kernel: AIO interface didn't use rw_verify_area() for checking mandatory locking on files and size of access

It was found that AIO interface didn't use the proper rwverifyarea helper function with extended functionality, for example, mandatory locking on the file. Also rwverifyarea makes extended checks, for example, that the size of the access doesn't cause overflow of the provided offset limits. This...

Security update for systemd (important)

This update for systemd fixes the following security issue: - CVE-2016-7796: A zero-length message received over systemd's notification socket could make managerdispatchnotifyfd return an error and, as a side effect, disable the notification handler completely. As the notification socket is...

openSUSE Security Update : systemd (openSUSE-2016-1184)

This update for systemd fixes the following issues : - CVE-2016-7796: A zero-length message received over systemd's notification socket could make managerdispatchnotifyfd return an error and, as a side effect, disable the notification handler completely. As the notification socket is...

SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : systemd (SUSE-SU-2016:2476-1)

This update for systemd fixes the following security issue : - CVE-2016-7796: A zero-length message received over systemd's notification socket could make managerdispatchnotifyfd return an error and, as a side effect, disable the notification handler completely. As the notification socket is...

SUSE-SU-2016:2476-1 Security update for systemd

This update for systemd fixes the following security issue: - CVE-2016-7796: A zero-length message received over systemd's notification socket could make managerdispatchnotifyfd return an error and, as a side effect, disable the notification handler completely. As the notification socket is...