MGASA-2014-0451 Updated kernel-linus packages fix security vulnerabilities

This kernel-linus update is based on upstream -longterm 3.14.23 and fixes the following security issues: The kvmiommumappages function in virt/kvm/iommu.c in the Linux kernel through 3.16.1 miscalculates the number of pages during the handling of a mapping failure, which allows guest OS users to ...

MGASA-2014-0456 Updated kernel-linus packages fix security vulnerabilities

This kernel-linus update is based on upstream -longterm 3.10.58 and fixes the following security issues: The kvmiommumappages function in virt/kvm/iommu.c in the Linux kernel through 3.16.1 miscalculates the number of pages during the handling of a mapping failure, which allows guest OS users to ...

Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security update

2.6.39-400.215.13 - net: sctp: fix panic on duplicate ASCONF chunks Daniel Borkmann Orabug: 20010591 CVE-2014-3687 - net: sctp: fix skboverpanic when receiving malformed ASCONF chunks Daniel Borkmann Orabug: 20010578 CVE-2014-3673...

RHEL 6 : kernel (RHSA-2014:1843)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 6 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2014:1843 advisory. The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. A race condition flaw was found in the way the Linux...

RHEL 6 : kernel (RHSA-2013:0662)

Updated kernel packages that fix one security issue and several bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3 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, whi...

Fedora 21 : kernel-3.17.1-300.fc21 (2014-12955)

Update to latest upstream stable release, Linux v3.17.1. Also fixes a btrfs corruption error when read-only snapshots are used. Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean...

RedHat Update for kernel RHSA-2014:1724-01

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...

CentOS Update for kernel CESA-2014:1724 centos7

Check the version of kernel 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 scriptoid"1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.882069";...

Fedora Update for kernel FEDORA-2014-13773

Check the version of kernel 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 scriptoid"1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.868434";...

kernel security and bug fix update

3.10.0-123.9.2 - Oracle Linux certificates Alexey Petrenko 3.10.0-123.9.2 - virt kvm: fix PIT timer race condition Petr Matousek 1144879 1144880 CVE-2014-3611 - virt kvm/vmx: handle invept and invvpid vm exits gracefully Petr Matousek 1145449 1116936 1144828 1144829 CVE-2014-3645 CVE-2014-3646...

SuSE 11.3 Security Update : Linux kernel (SAT Patch Numbers 9746 / 9749 / 9751)

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 Service Pack 3 kernel has been updated to fix various bugs and security issues. The following security bugs have been fixed : - The mediadeviceenumentities function in drivers/media/media-device.c in the Linux kernel before 3.14.6 does not initialize a certain data...

SuSE 11.3 Security Update : Linux kernel (SAT Patch Number 9750)

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 Service Pack 3 kernel has been updated to fix various bugs and security issues. The following security bugs have been fixed : - The mediadeviceenumentities function in drivers/media/media-device.c in the Linux kernel before 3.14.6 does not initialize a certain data...

Amazon Linux AMI : kernel (ALAS-2014-363)

The futexrequeue function in kernel/futex.c in the Linux kernel through 3.14.5 does not ensure that calls have two different futex addresses, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted FUTEXREQUEUE command that facilitates unsafe waiter modification. C Tenable Network Security, Inc...

Fedora Update for kernel FEDORA-2014-11008

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...

MGASA-2014-0392 Updated kernel & related packages provide 3.10 longterm support branch

This kernel update provides an update based on upstream 3.10.54 from the 3.10 -longterm branch. It also fixes the following security issue: The kvmiommumappages function in virt/kvm/iommu.c in the Linux kernel through 3.16.1 miscalculates the number of pages during the handling of a mapping...

Updated kernel & related packages provide 3.10 longterm support branch

This kernel update provides an update based on upstream 3.10.54 from the 3.10 -longterm branch. It also fixes the following security issue: The kvmiommumappages function in virt/kvm/iommu.c in the Linux kernel through 3.16.1 miscalculates the number of pages during the handling of a mapping...

Privacy-focused Tails 1.1.2 Operating System Released

Tails, a Linux-based highly secure Operating System specially designed and optimized to preserve users' anonymity and privacy, has launched its new release, Tails version 1.1.2. Tails, also known as 'Amnesiac Incognito Live System', is a free security-focused Debian-based Linux distribution, whic...

SUSE-SU-2015:0736-1 Security update for Linux kernel

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 Service Pack 3 kernel has been updated to fix various bugs and security issues. The following security bugs have been fixed: CVE-2014-1739: The mediadeviceenumentities function in drivers/media/media-device.c in the Linux kernel before 3.14.6 does not initialize a...

SUSE-SU-2015:1376-1 Security update for Linux kernel

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 Service Pack 3 kernel has been updated to fix various bugs and security issues. The following security bugs have been fixed: CVE-2014-1739: The mediadeviceenumentities function in drivers/media/media-device.c in the Linux kernel before 3.14.6 does not initialize a...

SUSE-SU-2015:0581-1 Security update for Linux kernel

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 Service Pack 3 kernel has been updated to fix various bugs and security issues. The following security bugs have been fixed: CVE-2014-1739: The mediadeviceenumentities function in drivers/media/media-device.c in the Linux kernel before 3.14.6 does not initialize a...