kernel: sctp: skb_over_panic when receiving malformed ASCONF chunks

A flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's Stream Control Transmission Protocol SCTP implementation handled malformed Address Configuration Change Chunks ASCONF. A remote attacker could use either of these flaws to crash the system...

OracleVM 2.1 : kernel (OVMSA-2008-2002)

The remote OracleVM system is missing necessary patches to address critical security updates : - x8664 kernel vmsplicetopipe flaw Alexander Viro 432252 CVE-2008-0600 %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The package checks in this plugin were extracted from OracleVM Security Adviso...

Apple iOS 8.1.1 Fixes Several Code-Execution Flaws

Apple has patched 10 vulnerabilities in iOS, including a pair of bugs that allowed arbitrary code execution and one that enables an attacker to run random binaries on a target device. The patches come in iOS 8.1.1, a small update to the company’s mobile operating system. There are several serious...

kernel: futex: refcount issue in case of requeue

A flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's futex subsystem handled reference counting when requeuing futexes during futexwait. A local, unprivileged user could use this flaw to zero out the reference counter of an inode or an mm struct that backs up the memory area of the futex, which could...

DEBIAN-CVE-2014-3534

arch/s390/kernel/ptrace.c in the Linux kernel before 3.15.8 on the s390 platform does not properly restrict address-space control operations in PTRACEPOKEUSRAREA requests, which allows local users to obtain read and write access to kernel memory locations, and consequently gain privileges, via a...

kernel: net: pppol2tp: level handling in pppol2tp_[s,g]etsockopt()

A flaw was found in the way the pppol2tpsetsockopt and pppol2tpgetsockopt functions in the Linux kernel's PPP over L2TP implementation handled requests with a non-SOLPPPOL2TP socket option level. A local, unprivileged user could use this flaw to escalate their privileges on the system...

VMware Workstation 10.x < 10.0.2 Windows 8.1 Guest Privilege Escalation (VMSA-2014-0005) (Linux)

The version of VMware Workstation installed on the remote host is version 10.x prior to 10.0.2. It is, therefore, reportedly affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability. A kernel NULL dereference flaw exists in VMware tools on Windows 8.1 guest hosts. An attacker could escalate his privilege...

DEBIAN-CVE-2014-2523

net/netfilter/nfconntrackprotodccp.c in the Linux kernel through 3.13.6 uses a DCCP header pointer incorrectly, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly execute arbitrary code via a DCCP packet that triggers a call to the 1 dccpnew, 2 dccppacket, or 3...

CVE-2014-2038

The nfscanextendwrite function in fs/nfs/write.c in the Linux kernel before 3.13.3 relies on a write delegation to extend a write operation without a certain up-to-date verification, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory in opportunistic circumstances by...

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS : linux-lts-raring vulnerabilities (USN-2041-1)

A flaw was discovered in the Linux kernel's dm snapshot facility. A remote authenticated user could exploit this flaw to obtain sensitive information or modify/corrupt data. CVE-2013-4299 Alan Chester reported a flaw in the IPv6 Stream Control Transmission Protocol SCTP of the Linux kernel. A...

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS : linux-lts-saucy vulnerabilities (USN-2042-1)

A flaw was discovered in the Linux kernel's dm snapshot facility. A remote authenticated user could exploit this flaw to obtain sensitive information or modify/corrupt data. CVE-2013-4299 Hannes Frederic Sowa discovered a flaw in the Linux kernel's UDP Fragmenttation Offload UFO. An unprivileged...

kernel: request_module() OOM local DoS

The requestmodule function in kernel/kmod.c in the Linux kernel before 3.4 does not set a certain killable attribute, which allows local users to cause a denial of service memory consumption via a crafted application...

Kernel: net: af_key: initialize satype in key_notify_policy_flush

The keynotifypolicyflush function in net/key/afkey.c in the Linux kernel before 3.9 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel heap memory by reading a broadcast message from the notifypolicy interface of an IPSec keysocket...

kernel: ext3: format string issues

fs/ext3/super.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.4 uses incorrect arguments to functions in certain circumstances related to printk input, which allows local users to conduct format-string attacks and possibly gain privileges via a crafted application...

DEBIAN-CVE-2012-6549

The isofsexportencodefh function in fs/isofs/export.c in the Linux kernel before 3.6 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel heap memory via a crafted application...

UBUNTU-CVE-2012-6541

The ccid3hctxgetsockopt function in net/dccp/ccids/ccid3.c in the Linux kernel before 3.6 does not initialize a certain structure, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a crafted application...

Design/Logic Flaw

The kernel in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2, and R2 SP1, Windows 7 Gold and SP1, Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, and Windows RT does not properly handle objects in memory, which allows local users to gain privileges via a...

PT-2013-2059 · Microsoft · Windows

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Microsoft Windows versions prior to the fixed version Description: The issue arises from the improper handling of window broadcast messages by the Windows kernel, allowing local users to gain privileges via a crafted application. This could...

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-1677-1)

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...

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-1652-1)

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...