[SECURITY] Fedora 18 Update: dracut-024-5.git20121019.fc18

dracut contains tools to create a bootable initramfs for 2.6 Linux kernels. Unlike existing implementations, dracut does hard-code as little as possible into the initramfs. dracut contains various modules which are driven by the event-based udev. Having root on MD, DM, LVM2, LUKS is supported as...

[SECURITY] Fedora 16 Update: dracut-018-60.git20120927.fc16

Dracut contains tools to create a bootable initramfs for 2.6 Linux kernels. Unlike existing implementations, dracut does hard-code as little as possible into the initramfs. Dracut contains various modules which are driven by the event-based udev. Having root on MD, DM, LVM2, LUKS is supported as...

[SECURITY] Fedora 17 Update: dracut-018-105.git20120927.fc17

Dracut contains tools to create a bootable initramfs for 2.6 Linux kernels. Unlike existing implementations, dracut does hard-code as little as possible into the initramfs. Dracut contains various modules which are driven by the event-based udev. Having root on MD, DM, LVM2, LUKS is supported as...

Slackware Advisory SSA:2003-168-01 2.4.21 kernels available

The remote host is missing an update as announced via advisory SSA:2003-168-01. OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: esoftslkssa200316801.nasl 6598 2017-07-07 09:36:44Z cfischer $ Description: Auto-generated from the corresponding slackware advisory Authors: Thomas Reinke Copyright: Copyright c 2012...

Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2003-168-01)

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...

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-1383-1)

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...

Linux Kernel IGMP Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

This host is running Linux and prone to remote denial of service vulnerability. OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: gblinuxkerneligmpdosvuln.nasl 7141 2017-09-15 09:58:49Z cfischer $ Linux Kernel IGMP Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability Authors: Sooraj KS Copyright: Copyright c 2012 Greenbone...

USN-1332-1: Linux kernel (Maverick backport) vulnerabilities

Peter Huewe discovered an information leak in the handling of reading security-related TPM data. A local, unprivileged user could read the results of a previous TPM command. CVE-2011-1162 Dan Rosenberg reported an error in the old ABI compatibility layer of ARM kernels. A local attacker could...

kexec-tools security, bug fix, and enhancement update

2.0.0-209.0.1.el6 - Make sure '--allow-missing' is effective by adding to MKDUMPRDARGS in kdump.sysconfig, kdump.sysconfig.i386, and kdump.sysconfig.x8664 12590865 11678808 2.0.0-209 - Improve debugfs mounting code, from Dave Young. Resolve bug 748748. 2.0.0-208 - Search DUP firmware directory to...

kernel: taskstats: duplicate entries in listener mode can lead to DoS

The adddellistener function in kernel/taskstats.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.39.1 and earlier does not prevent multiple registrations of exit handlers, which allows local users to cause a denial of service memory and CPU consumption, and bypass the OOM Killer, via a crafted application...

kernel: net: Fix memory leak/corruption on VLAN GRO_DROP

The Generic Receive Offload GRO implementation in the Linux kernel 2.6.18 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 2.6.32 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, as used in Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization RHEV Hypervisor and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted VLAN...

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS : linux vulnerabilities (USN-1168-1)

Timo Warns discovered that the LDM disk partition handling code did not correctly handle certain values. By inserting a specially crafted disk device, a local attacker could exploit this to gain root privileges. CVE-2011-1017 Neil Horman discovered that NFSv4 did not correctly handle certain orde...

USN-1168-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Timo Warns discovered that the LDM disk partition handling code did not correctly handle certain values. By inserting a specially crafted disk device, a local attacker could exploit this to gain root privileges. CVE-2011-1017 Neil Horman discovered that NFSv4 did not correctly handle certain orde...

USN-1161-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities (EC2)

Vasiliy Kulikov discovered that kvm did not correctly clear memory. A local attacker could exploit this to read portions of the kernel stack, leading to a loss of privacy. CVE-2010-3881 Timo Warns discovered that the LDM disk partition handling code did not correctly handle certain values. By...

Distribution Release : SystemRescueCd 2.1.0 Download

François Dupoux has released an updated version of SystemRescueCd, a Gentoo-based live CD containing a collection of utilities for disk management and data rescue tasks. What's new in version 2.1.0? "Updated standard kernels to 2.6.35.12 long-term kernel: rescuecd + rescue64; alternative kernels...

Linux Kernel 2.6.37 (RedHat Ubuntu 10.04) - Full-Nelson.c Local Privilege Escalation

Linux Kernel 2.6.37 RedHat Ubuntu 10.04 - Full-Nelson.c Local Privilege Escalation / Linux Kernel = 2.6.37 local privilege escalation by Dan Rosenberg @djrbliss on twitter Usage: gcc full-nelson.c -o full-nelson ./full-nelson This exploit leverages three vulnerabilities to get root, all of which...

Fedora Update for dracut FEDORA-2010-17930

Check for the Version of dracut OpenVAS Vulnerability Test Fedora Update for dracut FEDORA-2010-17930 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2010 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the ter...

Microsoft Windows Vista7 - Local Privilege Escalation (UAC Bypass)

Microsoft Windows Vista7 - Local Privilege Escalation UAC Bypass A Design Flaw in Windows Kernel API can Lead to privilege escalation. Mirror of Original Post: http://www.exploit-db.com/bypassing-uac-with-user-privilege-under-windows-vista7-mirror/ PoC:...

Open Source Vendors Closing Kernel Hole

Canonical has released updated kernels for Ubuntu versions 10.04 LTS, 9.10, 9.04, 8.04 LTS and 6.06 LTS to close the recently discovered holes in the Linux kernel. The updates are also for the equivalent versions of Kubuntu, Edubuntu and Xubuntu and should be available through Ubuntu’s Software...

Linux Kernel 2.6.36-rc1 (Ubuntu 10.04 2.6.32) - CAN BCM Local Privilege Escalation

Linux Kernel 2.6.36-rc1 Ubuntu 10.04 2.6.32 - CAN BCM Local Privilege Escalation / i-CAN-haz-MODHARDEN.c Linux Kernel http://jon.oberheide.org Information: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-2959 Ben Hawkes discovered an integer overflow in the Controller Area Network CAN...