MGASA-2014-0044 Updated kernel-rt packages fix multiple vulnerabilities

This kernel update provides an update to the 3.10 longterm branch, currently 3.10.28 and fixes the following security issues: The ath9khtcsetbssidmask function in drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htcdrvmain.c in the Linux kernel through 3.12 uses a BSSID masking approach to determine the set of MAC...

RedHat Update for kernel RHSA-2014:0108-01

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2014 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...

Solaris 10 (sparc) : 150400-06

SunOS 5.10: Kernel Patch. Date this patch was last updated by Sun : Dec/13/13 %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 @DEPRECATED@ This script has been deprecated as the associated patch is has been withdrawn. Disabled on 2014/02/12. C Tenable Network Security, Inc. if ! definedfunc"bnrandom" exit0;...

Solaris 10 (x86) : 150401-06

SunOS 5.10x86: Kernel Patch. Date this patch was last updated by Sun : Dec/13/13 %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 @DEPRECATED@ This script has been deprecated as the associated patch is has been withdrawn. Disabled on 2014/02/12. C Tenable Network Security, Inc. if ! definedfunc"bnrandom" exit0;...

kernel: kvm: pv_eoi guest updates with interrupts disabled

A certain Red Hat patch to the KVM subsystem in the kernel package before 2.6.32-358.11.1.el6 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux RHEL 6 does not properly implement the PV EOI feature, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service host OS crash by leveraging a time window during which interrup...

RHEL 6 : kernel (RHSA-2013:0841)

Updated kernel packages that fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.1 Extended Update Support. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having important security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score, which gives a detail...

Solaris 10 (x86) : 148889-05 (deprecated)

SunOS 5.10x86: kernel patch. Date this patch was last updated by Sun : Jun/28/13 This plugin has been deprecated and either replaced with individual 148889 patch-revision plugins, or deemed non-security related. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. @DEPRECATED@ Disabled on...

Necurs Rootkit Infections Way Up

Infections from a nasty bit of malware, generally delivered by the Black Hole Exploit Kit, surged in November, hitting more than 83,000 machines. Microsoft’s Malware Protection Center rates the Necurs rootkit threat as severe. Dubbed a rootkit by Kaspersky Lab, Necurs has many dimensions to it...

Unbreakable Enterprise kernel Security update

2.6.32-300.38.1 - net/sfc limit number of segments per skb on tx Maxim Uvarov Orabug: 14769994 CVE-2012-3412...

RedHat Update for kernel RHSA-2012:0571-01

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",...

SuSE9 Security Update : the Linux kernel (YOU Patch Number 12677)

This patch updates the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 kernel to fix various security issues and some bugs. The following security issues were fixed : - The hciuartttyopen function in the HCI UART driver drivers/bluetooth/hcildisc.c in the Linux kernel did not verify whether the tty has a write...

Denis Nazarov

Gathering his statistics from the Kaspersky Security Network, Denis Nazarov, head of Kaspersky Lab’s Anti-Malware Research US, compared infection rates on x86 and x64 versions of Windows while describing Kernel Patch Protection technology...

UBUNTU-CVE-2011-3347

A certain Red Hat patch to the be2net implementation in the kernel package before 2.6.32-218.el6 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux RHEL 6, when promiscuous mode is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service system crash via non-member VLAN packets...

PT-2011-4399 · Red Hat · Red Hat

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Red Hat Enterprise Linux RHEL 6 kernel package versions prior to 2.6.32-218.el6 Description: The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, resulting in a system crash, by sending non-member VLAN packets when promiscuous mode...

Solaris 10 (sparc) : 147440-15

SunOS 5.10: Solaris kernel patch. Date this patch was last updated by Sun : Apr/17/12 %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 @DEPRECATED@ This script has been deprecated as the associated patch is not currently a security fix. Disabled on 2013/04/30. C Tenable Network Security, Inc. if ! definedfunc"bnrandom" exit0...

Solaris 10 (x86) : 147441-27

SunOS 5.10x86: Solaris kernel patch. Date this patch was last updated by Sun : Nov/30/12 %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 @DEPRECATED@ This script has been deprecated as the associated patch is not currently a security fix. Disabled on 2013/02/25. C Tenable Network Security, Inc. if ! definedfunc"bnrandom"...

kernel: net: Fix memory leak/corruption on VLAN GRO_DROP

The Generic Receive Offload GRO implementation in the Linux kernel 2.6.18 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 2.6.32 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, as used in Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization RHEV Hypervisor and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted VLAN...

kernel: sctp: do not reset the packet during sctp_packet_config

The sctppacketconfig function in net/sctp/output.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.35.6 performs extraneous initializations of packet data structures, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service panic via a certain sequence of SCTP traffic...

TDL4 Rootkit Bypasses Windows Code-Signing Protection

In recent versions of Windows, specifically Vista and Windows 7, Microsoft has introduced a number of new security features designed to prevent malicious code from running. But attackers are continually finding new ways around those protections, and the latest example is a rootkit that can bypass...

Solaris 10 (x86) : 144489-17

SunOS 5.10x86: kernel patch. Date this patch was last updated by Sun : Jun/17/11 %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 @DEPRECATED@ This script has been deprecated as the associated patch is not currently a recommended security fix. Disabled on 2011/10/12. C Tenable Network Security, Inc. if ! definedfunc"bnrandom...