CVE-2017-2636

A race condition flaw was found in the NHLDC Linux kernel driver when accessing nhdlc.tbuf list that can lead to double free. A local, unprivileged user able to set the HDLC line discipline on the tty device could use this flaw to increase their privileges on the system. Mitigation The nhdlc kern...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security update

An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 Extended Update Support. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security update

An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 Advanced Update Support and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 Telco Extended Update Support. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security and bug fix update

An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 Extended Update Support. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security update

An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2 Advanced Update Support. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for...

RHEL 6 : kernel (RHSA-2017:0986)

An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4 Advanced Update Support. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security update

An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4 Advanced Update Support. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for...

kernel, perf, python security update

CentOS Errata and Security Advisory CESA-2017:0933 An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score, which gives a detailed severity...

RHEL 6 : kernel (RHSA-2017:0892)

An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from th...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel-rt security and bug fix update

An update for kernel-rt is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel-rt security and bug fix update

An update for kernel-rt is now available for Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from t...

Linux Kernel Gets Patch For Years-Old Serious Vulnerability

Another dangerous vulnerability has been discovered in Linux kernel that dates back to 2009 and affects a large number of Linux distros, including Red Hat, Debian, Fedora, OpenSUSE, and Ubuntu. The latest Linux kernel flaw CVE-2017-2636, which existed in the Linux kernel for the past seven years,...

[ASA-201703-8] linux: privilege escalation

Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201703-8 ========================================= Severity: High Date : 2017-03-14 CVE-ID : CVE-2017-2636 Package : linux Type : privilege escalation Remote : No Link : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-192 Summary ======= The package linux before version 4.10.2...

[ASA-201703-7] linux-grsec: privilege escalation

Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201703-7 ========================================= Severity: Low Date : 2017-03-13 CVE-ID : CVE-2017-2636 Package : linux-grsec Type : privilege escalation Remote : No Link : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-201 Summary ======= The package linux-grsec before...