Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : x11-server (MDVSA-2013:139)

This fixes a format string vulnerability in the LogVHdrMessageVerb function in os/log.c when handling input device names in X.Org X11 server CVE-2012-2118. MBS1 is not vulnerable to arbitrary code execution via this vulnerability because of the compiler options that were used to build it, but it...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : hplip (MDVSA-2013:088)

This hplip update addresses the folloving issues : Print/Fax queues can now be analyzed by running hp-diagnose-queues fixes some issues and duplex scanning support with newer AIO devices fixes Wireless configuration using hp-wificonfig command for HP Deskjet 3000 J310 series and HP Deskjet 3050...

Using Kernel Exploits to Bypass Sandboxes for Fun and Profit

Researchers and attackers alike are quickly discovering you don’t need a fancy Java or Flash exploit to beat application sandboxes. Exploiting an unpatched kernel vulnerability in the underlying operating system, one that’s likely to stay unpatched for a long time, will do just fine. Twice this...

Hardening Linux Security in few seconds using "Server Shield"

Are you running Linux just because you think it's safer than Windows? Think again. Sure, security is a built-in feature and extends right from the Linux kernel to the desktop, but it still leaves enough room to let someone muck about with your /home folder. Linux might be impervious to viruses an...

linux/x86 - cp /etc/shadow /tmp && chmod 777 /tmp/shadow - 126 bytes

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Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : krb5 (MDVSA-2011:159)

Multiple vulnerabilities has been found and corrected in krb5 : The kdbldap plugin in the Key Distribution Center KDC in MIT Kerberos 5 aka krb5 1.9 through 1.9.1, when the LDAP back end is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash via a...

linux/x86 - setreuid (0,0) & execve(/bin/ash,NULL,NULL) + XOR encoded - 58 bytes

Title: Linux x86 setreuid 0,0 & execve"/bin/ash",NULL,NULL + XOR encoded - 58 bytes Author: egeektronic Twitter: @egeektronic Tested on: Slackware 13.37 Thanks: Jonathan Salwan, Yuda Prawira and Rizki Wicaksono from ctypes import shell =...

Scientific Linux Security Update : mysql on SL5.x i386/x86_64

It was found that the MySQL PolyFromWKB function did not sanity check Well-Known Binary WKB data. A remote, authenticated attacker could use specially crafted WKB data to crash mysqld. This issue only caused a temporary denial of service, as mysqld was automatically restarted after the crash...

Scientific Linux Security Update : jasper on SL6.x i386/x86_64

JasPer is an implementation of Part 1 of the JPEG 2000 image compression standard. Two heap-based buffer overflow flaws were found in the way JasPer decoded JPEG 2000 compressed image files. An attacker could create a malicious JPEG 2000 compressed image file that, when opened, would cause...

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

Insecure temporary file use flaws were found in fenceegenera, fenceapc, and fenceapcsnmp. A local attacker could use these flaws to overwrite an arbitrary file writable by the victim running those utilities via a symbolic link attack. CVE-2008-4192, CVE-2008-4579 This update also fixes the...

Scientific Linux Security Update : firefox on SL4.x, SL5.x i386/x86_64

Several flaws were found in the processing of some malformed web content. A web page containing such malicious content could cause Firefox to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code as the user running Firefox. CVE-2008-1233, CVE-2008-1235, CVE-2008-1236, CVE-2008-1237 Several flaws were...

Scientific Linux Security Update : webkitgtk on SL6.x i386/x86_64

Multiple memory corruption flaws were found in WebKit. Malicious web content could cause an application using WebKitGTK+ to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application. CVE-2010-1782, CVE-2010-1783, CVE-2010-1784, CVE-2010-1785,...

Scientific Linux Security Update : util-linux-ng on SL6.x i386/x86_64

The util-linux-ng packages contain a large variety of low-level system utilities that are necessary for a Linux operating system to function. Multiple flaws were found in the way the mount and umount commands performed mtab mounted file systems table file updates. A local, unprivileged user allow...

Design/Logic Flaw

The imalsmruleinit function in security/integrity/ima/imapolicy.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37, when the Linux Security Modules LSM framework is disabled, allows local users to bypass Integrity Measurement Architecture IMA rules in opportunistic circumstances by leveraging an administrator's...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : java-1.6.0-openjdk (MDVSA-2012:095)

Multiple security issues were identified and fixed in OpenJDK icedtea6 : - S7079902, CVE-2012-1711: Refine CORBA data models - S7143617, CVE-2012-1713: Improve fontmanager layout lookup operations - S7143614, CVE-2012-1716: SynthLookAndFeel stability improvement - S7143606, CVE-2012-1717:...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : ffmpeg (MDVSA-2012:075)

Multiple vulnerabilities has been found and corrected in ffmpeg : The Matroska format decoder in FFmpeg does not properly allocate memory, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file CVE-2011-3362, CVE-2011-3504. cavsdec.c in libavcodec in FFmpeg allows remote...

MDVA-2012:031 : mysql

This is a maintenance and bugfix release that upgrades mysql to the latest respective version which resolves various upstream bugs. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 @DEPRECATED@ This script has been deprecated as the associated patch is not currently a security fix. Disabled on 2012/09/06. C Tenable Network...

util-linux: mount fails to anticipate RLIMIT_FSIZE

mount in util-linux 2.19 and earlier attempts to append to the /etc/mtab.tmp file without first checking whether resource limits would interfere, which allows local users to trigger corruption of the /etc/mtab file via a process with a small RLIMITFSIZE value, a related issue to CVE-2011-1089...

[USN-1364-1] Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities

========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1364-1 February 13, 2012 linux-ti-omap4 vulnerabilities ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : apr (MDVSA-2012:019)

A vulnerability has been found and corrected in ASF APR : tables/aprhash.c in the Apache Portable Runtime APR library through 1.4.5 computes hash values without restricting the ability to trigger hash collisions predictably, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service CP...