Linux kernel futex_requeue privilege elevation

Added: 12/03/2014 CVE: CVE-2014-3153 BID: 67906 OSVDB: 107752 Background The futex system call in Linux provides a mechanism for user-space locking. Problem A vulnerability in the Linux kernel allows an unprivileged user to gain root access using a specially crafted futexrequeue call. Resolution...

Linux kernel futex_requeue privilege elevation

Added: 12/03/2014 CVE: CVE-2014-3153 BID: 67906 OSVDB: 107752 Background The futex system call in Linux provides a mechanism for user-space locking. Problem A vulnerability in the Linux kernel allows an unprivileged user to gain root access using a specially crafted futexrequeue call. Resolution...

OracleVM 3.2 : xen (OVMSA-2013-0036)

The remote OracleVM system is missing necessary patches to address critical security updates : - VT-d: don't permit SVTNOVERIFY entries for known device types Only in cases where we don't know what to do we should leave the IRTE blank suppressing all validation, but we should always log a warning...

OracleVM 3.1 : xen (OVMSA-2013-0087)

The remote OracleVM system is missing necessary patches to address critical security updates : - x86/HVM: only allow ring 0 guest code to make hypercalls Anything else would allow for privilege escalation. This is CVE-2013-4554 / XSA-76. CVE-2013-4554 - x86: restrict XENDOMCTLgetmemlist Coverity ...

OracleVM 3.3 : glibc (OVMSA-2014-0017)

The remote OracleVM system is missing necessary patches to address critical security updates : - Remove gconv transliteration loadable modules support CVE-2014-5119, - nlfindlocale: Improve handling of crafted locale names CVE-2014-0475, - Don't use alloca in addgetnetgrentX 1087789. - Adjust...

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : libvirt vulnerabilities (USN-2404-1)

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-2404-1 advisory. Pavel Hrdina discovered that libvirt incorrectly handled locking when processing the virConnectListAllDomains command. An attacker could use this issue t...

USN-2404-1 libvirt vulnerabilities

Pavel Hrdina discovered that libvirt incorrectly handled locking when processing the virConnectListAllDomains command. An attacker could use this issue to cause libvirtd to hang, resulting in a denial of service. CVE-2014-3657 Eric Blake discovered that libvirt incorrectly handled permissions whe...

Samsung 'Find My Mobile' Flaw Allows Hacker to Remotely Lock Your Device

The National Institute of Standards and Technology NIST is warning users of a newly discovered Zero-Day flaw in the Samsung Find My Mobile service, which fails to validate the sender of a lock-code data received over a network. The Find My Mobile feature implemented by Samsung in their devices is...

CVE-2014-4438

Race condition in LoginWindow in Apple OS X before 10.10 allows physically proximate attackers to obtain access by leveraging an unattended workstation on which screen locking had been attempted...

Race condition

Race condition in LoginWindow in Apple OS X before 10.10 allows physically proximate attackers to obtain access by leveraging an unattended workstation on which screen locking had been attempted...

CVE-2014-4438: Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization

Race condition in LoginWindow in Apple OS X before 10.10 allows physically proximate attackers to obtain access by leveraging an unattended workstation on which screen locking had been attempted...

PT-2014-5901

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apple OS X versions prior to 10.10 Description A race condition exists in the LoginWindow of Apple OS X, allowing physically proximate attackers to gain access to an unattended workstation where screen locking had been attempted. Recommendatio...

Kernel: mm: try_to_unmap_cluster() should lock_page() before mlocking

It was found that the trytounmapcluster function in the Linux kernel's Memory Managment subsystem did not properly handle page locking in certain cases, which could potentially trigger the BUGON macro in the mlockvmapage function. A local, unprivileged user could use this flaw to crash the system...

CVE-2014-4368

The Accessibility subsystem in Apple iOS before 8 allows attackers to interfere with screen locking via vectors related to AssistiveTouch events...

Design/Logic Flaw

The Accessibility subsystem in Apple iOS before 8 allows attackers to interfere with screen locking via vectors related to AssistiveTouch events...

CVE-2014-4368

The Accessibility subsystem in Apple iOS before 8 allows attackers to interfere with screen locking via vectors related to AssistiveTouch events...

CVE-2014-4368

The CVE-2014-4368 entry concerns Apple iOS prior to version 8, where a logic issue in the Accessibility subsystem affecting AssistiveTouch event handling could interfere with screen locking. In practical terms, this means that under certain AssistiveTouch-related sequences, the device may fail to...

CVE-2014-4368: Undefined Security Weakness

The Accessibility subsystem in Apple iOS before 8 allows attackers to interfere with screen locking via vectors related to AssistiveTouch events...

PT-2014-5837

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apple iOS versions prior to 8 Description The issue concerns the Accessibility subsystem, where attackers can interfere with screen locking through vectors related to AssistiveTouch events. Recommendations For versions prior to 8, update to...

Sendmail 8.9.x/8.10.x/8.11.x/8.12.x File Locking Denial of Service Vulnerability (2)

No description provided by source. source: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4822/info Sendmail is a MTA for Unix and Linux variants. There is a vulnerability in Sendmail that will lead to a denial of service condition. The vulnerability occurs when a malicious user acquires an exclusive lock on...