CVE-2015-8966

arch/arm/kernel/sysoabi-compat.c in the Linux kernel before 4.4 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted 1 FOFDGETLK, 2 FOFDSETLK, or 3 FOFDSETLKW command in an fcntl64 system call...

CVE-2015-8952

A design flaw was found in the file extended attribute handling of the Linux kernel's handling of cached attributes. Too many entries in the cache cause a soft lockup while attempting to iterate the cache and access relevant locks...

Bluetooth Hack Leaves Many Smart Locks, IoT Devices Vulnerable To MitM Attacks

Sławomir Jasek with research firm SecuRing is sounding an alarm over the growing number of Bluetooth devices used for keyless entry and mobile point-of-sales systems that are vulnerable to man-in-the-middle attacks. Jasek said the problem is traced back to devices that use the Bluetooth Low Energ...

Samsung's SmartThings platform is explosive new vulnerabilities, can trigger the fire alarm-vulnerability warning-the black bar safety net

The researchers found that Samsung's SmartThings platform, there are multiple vulnerabilities for the attacker to invade a victim's home the door open. ! Security research team found in Samsung SmartThings platform in the presence of a plurality of security vulnerability for the network attacker ...

Design/Logic Flaw

The memoryexchange function in common/memory.c in Xen 3.2.x through 4.6.x does not properly release locks, which might allow guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service deadlock or host crash via unspecified vectors, related to XENMEMexchange error handling...

CentOS Update for kernel CESA-2015:1978 centos7

Check the version of kernel SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015 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 scriptoid"1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.882322";...

Scientific Linux Security Update : kernel on SL7.x x86_64 (20151103)

A flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's VFS subsystem handled file system locks. A local, unprivileged user could use this flaw to trigger a deadlock in the kernel, causing a denial of service on the system. CVE-2014-8559, Moderate A buffer overflow flaw was found in the way the Linux...

RHEL 7 : kernel-rt (RHSA-2015:1977)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2015:1977 advisory. The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. A flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's VFS...

RHEL 7 : kernel (RHSA-2015:1978)

Updated kernel packages that fix two security issues, several bugs, and add one enhancement are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Moderate security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base scores, which give detaile...

kernel: fs: deadlock due to incorrect usage of rename_lock

A flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's VFS subsystem handled file system locks. A local, unprivileged user could use this flaw to trigger a deadlock in the kernel, causing a denial of service on the system...

Lockpickers 3D-Printed Master Key for TSA Luggage Locks and BluePrint Leaked Online

Here're a good news and bad news for you. The good news is that if you lose the keys for your TSA-compliant "Travel Sentry" luggage locks then you can just 3D print your very own TSA master keys. The bad news is that anyone can now 3D print their own master keys to open your bags. Yes, the securi...

RollJam — $30 Device That Unlocks Almost Any Car And Garage Door

We have talked a lot about car hacking. Recently researchers even demonstrated how hackers can remotely hijack Jeep Cherokee to control its steering, brakes and transmission. Now, researchers have discovered another type of car hack that can be used to unlock almost every car or garage door. You...

Qualys Security Advisory - CVE-2015-3245 userhelper - CVE-2015-3246 libuser

Hello, it is July 23, 2015, 17:00 UTC, the Coordinated Release Date for CVE-2015-3245 and CVE-2015-3246. Please find our advisory below, and our exploit attached. Qualys Security Advisory CVE-2015-3245 userhelper chfn newline filtering CVE-2015-3246 libuser passwd file handling -- Summary...

PT-2016-7111 · Linux +1 · Linux Kernel +1

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux kernel versions prior to 4.0 Description: The issue is related to the mismanagement of locks during certain migrations in the performance subsystem of the Linux kernel. This allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted applicatio...

SUSE SLES11 Security Update : glibc (SUSE-SU-2015:0164-1)

glibc has been updated to fix one security issue and several bugs : Security issue fixed : - Fix crashes on invalid input in IBM gconv modules CVE-2014-6040, CVE-2012-6656 - Fixed a stack overflow during hosts parsing CVE-2013-4357 Bugs fixed : - don't touch user-controlled stdio locks in forked...

SUSE SLES11 Security Update : glibc (SUSE-SU-2015:0167-1)

glibc has been updated to fix a security issue and two bugs : Security issue fixed : - Copy filename argument in posixspawnfileactionsaddopen CVE-2014-4043 Bugs fixed : - don't touch user-controlled stdio locks in forked child bsc864081, GLIBC BZ 12847 - Fix infinite loop in checkpf bsc909053,...

openSUSE Security Update : percona-toolkit / xtrabackup (openSUSE-2015-217)

Percona Toolkit and XtraBackup were updated to fix bugs and security issues. Percona XtraBackup was vulnerable to MITM attack which could allow exfiltration of MySQL configuration information via the --version-check option. boo919298 CVE-2015-1027 lp1408375. The openSUSE package has the version...

PYSEC-2015-33

RhodeCode before 2.2.7 allows remote authenticated users to obtain API keys and other sensitive information via the 1 updaterepo, 2 getlocks, or 3 getusergroups API method...

SuSE 11.3 Security Update : glibc (SAT Patch Number 10259)

glibc has been updated to fix security issues and bugs : - Fix crashes on invalid input in IBM gconv modules. CVE-2014-6040 / CVE-2012-6656, bsc894553, bsc894556, GLIBC BZ 17325, GLIBC BZ 14134 - Avoid infinite loop in nssdns getnetbyname. CVE-2014-9402 - Don't touch user-controlled stdio locks i...

CentOS 7 : kernel (CESA-2015:0102)

Updated kernel packages that fix multiple security issues and several bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Important security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base scores, which give detailed severity...