SUSE SLED12: cluster-md-kmp-default / dlm-kmp-default / gfs2-kmp-default / etc (SUSE-SU-2021:3206-1)

The remote SUSE Linux SLED12 / SLES12 / SLESSAP12 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2021:3206-1 advisory. The SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP5 kernel was updated to receive various security and bugfixes. The following security bugs...

SUSE-SU-2021:3206-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP5 kernel was updated to receive various security and bugfixes. The following security bugs were fixed: - CVE-2018-9517: Fixed possible memory corruption due to a use after free in pppol2tpconnect bsc1108488. - CVE-2019-3874: Fixed possible denial of service attack v...

OracleVM 3.4 : kernel-uek (OVMSA-2021-0031)

The remote OracleVM system is missing necessary patches to address security updates: - In the Linux kernel through 5.3.2, cfg80211mgdwextgiwessid in net/wireless/wext-sme.c does not reject a long SSID IE, leading to a Buffer Overflow. CVE-2019-17133 - In the Linux kernel 5.0.21 and 5.3.11, mounti...

SUSE-SU-2021:3192-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP5 Azure kernel was updated to receive various security and bugfixes. The following security bugs were fixed: - CVE-2018-9517: Fixed possible memory corruption due to a use after free in pppol2tpconnect bsc1108488. - CVE-2019-3874: Fixed possible denial of service...

USN-5071-3 linux-raspi, linux-raspi-5.4 vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the KVM hypervisor implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly perform reference counting in some situations, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. An attacker who could start and control a VM could possibly use this to expose sensitive information or execute...

SUSE SLES15: kernel-azure / kernel-azure-devel / kernel-devel-azure / etc (SUSE-SU-2021:3178-1)

The remote SUSE Linux SLES15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2021:3178-1 advisory. The SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP2 Azure kernel was updated to receive various security and bugfixes. The following security bugs were fixed: -...

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS : Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities (USN-5073-3)

The remote Ubuntu 18.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-5073-3 advisory. Norbert Slusarek discovered that the CAN broadcast manger bcm protocol implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly initialize memory in some...

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS : Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities (USN-5071-3)

The remote Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-5071-3 advisory. It was discovered that the KVM hypervisor implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly perform reference counting in some situations,...

openSUSE 15 Security Update : kernel (openSUSE-SU-2021:3179-1)

The remote SUSE Linux SUSE15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the openSUSE-SU-2021:3179-1 advisory. - An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 5.6.11. sgwrite lacks an sgremoverequest call in a certain failure case, aka...

Oracle Linux 6 / 7 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2021-9459)

The remote Oracle Linux 6 / 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2021-9459 advisory. - fs/namespace.c: fix mountpoint reference counter race Piotr Krysiuk Orabug: 33369433 CVE-2020-12114 CVE-2020-12114 - btrfs: only search for...

Vulnerabilities fixed in Oracle Linux

Oracle has fixed vulnerabilities in its kernel. The vulnerabilities allow a malicious party to cause a denial-of-service exploit. Oracle has released updates to fix the vulnerabilities. More information can be found on the page below: https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2021-3447.html...

SUSE SLES12: kernel-livepatch-4_12_14-150_58-default / etc (SUSE-SU-2021:3073-1)

The remote SUSE Linux SLES12 / SLES15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2021:3073-1 advisory. This update for the Linux Kernel 4.12.14-12237 fixes several issues. The following security issues were fixed: - CVE-2021-3653: Fixed...

OPENSUSE-SU-2021:1271-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel

The openSUSE Leap 15.2 kernel was updated to receive various security and bugfixes. The following security bugs were fixed: - CVE-2021-3759: Unaccounted ipc objects in Linux kernel could have lead to breaking memcg limits and DoS attacks bsc1190115. - CVE-2021-38160: Data corruption or loss could...

RHEL 7 : kernel (RHSA-2021:3522)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2021:3522 advisory. The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fixes: kernel: Use after free via PI futex...

Ubuntu 16.04 ESM / 18.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-5073-1)

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 ESM / 18.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-5073-1 advisory. Maxim Levitsky and Paolo Bonzini discovered that the KVM hypervisor implementation for AMD processors in the Linux kernel allowed a guest VM ...

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-5070-1)

The remote Ubuntu 20.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-5070-1 advisory. Maxim Levitsky and Paolo Bonzini discovered that the KVM hypervisor implementation for AMD processors in the Linux kernel allowed a guest VM to disable...

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-5017-1)

The remote Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-5017-1 advisory. It was discovered that the virtual file system implementation in the Linux kernel contained an unsigned to signed integer conversion error. A...

RHEL 7 : kernel (RHSA-2021:3327)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2021:3327 advisory. The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security Fixes: kernel: out-of-bounds write in...

OPENSUSE-SU-2021:1212-1 Security update for spectre-meltdown-checker

This update for spectre-meltdown-checker fixes the following issues: spectre-meltdown-checker was updated to version 0.44 bsc1189477 - feat: add support for SRBDS related vulnerabilities - feat: add zstd kernel decompression 370 - enh: arm: add experimental support for binary arm images - enh: rs...

Oracle Linux 6 : kernel (ELSA-2021-9434)

The remote Oracle Linux 6 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2021-9434 advisory. - kernel futex: Use pistateupdateowner in putpistate Thomas Gleixner 1922249 CVE-2021-3347 Orabug: 33150734 - kernel futex: Handle faults correctly for...