SuSE 10 Security Update : Linux kernel (ZYPP Patch Number 7384)

This kernel update for the SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP3 kernel fixes several security issues and bugs. The following security issues were fixed : - A memory leak in the ethtool ioctl was fixed that could disclose kernel memory to local attackers with CAPNETADMIN privileges. CVE-2010-4655 - The...

SuSE 10 Security Update : Linux kernel (ZYPP Patch Number 7015)

This update fixes a several security issues and various bugs in the SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP 2 kernel. The bugs fixed include a serious data corruption regression in NFS. The following security issues were fixed : - drivers/net/r8169.c in the r8169 driver in the Linux kernel does not properly...

SuSE 10 Security Update : the Linux kernel (ZYPP Patch Number 7261)

This kernel update for the SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP3 kernel fixes several security issues and bugs. The following security issues were fixed : - Multiple integer overflows in the sndctlnew function in sound/core/control.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc5-next-20100929 allow local users to...

SuSE 10 Security Update : the Linux kernel (ZYPP Patch Number 7137)

This SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP3 kernel update contains several bug fixes and fixes for the following security issues : - the stack of a process could grow into other mapped areas, therefore overwriting memory instead of terminating the process. CVE-2010-2240 - specially crafted requests could...

SuSE 10 Security Update : Linux kernel (ZYPP Patch Number 5477)

This is a respin of the previous kernel update, which got retracted due to an IDE-CDROM regression, where any IDE CDROM access would hang or crash the system. Only this problem was fixed additionally. This kernel update fixes the following security problems : - On x8664 a denial of service attack...

SuSE 10 Security Update : Linux kernel (ZYPP Patch Number 4472)

This kernel update fixes the following security problems : - It was possible for local user to become root by exploiting a bug in the IA32 system call emulation. This affects x8664 platforms with kernel 2.4.x and 2.6.x before 2.6.22.7 only. CVE-2007-4573 - An information disclosure vulnerability ...

SuSE 10 Security Update : Linux kernel (ZYPP Patch Number 6113)

This Linux kernel update for SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 Service Pack 2 fixes various bugs and several security issues. The following security issues were fixed: CVE-2009-0675: The skfpioctl function in drivers/net/skfp/skfddi.c in the Linux kernel permits SKFPCLRSTATS requests only when the...

SuSE 10 Security Update : the Linux kernel (ZYPP Patch Number 7164)

This kernel update for the SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP3 kernel fixes several critical security issues. The following security issues were fixed : - Incorrect buffer handling in the biarch-compat buffer handling could be used by local attackers to gain root privileges. This problem affects foremos...

[SECURITY] Fedora 16 Update: kernel-3.3.5-2.fc16

The kernel package contains the Linux kernel vmlinuz, the core of any Linux operating system. The kernel handles the basic functions of the operating system: memory allocation, process allocation, device input and output, etc...

[SECURITY] Fedora 17 Update: kernel-3.3.4-4.fc17

The kernel package contains the Linux kernel vmlinuz, the core of any Linux operating system. The kernel handles the basic functions of the operating system: memory allocation, process allocation, device input and output, etc...

Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security and bug fix update

2.6.32-300.21.1.el6uek - regset: Return -EFAULT, not -EIO, on host-side memory fault H. Peter Anvin CVE-2012-1097 - regset: Prevent null pointer reference on readonly regsets H. Peter Anvin CVE-2012-1097 - cifs: fix dentry refcount leak when opening a FIFO on lookup Jeff Layton CVE-2012-1090 -...

VMSA-2012-0006 VMware ESXi and ESX address several security issues

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- VMware Security Advisory Advisory ID: VMSA-2012-0006 Synopsis: VMware ESXi and ESX address several security issues Issue date: 2012-03-29 Updated on: 2012-03-29 initial advisory C...

VMSA-2012-0006 : VMware Workstation, ESXi, and ESX address several security issues

a. VMware ROM Overwrite Privilege Escalation A flaw in the way port-based I/O is handled allows for modifying Read-Only Memory that belongs to the Virtual DOS Machine. Exploitation of this issue may lead to privilege escalation on Guest Operating Systems that run Windows 2000, Windows XP 32-bit,...

Fedora 15 : kernel-2.6.42.12-1.fc15 (2012-3715)

Update to the 3.2.10 stable release, which contains a number of fixes across the kernel. Fixes CVE-2012-1146 Fixes CVE-2012-1179 Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clea...

kvm security and bug fix update

kvm-83-249.0.1.el5 - Added kvm-add-oracle-workaround-for-libvirt-bug.patch - Added kvm-Introduce-oel-machine-type.patch - modify kversion to fix build failure kvm-83-249.el5 - kvm-kernel-KVM-x86-Prevent-starting-PIT-timers-in-the-absence-o.patch bz770101 - CVE: CVE-2011-4622 - Resolves: bz770101...

[USN-1364-1] Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities

========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1364-1 February 13, 2012 linux-ti-omap4 vulnerabilities ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its...

Fedora 15 : kernel-2.6.42.3-2.fc15 (2012-1503)

CVE-2011-4086: jbd2: unmapped buffer with Unwritten or Delay flags set can lead to DoS rhbz 788260 This update rebases the kernel to the newest upstream stable release 3.2.3. As with previous updates, it presents itself as 2.6.xx still, for compatibility reasons. Note that Tenable Network Securit...

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...

SuSE 11.1 Security Update : Linux Kernel (SAT Patch Numbers 5723 / 5725)

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 SP1 kernel has been updated to 2.6.32.54, fixing numerous bugs and security issues. The following security issues have been fixed : - A potential hypervisor escape by issuing SGIO commands to partitiondevices was fixed by restricting access to these commands...

[SECURITY] Fedora 16 Update: kernel-3.1.9-1.fc16

The kernel package contains the Linux kernel vmlinuz, the core of any Linux operating system. The kernel handles the basic functions of the operating system: memory allocation, process allocation, device input and output, etc...