Ubuntu 16.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-3741-1)

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-3741-1 advisory. It was discovered that memory present in the L1 data cache of an Intel CPU core may be exposed to a malicious process that is executing on the CPU core...

Oracle Linux 6 : kernel (ELSA-2018-2390)

The remote Oracle Linux 6 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2018-2390 advisory. - kernel cpu/hotplug: Enable 'nosmt' as late as possible Frantisek Hrbata 1593376 CVE-2018-3620 - x86 x86/mm: Simplify pg4umdpage macros Josh Poimboeuf...

Security Bulletin: IBM QRadar Network Security is affected by Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Summary IBM QRadar Network Security has addressed the following vulnerabilities. Vulnerability Details CVEID: CVE-2018-1000004 DESCRIPTION: Linux Kernel is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a race condition in the sound system. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to caus...

MGASA-2018-0324 Updated kernel packages fixes security vulnerabilities

This kernel update is based on the upstream 4.14.56 and fixes at least the following security issues: kernel KVM before versions kernel 4.16, kernel 4.16-rc7, kernel 4.17-rc1, kernel 4.17-rc2 and kernel 4.17-rc3 is vulnerable to a flaw in the way the Linux kernel's KVM hypervisor handled exceptio...

Virtuozzo 6 : parallels-server-bm-release / vzkernel / etc (VZA-2018-048)

According to the versions of the parallels-server-bm-release / vzkernel / etc packages installed, the Virtuozzo installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities : - x86 AMD An industry-wide issue was found in the way many modern microprocessor designs have implemented...

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-3696-1)

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-3696-1 advisory. It was discovered that an integer overflow existed in the perf subsystem of the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of servic...

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-3698-1)

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-3698-1 advisory. It was discovered that the nested KVM implementation in the Linux kernel in some situations did not properly prevent second level guests from reading and...

Oracle Linux 7 : kernel (ELSA-2018-1965)

The remote Oracle Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2018-1965 advisory. - x86 always enable eager FPU by default on non-AMD processors Paolo Bonzini 1589051 1589048 CVE-2018-3665 - x86 bugs: Switch the selection of mitigati...

Oracle Linux 6 : kernel (ELSA-2018-1854)

The remote Oracle Linux 6 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2018-1854 advisory. - powerpc 64s: Add support for a store forwarding barrier at kernel entry/exit Mauricio Oliveira 1581053 CVE-2018-3639 - x86 specctrl: Fix late microco...

Security Bulletin: PowerKVM is affected by kernel vulnerabilities (Multiple CVEs)

Summary PowerKVM is affected by multiple kernel vulnerabilities. Vulnerability Details CVEID: CVE-2015-2041 DESCRIPTION: Linux Kernel could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by an information leak in llc2timeouttable. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to le...

Security Bulletin: IBM Security Access Manager version 9.0.3.0 appliances are affected by multiple kernel vulnerabilities

Summary IBM Security Access Manager Appliance has addressed the following kernel vulnerabilities. Vulnerability Details CVEID: CVE-2016-10229 DESCRIPTION: Linux Kernel could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a flaw in udp.c. By sending specially-crafted UD...

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS : Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities (USN-3678-4)

The remote Ubuntu 18.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-3678-4 advisory. Wen Xu discovered that the ext4 filesystem implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly handle corrupted meta data in some situations. An attacker...

SUSE-SU-2018:1514-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 17 for SLE 12 SP1)

This update for the Linux Kernel 3.12.74-606448 fixes several issues. The following security issues were fixed: - CVE-2017-13166: An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the kernel v4l2 video driver was fixed. bsc1085447. - CVE-2018-8897: A statement in the System Programming Guide of the Inte...

SUSE-SU-2018:1506-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 16 for SLE 12 SP1)

This update for the Linux Kernel 3.12.74-606445 fixes several issues. The following security issues were fixed: - CVE-2017-13166: An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the kernel v4l2 video driver was fixed. bsc1085447. - CVE-2018-8897: A statement in the System Programming Guide of the Inte...

Virtuozzo 7 : readykernel-patch (VZA-2018-038)

According to the version of the vzkernel package and the readykernel-patch installed, the Virtuozzo installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities : - Linux kernel before version 4.16-rc7 is vulnerable to a null pointer dereference in dccpwritexmit function in...

About the security content of iOS 11.4

About the security content of iOS 11.4 This document describes the security content of iOS 11.4. About Apple security updates For our customers' protection, Apple doesn't disclose, discuss, or confirm security issues until an investigation has occurred and patches or releases are available. Recen...

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS : Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2, Snapdragon) vulnerabilities (USN-3656-1)

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-3656-1 advisory. Tuba Yavuz discovered that a double-free error existed in the USBTV007 driver of the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of...

SUSE-SU-2018:1376-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 SP3 LTSS kernel was updated to receive various security and bugfixes. The following security bugs were fixed: - CVE-2018-3639: Information leaks using 'Memory Disambiguation' feature in modern CPUs were mitigated, aka 'Spectre Variant 4' bnc1087082. A new boot...

USN-3654-2: Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities

USN-3654-1 fixed vulnerabilities and added mitigations in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux Hardware Enablement HWE kernel from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. Jann Horn and Ken Johnson discovered that microprocessors...

Important kernel security update: CVE-2018-1087 and other; Virtuozzo ReadyKernel patch 51.1 for Virtuozzo 7.0.3 to 7.0.7 HF2

The cumulative Virtuozzo ReadyKernel patch was updated with security fixes. The patch applies to all supported Virtuozzo 7.0 kernels. Vulnerability id: CVE-2018-1087 A flaw was found in how KVM handled exceptions delivered after Mov SS or Pop SS instructions have encountered a breakpoint. As a...