CVE-2016-6522

Integer overflow in the uvmmapisavail function in uvm/uvmmap.c in OpenBSD 5.9 allows local users to cause a denial of service kernel panic via a crafted mmap call, which triggers the new mapping to overlap with an existing mapping...

CVE-2016-6522

CVE-2016-6522 concerns OpenBSD 5.9 kernel code, where an integer overflow in the uvm_map_isavail function (uvm/uvm_map.c) can be triggered by a crafted mmap call. This may cause a denial of service via a kernel panic due to the new mapping overlapping an existing mapping. Elevation or remote impa...

CVE-2016-6243

OpenBSD 5.8/5.9 kernel vulnerability CVE-2016-6243: thrsleep in kern/kern_synch.c can be triggered by a crafted tsp value in __thrsleep, allowing local users to cause a denial of service (kernel panic). Documents confirm affected file and parameters; no remediation details are provided here. Expl...

CVE-2016-6245

OpenBSD 5.8 and 5.9 are affected. Local users can trigger a denial of service (kernel panic) by providing a large size to the getdents system call. The available sources do not include a confirmed patch version or remediation steps. No exploitation details are provided beyond the described impact...

CVE-2016-6246

OpenBSD 5.8 and 5.9 allows certain local users with kern.usermount privileges to cause a denial of service kernel panic by mounting a tmpfs with a VNOVAL in the 1 username, 2 groupname, or 3 device name of the root node...

CVE-2016-6247

CVE-2016-6247 affects OpenBSD 5.8 and 5.9. The issue allows certain local users to trigger a denial of service (kernel panic) by unmounting a filesystem that has an open vnode on the mnt_vnodelist. The connected records confirm the affected OS versions and the local access vector, with the impact...

CVE-2016-6239

The mmap extension MAPNOFAULT in OpenBSD 5.8 and 5.9 allows attackers to cause a denial of service kernel panic and crash via a large size value...

CVE-2016-6239

CVE-2016-6239 affects OpenBSD 5.8 and 5.9. The mmap extension __MAP_NOFAULT can be triggered by a large size value to cause a denial of service via kernel panic/crash. Impact is availability disruption as stated. No explicit exploitation details or remediation are provided in the connected docume...

CVE-2016-6242

OpenBSD 5.8 and 5.9 are affected by CVE-2016-6242: a local attacker can trigger a denial of service by supplying a large ident value to a kevent system call, causing an assertion failure and kernel panic. This is a local-privilege context with no remote access implied. The observed impact is a ke...

RHEL 6 : kernel (RHSA-2017:0307)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 6 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2017:0307 advisory. The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fixes: When creating audit records for...

RHEL 7 : kernel (RHSA-2017:0270)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2017:0270 advisory. The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fixes: A use-after-free vulnerability was found in the...

RHEL 7 : kernel (RHSA-2017:0217)

An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 Extended Update Support. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for...

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

An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 Extended Update Support. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for...

CVE-2016-9278

The Samsung Exynos fimg2d driver for Android with Exynos 5433, 54xx, or 7420 chipsets allows local users to cause a denial of service kernel panic via a crafted ioctl command. The Samsung ID is SVE-2016-6736...

CVE-2016-9278

Affected component: Samsung Exynos fimg2d driver in Android on Exynos 5433, 54xx, and 7420 chipsets. Vulnerability arises from a crafted ioctl command that can trigger a kernel panic (local denial of service). The CVE is documented across multiple sources (NVD/NVL/RH/etc.) with a MEDIUM base scor...

CVE-2016-9278

The Samsung Exynos fimg2d driver for Android with Exynos 5433, 54xx, or 7420 chipsets allows local users to cause a denial of service kernel panic via a crafted ioctl command. The Samsung ID is SVE-2016-6736...

XenServer Fails to Boot with Boot from SAN Root Disk Multipathing:"Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(0,0)"

The XenServer host has recently been updated with a hotfix that updates the kernel. After patching the XenServer host is in a boot loop. During startup there is a message"Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block0,0" followed by a call trace: The initrd file size i...

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

An update for kernel-rt is now available for Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2.5. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from...

Code injection

An issue was discovered in EMC ScaleIO versions before 2.0.1.1. A low-privileged local attacker may cause a denial-of-service by generating a kernel panic in the SCINI driver using IOCTL calls which may render the ScaleIO Data Client SDC server unavailable until the next reboot...

CVE-2016-9868

An issue was discovered in EMC ScaleIO versions before 2.0.1.1. A low-privileged local attacker may cause a denial-of-service by generating a kernel panic in the SCINI driver using IOCTL calls which may render the ScaleIO Data Client SDC server unavailable until the next reboot...