Virtuozzo 7 : readykernel-patch (VZA-2017-029)

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 : - It was found that keyctlsetreqkeykeyring function leaked thread keyring which could allow an unprivileged local user...

Virtuozzo 7 : readykernel-patch (VZA-2017-028)

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 : - Race condition in drivers/tty/nhdlc.c in the Linux kernel through 4.10.1 allows local users to gain privileges or...

MGASA-2017-0090 Updated kernel-linus packages fixes security vulnerabilities

This kernel-linus update is based on upstream 4.4.55 and fixes at least the following security issues: Race condition in drivers/tty/nhdlc.c in the Linux kernel through 4.10.1 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service double free by setting the HDLC line discipline...

Debian DLA-849-1 : linux security update

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel that may lead to a privilege escalation, denial of service or have other impacts. CVE-2016-9588 Jim Mattson discovered that the KVM implementation for Intel x86 processors does not properly handle BP and OF exceptions in an L2 neste...

The vulnerabilities in iOS and Mac OS X operating systems allow attackers to trigger service failures or execute arbitrary code in privileged contexts.

The vulnerability of the Kernel component in iOS and Mac OS X operating systems arises from the execution of an operation outside the buffer in memory. Exploiting this vulnerability allows a malicious actor to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context, or to cause a service failure memory...

Updated kernel-linus fixes security vulnerabilities

This kernel-linus update is based on upstream 4.4.50 and fixes at least the following security issues: The cgroup offline implementation in the Linux kernel through 4.8.11 mishandles certain drain operations, which allows local users to cause a denial of service system hang by leveraging access t...

MGASA-2017-0065 Updated kernel-linus fixes security vulnerabilities

This kernel-linus update is based on upstream 4.4.50 and fixes at least the following security issues: The cgroup offline implementation in the Linux kernel through 4.8.11 mishandles certain drain operations, which allows local users to cause a denial of service system hang by leveraging access t...

Ubuntu 16.10 : linux, linux-raspi2 vulnerabilities (USN-3209-1)

It was discovered that the generic SCSI block layer in the Linux kernel did not properly restrict write operations in certain situations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly gain administrative privileges. CVE-2016-10088 Jim Mattson discovered tha...

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities (USN-3208-2)

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-3208-2 advisory. USN-3208-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux Hardware Enableme...

SUSE-SU-2017:0494-1 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-2015-8970: crypto/algifskcipher.c in the Linux kernel did not verify that a setkey operation has been performed on an AFALG socket before an accept syst...

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-3189-1)

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-3189-1 advisory. Mikulas Patocka discovered that the asynchronous multibuffer cryptographic daemon mcryptd in the Linux kernel did not properly handle being invoked with...

Apple Patches Critical Kernel Vulnerabilities

Apple today released new versions of iOS and macOS Sierra and addressed some overlapping code execution vulnerabilities in both its mobile and desktop operating systems. The updates were part of a bigger release of security updates from Apple that also included Safari, iCloud for Windows, and...

About the security content of Security Update 2016-001 El Capitan and Security Update 2016-005 Yosemite - Apple Support

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. Recent releases are listed on the Apple security updates page. For more information about security, se...

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-3169-1)

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-3169-1 advisory. Dmitry Vyukov discovered that the KVM implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly initialize the Code Segment CS in certain error cases. A local...

Oracle Linux 6 : kernel (ELSA-2016-2766)

The remote Oracle Linux 6 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2016-2766 advisory. - mm close FOLL MAPPRIVATE race Larry Woodman 1385116 1385117 CVE-2016-5195 - fs ecryptfs: prevent mounts backed by procfs Mateusz Guzik 1347101 134710...

Classic kernel vulnerabilities debugging notes bis-vulnerability warning-the black bar safety net

Foreword The last time I sent an article yourself in a classic kernel Vulnerability CVE-2 0 1 4-4 1 1 3 struggling experience, and some debugging details of the share summary after feel the harvest a lot, and later an accidental opportunity, I saw the Baidu security Labs issued an article that is...

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-3127-1)

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-3127-1 advisory. It was discovered that the compression handling code in the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture ALSA subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly check f...

MGASA-2016-0364 Updated kernel-tmb package fixes security issues

This update is based on the upstream 4.4.26 kernel and fixes at least these security issues: sound/core/timer.c in the Linux kernel through 4.6 does not initialize certain r1 data structures, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via crafted use of the...

Palo Alto PAN-OS Kernel Vulnerabilities (PAN-SA-2016-0025)

The kernel in use by the Management Plane of PAN-OS is vulnerable to CVE-2015-5364 and CVE-2015-5366. SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier:...

Debian DSA-3696-1 : linux - security update (Dirty COW)

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel that may lead to a privilege escalation, denial of service or information leaks. - CVE-2015-8956 It was discovered that missing input sanitising in RFCOMM Bluetooth socket handling may result in denial of service or information leak...