kernel security and bug fix update

2.6.32-431.17.1 - scsi qla2xxx: Fixup looking for a space in the outstandingcmds array in qla2x00allociocbs Chad Dupuis 1085660 1070856 - scsi isci: fix reset timeout handling David Milburn 1080600 1040393 - scsi isci: correct erroneous foreachiscihost macro David Milburn 1074855 1059325 - kernel...

kernel: block: passing disk names as format strings

Format string vulnerability in the registerdisk function in block/genhd.c in the Linux kernel through 3.9.4 allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging root access and writing format string specifiers to /sys/module/mdmod/parameters/newarray in order to create a crafted /dev/md device nam...

kernel: block: passing disk names as format strings

Format string vulnerability in the registerdisk function in block/genhd.c in the Linux kernel through 3.9.4 allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging root access and writing format string specifiers to /sys/module/mdmod/parameters/newarray in order to create a crafted /dev/md device nam...

kernel security and bug fix update

kernel 2.6.18-371.3.1 - net be2net: don't use GRO for packets w/ re-inserted VLAN tags Ivan Vecera 1023348 1008691 - net tg3: call pcienablewake to set power state John Feeney 1014973 996331 - misc backport fixes for percpu-rw-semaphore Mikulas Patocka 1014715 867997 - xen information leak via I/...

Oracle Linux 6 : kernel (ELSA-2013-1645)

The remote Oracle Linux 6 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2013-1645 advisory. - net ipv6: udp packets following an UFO enqueued packet need also be handled by UFO Jiri Pirko 1011930 CVE-2013-4387 - fs compatioctl:...

Oracle Linux 6 kernel update

2.6.32-431 - md Disabling of TRIM on RAID5 for RHEL6.5 was too aggressive Jes Sorensen 1028426 2.6.32-430 - x86 Revert 'efi: be more paranoid about available space when creating variables' Rafael Aquini 1012370 1023173 - x86 Revert 'efivars: firmware bug workarounds should be in platform code'...

CVE-2013-4299

Interpretation conflict in drivers/md/dm-snap-persistent.c in the Linux kernel through 3.11.6 allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information or modify data via a crafted mapping to a snapshot block device...

Oracle Linux 5 : kernel (ELSA-2013-1449)

The remote Oracle Linux 5 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2013-1449 advisory. - xen x86: check segment descriptor read result in 64-bit OUTS emulation Radim Krcmar 1012958 1012959 CVE-2013-4368 - md dm snapshot: fix data corrupti...

CVE-2013-4299: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

Interpretation conflict in drivers/md/dm-snap-persistent.c in the Linux kernel through 3.11.6 allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information or modify data via a crafted mapping to a snapshot block device...

kernel security and bug fix update

kernel 2.6.18-371.1.2 - xen x86: check segment descriptor read result in 64-bit OUTS emulation Radim Krcmar 1012958 1012959 CVE-2013-4368 - md dm snapshot: fix data corruption Mikulas Patocka 1004734 975353 CVE-2013-4299 2.6.18-371.1.1 - crypto ansicprng fix off by one err in non-block size reque...

CVE-2013-3689: Undefined Security Weakness

Brickcom FB-100Ap, WCB-100Ap, MD-100Ap, WFB-100Ap, OB-100Ae, OSD-040E, and possibly other camera models with firmware 3.0.6.16C1 and earlier, do not properly restrict access to configfile.dump, which allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information user names, passwords, and configurations...

kernel: block: passing disk names as format strings

Format string vulnerability in the registerdisk function in block/genhd.c in the Linux kernel through 3.9.4 allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging root access and writing format string specifiers to /sys/module/mdmod/parameters/newarray in order to create a crafted /dev/md device nam...

Oracle Linux 5 : kernel (ELSA-2012-0150)

The remote Oracle Linux 5 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2012-0150 advisory. - fs jbd2: clear BHDelay & BHUnwritten in journalunmapbuffer Eric Sandeen 783284 CVE-2011-4086 - fs epoll: workarounds to preserve kernel ABI Jason Baron 681692...

kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update

2.6.32-358.11.1 - kernel perf: fix perfsweventenabled array out-of-bound access Petr Matousek 962793 962794 CVE-2013-2094 2.6.32-358.10.1 - scsi be2iscsi : Fix the NOP-In handling code path Nikola Pajkovsky 955504 947550 - scsi be2iscsi: Fix memory leak in control path of driver Rob Evers 955504...

kernel: security and bugfix update (critical)

The openSUSE 12.3 kernel was updated to fix a critical security issue, other security issues and several bugs. Security issues fixed: CVE-2013-2094: The perfsweventinit function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel used an incorrect integer data type, which allowed local users to gain...

CVE-2013-2851

CVE-2013-2851 is a concrete vulnerability in the Linux kernel: a format-string flaw in the register_disk function (block/genhd.c) that affects kernels up to 3.9.4. It enables a local attacker with root access to gain privileges by writing format specifiers to /sys/module/md_mod/parameters/new_arr...

SuSE 11.2 Security Update : Linux kernel (SAT Patch Numbers 6641 / 6643 / 6648)

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 SP2 kernel was updated to 3.0.38, fixing various bugs and security issues. The following security issues have been fixed : - Several buffer overread and overwrite errors in the UDF logical volume descriptor code have been fixed that might have have allowed local...

SuSE 11.1 Security Update : Linux kernel (SAT Patch Numbers 6227 / 6229 / 6230)

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 SP1 kernel has been updated to the 2.6.32.59 stable release to fix a lot of bugs and security issues. The following security issues have been fixed : - A use after free bug in hugetlb support could be used by local attackers to crash the system. CVE-2012-2133 - A NULL...

SuSE 11.2 Security Update : Linux kernel (SAT Patch Numbers 7123 / 7127)

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 SP2 kernel has been updated to 3.0.51 which fixes various bugs and security issues. It contains the following feature enhancements : - The cachefiles framework is now supported FATE312793, bnc782369. The userland utilities were published seperately to support this...

kernel security, bug fix and enhancement update

2.6.32-279.19.1.el6 - drm i915: dont clobber the pipe param in sanitizemodesetting Frantisek Hrbata 876549 857792 - drm i915: Sanitize BIOS debugging bits from PIPECONF Frantisek Hrbata 876549 857792 - net fix divide by zero in tcp algorithm illinois Flavio Leitner 871920 866514 CVE-2012-4565 - f...