SUSE SLES12 Security Update : kernel (SUSE-SU-2018:1540-1)

This update for the Linux Kernel 3.12.61-5286 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 Intel...

SUSE-SU-2018:1524-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 11 for SLE 12 SP2)

This update for the Linux Kernel 4.4.74-9232 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 Intel 6...

SUSE-SU-2018:1518-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 16 for SLE 12 SP2)

This update for the Linux Kernel 4.4.103-9253 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 Intel ...

SUSE-SU-2018:1528-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 25 for SLE 12 SP1)

This update for the Linux Kernel 3.12.74-606482 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-2018:1526-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 32 for SLE 12)

This update for the Linux Kernel 3.12.61-52122 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 Intel...

CentOS Update for kernel CESA-2018:1318 centos7

Check the version of kernel SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2018 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"1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.882900";...

Denial of Service Vulnerability in Super Patrol

Super Patrol antivirus software Anti-Spyware Toolkit specializes in checking and can assist in checking a variety of Trojans, rogue software, the use of Rootkit technology of various backdoors and other malicious code spyware, worms and so on. Provides a variety of professional tools, provides...

Virtuozzo 7 : readykernel-patch (VZA-2018-035)

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 vulnerability : - It was found that sctpmakechunk function did not check if the chunk length for INIT and INITACK packets was within the...

Virtuozzo 7 : readykernel-patch (VZA-2018-036)

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 vulnerability : - It was found that sctpmakechunk function did not check if the chunk length for INIT and INITACK packets was within the...

Security update for the Linux Kernel (important)

The openSUSE Leap 42.3 kernel was updated to 4.4.132 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 commandline...

Linux 4.4.0 < 4.4.0-53 - AF_PACKET chocobo_root Privilege Escalation Exploit

This Metasploit module exploits a race condition and use-after-free in the packetsetring function in net/packet/afpacket.c AFPACKET in the Linux kernel to execute code as root CVE-2016-8655. The bug was initially introduced in 2011 and patched in 2016 in version 4.4.0-53.74, potentially affecting...

AF_PACKET chocobo_root Privilege Escalation

This module requires Metasploit: https://metasploit.com/download Current source: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework class MetasploitModule 'AFPACKET chocoboroot Privilege Escalation', 'Description' = %q This module exploits a race condition and use-after-free in the packetsetring...

kernel: ptrace() incorrect error handling leads to corruption and DoS

An address corruption flaw was discovered in the Linux kernel built with hardware breakpoint CONFIGHAVEHWBREAKPOINT support. While modifying a h/w breakpoint via 'modifyuserhwbreakpoint' routine, an unprivileged user/process could use this flaw to crash the system kernel resulting in DoS OR to...

Virtuozzo 7 : readykernel-patch (VZA-2018-024)

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 discovered that nfnlcthelperlist structure was accessible to any user with CAPNETADMIN capability in a networ...

Virtuozzo 7 : readykernel-patch (VZA-2018-026)

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 discovered that nfnlcthelperlist structure was accessible to any user with CAPNETADMIN capability in a networ...

Oracle Linux 6 / 7 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2018-4096)

The remote Oracle Linux 6 / 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2018-4096 advisory. - x86/kernel/traps.c: fix tracedienotifier return value Kris Van Hees CVE-2018-8897 - x86/entry/64: Dont use IST entry for BP stack Andy Lutomirski...

Oracle Linux 6 / 7 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2018-4098)

The remote Oracle Linux 6 / 7 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2018-4098 advisory. kernel-uek 3.8.13-118.20.7 - x86/entry/64: Dont use IST entry for BP stack Andy Lutomirski CVE-2018-8897 Tenable has extracted the preceding description blo...

Kernel: error in exception handling leads to DoS

A flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel handled exceptions delivered after a stack switch operation via Mov SS or Pop SS instructions. During the stack switch operation, the processor did not deliver interrupts and exceptions, rather they are delivered once the first instruction after the...

kernel: ptrace() incorrect error handling leads to corruption and DoS

An address corruption flaw was discovered in the Linux kernel built with hardware breakpoint CONFIGHAVEHWBREAKPOINT support. While modifying a h/w breakpoint via 'modifyuserhwbreakpoint' routine, an unprivileged user/process could use this flaw to crash the system kernel resulting in DoS OR to...

Kernel: error in exception handling leads to DoS

A flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel handled exceptions delivered after a stack switch operation via Mov SS or Pop SS instructions. During the stack switch operation, the processor did not deliver interrupts and exceptions, rather they are delivered once the first instruction after the...