Medium: systemtap

Issue Overview: An invalid pointer read flaw was found in the way SystemTap handled malformed debugging information in DWARF format. When SystemTap unprivileged mode was enabled, an unprivileged user in the stapusr group could use this flaw to crash the system or, potentially, read arbitrary kern...

PT-2012-1085 · Red Hat +2 · Systemtap +3

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: SystemTap versions 1.6, 1.7 and probably other versions SystemTap versions prior to 2.0 Description: The issue allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory or cause a denial of service via vectors related to crafted...

kernel: security and bugfix update. (important)

The openSUSE 11.4 kernel was updated to fix bugs and security issues. Following security issues have been fixed: CVE-2011-4604: If root does read on a specific socket, it's possible to corrupt kernel memory over network, with an ICMP packet, if the B.A.T.M.A.N. mesh protocol is used. CVE-2011-269...

kernel: proc: /proc/<pid>/mem mem_write insufficient permission checking

The memwrite function in the Linux kernel before 3.2.2, when ASLR is disabled, does not properly check permissions when writing to /proc//mem, which allows local users to gain privileges by modifying process memory, as demonstrated by Mempodipper...

SuSE 11.1 Security Update : Linux kernel (SAT Patch Numbers 5031 / 5055)

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 Service Pack 1 kernel was updated to 2.6.32.45 and fixes various bugs and security issues. The following security issues have been fixed : - Timo Warns reported an issue in the Linux implementation for GUID partitions. Users with physical access could gain access to...

Juniper Junos Next-Gen MVPN Senario Malformed Message Handling Remote DoS (PSN-2011-10-391)

According to its self-reported version number, the remote Juniper router has a denial of service vulnerability. In a Next Generation MVPN scenario, a kernel memory buffer could get corrupted when the router receives a bootstrap or auto-RP message larger than 204 bytes, causing the kernel to crash...

Google Android 2.3.5 - PowerVR SGX Driver Information Disclosure

// source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57900/info The PowerVR SGX driver in Android is prone to an information-disclosure vulnerability. Successful exploits allows an attacker to gain access to sensitive information. Information obtained may aid in further attacks. Android 2.3.5 and prior...

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS : linux-lts-backport-maverick vulnerabilities (USN-1242-1)

It was discovered that the security fix for CVE-2010-4250 introduced a regression. A remote attacker could exploit this to crash the system, leading to a denial of service. CVE-2011-1479 Vasiliy Kulikov discovered that taskstats did not enforce access restrictions. A local attacker could exploit...

kernel: tpm infoleaks

The tpmopen function in drivers/char/tpm/tpm.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 does not initialize a certain buffer, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel memory via unspecified vectors...

USN-1212-1 : linux-ti-omap4 vulnerabilities

Goldwyn Rodrigues discovered that the OCFS2 filesystem did not correctly clear memory when writing certain file holes. A local attacker could exploit this to read uninitialized data from the disk, leading to a loss of privacy. CVE-2011-0463 Timo Warns discovered that the LDM disk partition handli...

Ubuntu Update for linux-ti-omap4 USN-1202-1

Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-1202-1 OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: gbubuntuUSN12021.nasl 7964 2017-12-01 07:32:11Z santu $ Ubuntu Update for linux-ti-omap4 USN-1202-1 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2011 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.n...

kernel: tpm infoleaks

The tpmopen function in drivers/char/tpm/tpm.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 does not initialize a certain buffer, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel memory via unspecified vectors...

kernel: /sys/kernel/debug/acpi/custom_method can bypass module restrictions

drivers/acpi/debugfs.c in the Linux kernel before 3.0 allows local users to modify arbitrary kernel memory locations by leveraging root privileges to write to the /sys/kernel/debug/acpi/custommethod file. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2010-4347...

CentOS Update for kernel CESA-2009:0001-01 centos2 i386

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011 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",...

Ubuntu Update for linux-ec2 USN-1161-1

Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-1161-1 OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: gbubuntuUSN11611.nasl 7964 2017-12-01 07:32:11Z santu $ Ubuntu Update for linux-ec2 USN-1161-1 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2011 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net Th...

Ubuntu Update for linux USN-1167-1

Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-1167-1 OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: gbubuntuUSN11671.nasl 7964 2017-12-01 07:32:11Z santu $ Ubuntu Update for linux USN-1167-1 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2011 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net This...

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS : linux vulnerabilities (USN-1168-1)

Timo Warns discovered that the LDM disk partition handling code did not correctly handle certain values. By inserting a specially crafted disk device, a local attacker could exploit this to gain root privileges. CVE-2011-1017 Neil Horman discovered that NFSv4 did not correctly handle certain orde...

USN-1167-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Aristide Fattori and Roberto Paleari reported a flaw in the Linux kernel's handling of IPv4 icmp packets. A remote user could exploit this to cause a denial of service. CVE-2011-1927 Goldwyn Rodrigues discovered that the OCFS2 filesystem did not correctly clear memory when writing certain file...

USN-1161-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities (EC2)

Vasiliy Kulikov discovered that kvm did not correctly clear memory. A local attacker could exploit this to read portions of the kernel stack, leading to a loss of privacy. CVE-2010-3881 Timo Warns discovered that the LDM disk partition handling code did not correctly handle certain values. By...

PT-2011-3020 · Microsoft · Windows Server 2003 +5

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Windows XP versions SP2 and SP3 Windows Server 2003 version SP2 Windows Vista versions SP1 and SP2 Windows Server 2008 versions Gold, SP2, R2, and R2 SP1 Windows 7 versions Gold and SP1 Description: The issue is related to an integer overflow...