SUSE-SU-2019:0784-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 kernel was updated to receive various security and bugfixes. The following security bugs were fixed: - CVE-2019-2024: A use-after-free when disconnecting a source was fixed which could lead to crashes. bnc1129179. - CVE-2019-9213: expanddownwards in mm/mmap.c lacks a...

SUSE-SU-2019:0726-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 2 for SLE 12 SP4)

This update for the Linux Kernel 4.12.14-956 fixes several issues. The following security issues were fixed: - CVE-2019-9213: Expanddownwards in mm/mmap.c lacked a check for the mmap minimum address, which made it easier for attackers to exploit kernel NULL pointer dereferences on non-SMAP...

CVE-2019-7221

The KVM implementation in the Linux kernel through 4.20.5 has a Use-after-Free...

kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update

3.10.0-957.10.1.OL7 - Oracle Linux certificates Alexey Petrenko - Oracle Linux RHCK Module Signing Key was compiled into kernel [email protected] - Update x509.genkey bug 24817676 3.10.0-957.10.1 - fs revert 'fs nfs: Don't write back further requests if there is a...

CVE-2019-1999

CVE-2019-1999 is evidenced in connected Nessus advisories for Unity Linux kernel updates (UTSA-2026-003839/004335/000386). The issue is in binder_alloc_free_page in binder_alloc.c, causing a possible double free due to improper locking. This can lead to local escalation of privilege in the kernel...

kernel security and bug fix update

2.6.32-754.11.1.OL6 - Update genkey bug 25599697 2.6.32-754.11.1 - x86 mm/fault: Allow stack access below rsp Waiman Long 1644401 - sound alsa: rawmidi: Change resized buffers atomically Denys Vlasenko 1593083 CVE-2018-10902...

SUSE-SU-2019:0298-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 0 for SLE 12 SP4)

This update for the Linux Kernel 4.12.14-9441 fixes one issue. The following security issue was fixed: - CVE-2018-16884: A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's NFS41+ subsystem. NFS41+ shares mounted in different network namespaces at the same time could make bcsvcprocess use wrong back-channel I...

Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security update

kernel-uek 3.8.13-118.30.1 - ext4: validate that metadata blocks do not overlap superblock Theodore Ts'o Orabug: 28220451 CVE-2018-1094 - ext4: always initialize the crc32c checksum driver Theodore Ts'o Orabug: 28220451 CVE-2018-1094 CVE-2018-1094 - vfs: Add sbrdonlysb to query the MSRDONLY flag ...

SUSE SLES11 Security Update : kernel (SUSE-SU-2019:13937-1)

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP3 kernel was updated to 3.0.101 to receive various security and bugfixes. The following security bugs were fixed : CVE-2018-9516: In hiddebugeventsread of drivers/hid/hid-debug.c, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check. This could lead...

kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update

3.10.0-957.5.1.OL7 - Oracle Linux certificates Alexey Petrenko - Oracle Linux RHCK Module Signing Key was compiled into kernel [email protected] - Update x509.genkey bug 24817676 3.10.0-957.5.1 - fs revert 'fs sunrpc: Ensure we always close the socket after a...

Kernel security update: Virtuozzo ReadyKernel patch 70.0 for Virtuozzo 7.0.8 and 7.0.8 HF1

The cumulative Virtuozzo ReadyKernel patch was updated with security and stability fixes. The patch applies to Virtuozzo kernels 3.10.0-862.9.1.vz7.63.3 7.0.8 and 3.10.0-862.11.6.vz7.64.7 7.0.8 HF1. Vulnerability id: PSBM-90803 A flaw was found in the implementation of ebtables in the Linux kerne...

Taking a page from the kernel's book: A TLB issue in mremap()

Posted by Jann Horn, Project Zero This is a technical blog post about TLB flushing bugs in kernels, intended for people interested in kernel security and memory management. Introduction: Bugs in Memory Management code There have been some pretty scary bugs in memory management in the past, like:...

Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security update

4.1.12-124.24.3 - ext4: update idisksize when new eof exceeds it Shan Hai Orabug: 28940828 - ext4: update idisksize if direct write past ondisk size Eryu Guan Orabug: 28940828 - ext4: protect idisksize update by idatasem in direct write path Eryu Guan Orabug: 28940828 - ALSA: usb-audio: Fix UAF...

Important kernel security update: Virtuozzo ReadyKernel patch 69.0 for Virtuozzo 7.0.4 HF3 to 7.0.8 HF1

The cumulative Virtuozzo ReadyKernel patch was updated with a security fix. The patch applies to all supported Virtuozzo kernels. Vulnerability id: CVE-2018-16884 A flaw was found in the implementation of NFS v4.1 in the Linux kernel. NFS v4.1 shares mounted in different network namespaces at the...

SUSE-SU-2018:4208-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 7 for SLE 12 SP3)

This update for the Linux Kernel 4.4.103-638 fixes one issue. The following security issue was fixed: - CVE-2018-5848: Fixed an unsigned integer overflow in wmisetie. This could lead to a buffer overflow bsc1097356...

Security update for the Linux Kernel (important)

The openSUSE Leap 15.0 kernel was updated to 4.12.14-lp150.12.28.1 to receive various security and bugfixes. The following security bugs were fixed: - CVE-2018-18281: The mremap syscall performs TLB flushes after dropping pagetable locks. If a syscall such as ftruncate removes entries from the...

SUSE-SU-2018:4127-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 18 for SLE 12 SP2)

This update for the Linux Kernel 4.4.114-9264 fixes one issue. The following security issue was fixed: - CVE-2018-5848: Fixed an unsigned integer overflow in wmisetie. This could lead to a buffer overflow bsc1097356...

CVE-2018-9519

In easelcommhwbuildscatterlist, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a race condition. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System privileges required. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Product: Android. Versions: Android kernel. Android ID: A-69808833...

Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security update

4.1.12-124.22.4 - Revert commit 8bd274934987 'block: fix bdi vs gendisk lifetime mismatch' Ashish Samant Orabug: 28968102 - KVM/x86: Add IBPB support Ashok Raj Orabug: 28703712 - x86/intel/spectrev2: Remove unnecessary retpcompiler test Boris Ostrovsky Orabug: 28814570 - x86/intel/spectrev4:...

SUSE-SU-2018:3869-1 Security update for the Linux RT Kernel

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 SP4 RT kernel was updated to 3.0.101-rt130-69.39 to receive various security and bugfixes. The following security bugs were fixed: - CVE-2018-18281: An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel, the mremap syscall performs TLB flushes after dropping pagetable locks. If...