USN-3821-2: Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities

USN-3821-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux Hardware Enablement HWE kernel from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. Wen Xu discovered that the ext4 filesystem implementation in the Linux kernel did not...

USN-3821-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Wen Xu discovered that the ext4 filesystem implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly ensure that xattr information remained in inode bodies. An attacker could use this to construct a malicious ext4 image that, when mounted, could cause a denial of service system crash. CVE-2018-10880 It...

USN-3821-1 linux, linux-aws, linux-kvm, linux-raspi2, linux-snapdragon vulnerabilities

Wen Xu discovered that the ext4 filesystem implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly ensure that xattr information remained in inode bodies. An attacker could use this to construct a malicious ext4 image that, when mounted, could cause a denial of service system crash. CVE-2018-10880 It...

Oracle Linux 7 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2018-4270)

The remote Oracle Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2018-4270 advisory. - scsi: sg: mitigate read/write abuse Jann Horn Orabug: 28824731 CVE-2017-13168 - infiniband: fix a possible use-after-free bug Cong Wang Orabug:...

Oracle Linux 6 : spice-server (ELSA-2018-3522)

The remote Oracle Linux 6 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2018-3522 advisory. - Prevent potential buffer/integer overflows with invalid MonitorsConfig messages sent from an authenticated client Resolves: CVE-2017-7506 Tenable has extracte...

Amazon Linux 2 : kernel (ALAS-2018-1100)

An issue was discovered in the procpidstack function in fs/proc/base.c in the Linux kernel. An attacker with a local account can trick the stack unwinder code to leak stack contents to userspace. The fix allows only root to inspect the kernel stack of an arbitrary task.CVE-2018-17972 A...

Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security update

4.14.35-1818.4.5 - x86/intel/spectrev2: Remove unnecessary retpcompiler test Boris Ostrovsky Orabug: 28814574 - x86/intel/spectrev4: Deprecate specstorebypassdisable=userspace Boris Ostrovsky Orabug: 28814574 - x86/speculation: x86specctrlset needs to be called unconditionally Boris Ostrovsky...

Amazon Linux AMI : kernel (ALAS-2018-1100)

An issue was discovered in the procpidstack function in fs/proc/base.c in the Linux kernel. An attacker with a local account can trick the stack unwinder code to leak stack contents to userspace. The fix allows only root to inspect the kernel stack of an arbitrary task.CVE-2018-17972 A...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: spice-server security update

An update for spice-server is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability...

Important: kernel

Issue Overview: An issue was discovered in the procpidstack function in fs/proc/base.c in the Linux kernel. An attacker with a local account can trick the stack unwinder code to leak stack contents to userspace. The fix allows only root to inspect the kernel stack of an arbitrary...

RHEL 6 : qemu-kvm (RHSA-2018:3401)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 6 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2018:3401 advisory. Kernel-based Virtual Machine KVM is a full virtualization solution for Linux on a variety of architectures. The qemu-kvm packages provide the...

RHEL 6 : qemu-kvm (RHSA-2018:3425)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 6 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2018:3425 advisory. - hw: cpu: speculative store bypass CVE-2018-3639 Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's...

RHEL 7 : qemu-kvm-ma (RHSA-2018:3062)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2018:3062 advisory. Kernel-based Virtual Machine KVM is a full virtualization solution for Linux on a variety of architectures. The qemu-kvm-ma packages provide the...

RHEL 7 : qemu-kvm (RHSA-2018:3423)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2018:3423 advisory. Kernel-based Virtual Machine KVM is a full virtualization solution for Linux on a variety of architectures. The qemu-kvm packages provide the...

RHEL 6 : qemu-kvm (RHSA-2018:3397)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 6 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2018:3397 advisory. - hw: cpu: speculative store bypass CVE-2018-3639 Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's...

RHEL 7 : ovmf (RHSA-2018:3090)

An update for ovmf is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the C...

RHEL 6 : qemu-kvm (RHSA-2018:3424)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 6 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2018:3424 advisory. Kernel-based Virtual Machine KVM is a full virtualization solution for Linux on a variety of architectures. The qemu-kvm packages provide the...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: qemu-kvm security update

An update for qemu-kvm is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 Extended Update Support. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available fo...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: qemu-kvm security update

An update for qemu-kvm is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.6 Advanced Update Support and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.6 Telco Extended Update Support. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: qemu-kvm security update

An update for qemu-kvm is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 Advanced Update Support, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 Telco Extended Update Support, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security...