USN-1609-1: Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerability

A flaw was found in how the Linux kernel's KVM Kernel-based Virtual Machine subsystem handled MSI Message Signaled Interrupts. A local unprivileged user could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service or potentially elevate privileges. CVE-2012-2137 Mathias Krause discover an error in Linux...

USN-1606-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

A flaw was found in how the Linux kernel's KVM Kernel-based Virtual Machine subsystem handled MSI Message Signaled Interrupts. A local unprivileged user could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service or potentially elevate privileges. CVE-2012-2137 A flaw was found in how the Linux kernel...

Ubuntu Update for linux-ti-omap4 USN-1514-1

Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-1514-1 OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: gbubuntuUSN15141.nasl 7960 2017-12-01 06:58:16Z santu $ Ubuntu Update for linux-ti-omap4 USN-1514-1 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2012 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.n...

Scientific Linux Security Update : sysstat on SL5.x i386/x86_64

The sysstat package contains a set of utilities which enable system monitoring of disks, network, and other I/O activity. It was found that the sysstat initscript created a temporary file in an insecure way. A local attacker could use this flaw to create arbitrary files via a symbolic link attack...

RedHat Update for kernel RHSA-2012:1061-01

Check for the Version of kernel OpenVAS Vulnerability Test RedHat Update for kernel RHSA-2012:1061-01 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 the ter...

RedHat Update for kernel RHSA-2012:1061-01

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2012 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription scriptxrefname:"URL",...

CentOS 5 : kernel (CESA-2012:1061)

Updated kernel packages that fix one security issue and multiple bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderate security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score, which gives a detailed severi...

kernel: kvm: buffer overflow in kvm_set_irq()

Buffer overflow in virt/kvm/irqcomm.c in the KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.2.24 allows local users to cause a denial of service crash and possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to Message Signaled Interrupts MSI, irq routing entries, and an incorrect check by the...

UBUNTU-CVE-2012-2137

Buffer overflow in virt/kvm/irqcomm.c in the KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.2.24 allows local users to cause a denial of service crash and possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to Message Signaled Interrupts MSI, irq routing entries, and an incorrect check by the...

CVE-2012-2137

Buffer overflow in virt/kvm/irqcomm.c in the KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.2.24 allows local users to cause a denial of service crash and possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to Message Signaled Interrupts MSI, irq routing entries, and an incorrect check by the...

SuSE 10 Security Update : Linux kernel (ZYPP Patch Number 4186)

This kernel update fixes the following security problems : - The IPv6 protocol allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted IPv6 type 0 route headers IPV6RTHDRTYPE0 that create network amplification between two routers. CVE-2007-2242 The default is that RH0 is disabled now. To...

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

Updated kernel packages that fix several security issues and various bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.6 Extended Update Support. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having important security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base scores,...

kernel security update

CentOS Errata and Security Advisory CESA-2011:1479 Updated kernel packages that fix multiple security issues, several bugs, and add one enhancement are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having important security impact. Commo...

Linux Kernel 3.0.4 - '/proc/interrupts' Password Length Local Information Disclosure

/ source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50573/info The Linux kernel is prone to a local information-disclosure weakness. Successful exploits allow local attackers to obtain the password length of a victim's account; information harvested may aid in further attacks. Linux kernel 3.1 and prior...

virt: VT-d (PCI passthrough) MSI trap injection

Xen 4.1 before 4.1.1 and 4.0 before 4.0.2, when using PCI passthrough on Intel VT-d chipsets that do not have interrupt remapping, allows guest OS users to gain host OS privileges by "using DMA to generate MSI interrupts by writing to the interrupt injection registers."...

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

Updated kernel packages that fix several security issues, various bugs, and add two enhancements 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,...

CVE-2011-1898

Xen 4.1 before 4.1.1 and 4.0 before 4.0.2, when using PCI passthrough on Intel VT-d chipsets that do not have interrupt remapping, allows guest OS users to gain host OS privileges by "using DMA to generate MSI interrupts by writing to the interrupt injection registers."...

Design/Logic Flaw

Xen 4.1 before 4.1.1 and 4.0 before 4.0.2, when using PCI passthrough on Intel VT-d chipsets that do not have interrupt remapping, allows guest OS users to gain host OS privileges by "using DMA to generate MSI interrupts by writing to the interrupt injection registers."...

CVE-2011-1898

Xen 4.1 before 4.1.1 and 4.0 before 4.0.2, when using PCI passthrough on Intel VT-d chipsets that do not have interrupt remapping, allows guest OS users to gain host OS privileges by "using DMA to generate MSI interrupts by writing to the interrupt injection registers."...

CVE-2011-1898

Xen 4.1 before 4.1.1 and 4.0 before 4.0.2, when using PCI passthrough on Intel VT-d chipsets that do not have interrupt remapping, allows guest OS users to gain host OS privileges by "using DMA to generate MSI interrupts by writing to the interrupt injection registers."...