Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-776-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2009 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...

Debian DSA-1800-1 : linux-2.6 - denial of service/privilege escalation/sensitive memory leak

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel that may lead to a denial of service, privilege escalation or a sensitive memory leak. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems : - CVE-2009-0028 Chris Evans discovered a situation in which ...

Ubuntu 8.04 LTS : kvm regression (USN-776-2)

USN-776-1 fixed vulnerabilities in KVM. Due to an incorrect fix, a regression was introduced in Ubuntu 8.04 LTS that caused KVM to fail to boot virtual machines started via libvirt. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Avi Kivity discovered that KVM did not correctly...

USN-776-2: KVM regression

USN-776-1 fixed vulnerabilities in KVM. Due to an incorrect fix, a regression was introduced in Ubuntu 8.04 LTS that caused KVM to fail to boot virtual machines started via libvirt. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: Avi Kivity discovered...

Ubuntu 8.04 LTS / 8.10 : kvm vulnerabilities (USN-776-1)

Avi Kivity discovered that KVM did not correctly handle certain disk formats. A local attacker could attach a malicious partition that would allow the guest VM to read files on the VM host. CVE-2008-1945, CVE-2008-2004 Alfredo Ortega discovered that KVM's VNC protocol handler did not correctly...

USN-776-1: KVM vulnerabilities

Avi Kivity discovered that KVM did not correctly handle certain disk formats. A local attacker could attach a malicious partition that would allow the guest VM to read files on the VM host. CVE-2008-1945, CVE-2008-2004 Alfredo Ortega discovered that KVM's VNC protocol handler did not correctly...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : kvm (MDVSA-2009:009)

Security vulnerabilities have been discovered and corrected in VNC server of kvm version 79 and earlier, which could lead to denial-of-service attacks CVE-2008-2382, and make it easier for remote crackers to guess the VNC password CVE-2008-5714. The updated packages have been patched to prevent...

Mandriva Update for kernel MDKSA-2007:040 (kernel)

Check for the Version of kernel OpenVAS Vulnerability Test Mandriva Update for kernel MDKSA-2007:040 kernel Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2009 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under t...

Design/Logic Flaw

The vmxsetmsr function in arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c in the VMX implementation in the KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.29.1 on the i386 platform allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service OOPS by setting the EFERLME aka "Long mode enable" bit in the Extended Feature Enable Register EF...

CVE-2009-1242

The vmxsetmsr function in arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c in the VMX implementation in the KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.29.1 on the i386 platform allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service OOPS by setting the EFERLME aka "Long mode enable" bit in the Extended Feature Enable Register EF...

CVE-2009-1242

The vmxsetmsr function in arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c in the VMX implementation in the KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.29.1 on the i386 platform allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service OOPS by setting the EFERLME aka "Long mode enable" bit in the Extended Feature Enable Register EF...

CVE-2009-1242

The vmxsetmsr function in arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c in the VMX implementation in the KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.29.1 on the i386 platform allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service OOPS by setting the EFERLME aka "Long mode enable" bit in the Extended Feature Enable Register EF...

CVE-2009-1242

CVE-2009-1242: In the Linux kernel, the vmx_set_msr function of the KVM VMX implementation (arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c) on i386 allowed a local guest OS user to trigger a denial of service (OOPS) by setting the EFER_LME bit in the EFER MSR. The issue affects kernel versions before 2.6.29.1 and is tied to...

Fedora Update for kvm FEDORA-2008-4604

Check for the Version of kvm OpenVAS Vulnerability Test Fedora Update for kvm FEDORA-2008-4604 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2009 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of t...

Fedora Update for kvm FEDORA-2008-9556

Check for the Version of kvm OpenVAS Vulnerability Test Fedora Update for kvm FEDORA-2008-9556 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2009 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of t...

Fedora Update for kvm FEDORA-2008-9556

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2009 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",...

Fedora Update for kvm FEDORA-2008-4386

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2009 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",...

Fedora Update for kvm FEDORA-2008-4604

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2009 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",...

Fedora Update for kvm FEDORA-2008-4386

Check for the Version of kvm OpenVAS Vulnerability Test Fedora Update for kvm FEDORA-2008-4386 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2009 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of t...

Fedora Update for kvm FEDORA-2008-1973

Check for the Version of kvm OpenVAS Vulnerability Test Fedora Update for kvm FEDORA-2008-1973 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2009 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of t...