Scientific Linux Security Update : gfs-kmod on SL 5.0-5.4 i386/x86_64

This updated gfs-kmod is already in SL 5.5. A flaw was found in the gfslock implementation. The GFS locking code could skip the lock operation for files that have the SISGID bit set-group-ID on execution in their mode set. A local, unprivileged user on a system that has a GFS file system mounted...

Scientific Linux Security Update : kernel on SL4.x i386/x86_64

These updated packages fix the following bugs : - the GNU libc stub resolver is a minimal resolver that works with Domain Name System DNS servers to satisfy requests from applications for names. The GNU libc stub resolver did not specify a source UDP port, and therefore used predictable port...

Scientific Linux Security Update : kernel on SL4.x i386/x86_64

This update fixes the following security issues : - Information leak flaws were found in the Linux kernel Traffic Control Unit implementation. A local attacker could use these flaws to cause the kernel to leak kernel memory to user-space, possibly leading to the disclosure of sensitive informatio...

CentOS Update for libvirt CESA-2011:1019 centos5 x86_64

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2012 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 scriptxrefname:"URL",...

CentOS Update for libvirt CESA-2011:1019 centos5 x86_64

Check for the Version of libvirt OpenVAS Vulnerability Test CentOS Update for libvirt CESA-2011:1019 centos5 x8664 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2012 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security and bug fix update

Updated kernel packages that fix one security issue and multiple bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.6 Extended Update Support. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having important security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score,...

RedHat Update for kernel RHSA-2012:1061-01

Check for the Version of kernel OpenVAS Vulnerability Test RedHat Update for kernel RHSA-2012:1061-01 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2012 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the ter...

RedHat Update for kernel RHSA-2012:1061-01

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2012 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 scriptxrefname:"URL",...

CentOS 5 : kernel (CESA-2012:1061)

Updated kernel packages that fix one security issue and multiple bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderate security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score, which gives a detailed severi...

kernel security update

CentOS Errata and Security Advisory CESA-2012:1061 Updated kernel packages that fix one security issue and multiple bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderate security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring...

Moderate: Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security and bug fix update

Updated kernel packages that fix one security issue and multiple bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderate security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score, which gives a detailed severi...

RHEL 6 : kernel (RHSA-2012:0743)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 6 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2012:0743 advisory. - kernel: drm: integer overflow in drmmodedirtyfbioctl CVE-2012-0044 - kernel: thp:splithugepage mapcount != pagemapcount BUGON CVE-2012-117...

kernel: rds-ping cause kernel panic

The rdsibxmit function in net/rds/ibsend.c in the Reliable Datagram Sockets RDS protocol implementation in the Linux kernel 3.7.4 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service BUGON and kernel panic by establishing an RDS connection with the source IP address equal to the IPoIB...

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...

FreeBSD UIPC socket stack overflow-vulnerability warning-the black bar safety net

!/ bin/sh fbsd-uipcsock-heap.sh, by Shaun Colley a, 29/09/11 proof-of-concept crash for the freebsd unix domain sockets heap overflow. this was tested on freebsd 8.2-RELEASE. just a PoC for now. see advisory & patches for details: http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/519864/30/0/threaded this P...

SuSE 10 Security Update : Linux kernel (ZYPP Patch Number 7918)

This Linux kernel update fixes various security issues and bugs in the SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP4 kernel. This update fixes the following security issues : - X.25 remote DoS. CVE-2010-3873. bnc651219 - X.25 remote Dos. CVE-2010-4164. bnc653260 - 1 socket local DoS. CVE-2010-4249. bnc655696 -...

Linux IGMP Remote Denial Of Service (Introduced in linux-2.6.36)

No description provided by source. / linux-undeadattack.c Linux IGMP Remote Denial Of Service Introduced in linux-2.6.36 CVE-2012-0207 credits to Ben Hutchings: http://womble.decadent.org.uk/blog/igmp-denial-of-service-in-linux-cve-2012-0207.html written By Kingcope Year 2012 Ripped & modified co...

PT-2012-2399 · Linux +2 · Linux Kernel +2

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux kernel versions prior to 3.2.1 Description: The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, resulting in a divide-by-zero error and a kernel panic, through IGMP packets. This is due to the igmp heard query function in...

PT-2012-2256 · Linux +3 · Linux Kernel +3

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux kernel versions prior to 3.1.9 Description: The issue is caused by an integer overflow in the xfs acl from disk function, which can lead to a heap-based buffer overflow when a local user interacts with a filesystem containing a malforme...

SuSE 10 Security Update : Xen (ZYPP Patch Number 7547)

This collective June/2011 Update for Xen provides the following fixes : - Xen does not properly check the upper boundary of user-supplied data in the getfreeport function when getting a new event channel port. A local user on the guest operating system can exploit this flaw to cause denial of...