/03/revoking-trust-in-digicert-sdn-bhd-intermediate-certificate-authority/ This...

Shady ChatSend App Linked to Facebook Spamming Activity

Security experts are warning Facebook users about a shady file-sharing application called ChatSend that has been linked to spammy e-mail and wall posts from the accounts of Facebook users who download it. According to a report by GFI Labs, questionable messages that link to ChatSend’s Facebook pa...

UnrealIRCd 3.2.8.1 - Local Configuration Stack Overflow

Exploit Title: UnrealIRCd local configuration stack overflow Date: 20/10/2011 Author: DiGMi http://digmi.org Software Link: http://www.unrealircd.com/downloads/Unreal3.2.8.1.exe Version: 3.2.8.1 and probably every previous version Tested on: Windows 7 Details and explanations can be found here:...

[BSA-048] Security Update for Iceweasel

I uploaded new packages for iceweasel which fixed the following security problems: CVE-2011-2372 Mariusz Mlynski discovered that websites could open a download dialog - which has "open" as the default action -, while a user presses the ENTER key. CVE-2011-2995 Benjamin Smedberg, Bob Clary and Jes...

Debian DSA-2311-1 : openjdk-6 - several vulnerabilities

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in OpenJDK, an implementation of the Java SE platform. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems : - CVE-2011-0862 Integer overflow errors in the JPEG and font parser allow untrusted code including applets to...

Code injection

The inetdiagbcaudit function in net/ipv4/inetdiag.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39.3 does not properly audit INETDIAG bytecode, which allows local users to cause a denial of service kernel infinite loop via crafted INETDIAGREQBYTECODE instructions in a netlink message, as demonstrated by an...

CVE-2011-2213

The inetdiagbcaudit function in net/ipv4/inetdiag.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39.3 does not properly audit INETDIAG bytecode, which allows local users to cause a denial of service kernel infinite loop via crafted INETDIAGREQBYTECODE instructions in a netlink message, as demonstrated by an...

Avaya Secure Access Link (SAL) Gateway information disclosure vulnerability

Overview Avaya Secure Access Link SAL gateway releases 1.5, 1.8, and 2.0 have an information disclosure vulnerability in the default install. Description According to Avaya's Product Support Notice PSN003314u PDF:"On installation of SAL Gateway with the default properties provided along with the...

Apple Laptop Batteries Can Be Bricked, Firmware Hacked

Security researcher Charlie Miller, widely known for his work on Mac OS X and Apple’s iOS, has discovered an interesting method that enables him to completely disable the batteries on Apple laptops, making them permanently unusable, and perform a number of other unintended actions. The method,...

kernel: xen: svm: insufficiencies in handling emulated instructions during vm exits

The instruction emulation in Xen 3.0.3 allows local SMP guest users to cause a denial of service host crash by replacing the instruction that causes the VM to exit in one thread with a different instruction in a different thread...

NetSecL Linux 3.2 released with new XFCE

NetSecL Linux 3.2 released with new XFCE NetSecL 3.2 comes with a brand new XFCE which increased dramatically the performance experience, we closed many bugs and also gained more compatibility to OpenSuse 11.4 – most packages are 11.4 compatible. GrSecurity kernel is updated to 2.6.32.8 please...

[slackware-security] seamonkey

New seamonkey packages are available for Slackware 13.37, and -current to fix security issues. Here are the details from the Slackware 13.37 ChangeLog: patches/packages/seamonkey-2.2-i486-1slack13.37.txz: Upgraded. This update contains security fixes and improvements. For more information, see:...

[slackware-security] mozilla-thunderbird

New mozilla-thunderbird packages are available for Slackware 13.0, 13.1, 13.37, and -current to fix security issues. Here are the details from the Slackware 13.37 ChangeLog: patches/packages/mozilla-thunderbird-3.1.11-i486-1slack13.37.txz: Upgraded. This release contains security fixes and...

[USN-1163-1] Bind vulnerability

========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1163-1 July 05, 2011 bind9 vulnerability ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu...

[USN-1133-1] Linux kernel vulnerabilities

========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1133-1 May 24, 2011 linux vulnerabilities ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubunt...

[BSA-034] Security Update for iceweasel

Mike Hommey uploaded new packages for iceweasel which fixed the following security problems: CVE-2011-0069 CVE-2011-0070 CVE-2011-0072 CVE-2011-0074 CVE-2011-0075 CVE-2011-0077 CVE-2011-0078 CVE-2011-0080 CVE-2011-0081 "Scoobidiver", Ian Beer Bob Clary, Henri Sivonen, Marco Bonardo, Mats Palmgren...