CVE-2016-1576

The overlayfs implementation in the Linux kernel through 4.5.2 does not properly restrict the mount namespace, which allows local users to gain privileges by mounting an overlayfs filesystem on top of a FUSE filesystem, and then executing a crafted setuid program...

CVE-2015-4176

fs/namespace.c in the Linux kernel before 4.0.2 does not properly support mount connectivity, which allows local users to read arbitrary files by leveraging user-namespace root access for deletion of a file or directory...

CVE-2016-1576

CVE-2016-1576 concerns the Linux kernel overlayfs. The overlayfs implementation up to version 4.5.2 does not properly restrict the mount namespace, enabling a local user to gain privileges by mounting an overlay filesystem on top of a FUSE filesystem and then executing a crafted setuid program. T...

CVE-2014-9717

fs/namespace.c in the Linux kernel before 4.0.2 processes MNTDETACH umount2 system calls without verifying that the MNTLOCKED flag is unset, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions and navigate to filesystem locations beneath a mount by calling umount2 within a user...

CVE-2015-4178

The fspin implementation in the Linux kernel before 4.0.5 does not ensure the internal consistency of a certain list data structure, which allows local users to cause a denial of service system crash by leveraging user-namespace root access for an MNTDETACH umount2 system call, related to...

GitLab: GFM renderer leaks external issue tracker URL of private project

Vulnerability details The GFM renderer has the ability to cross-link issues between projects. When this project is private and the user doesn't have access, the link isn't made. This is good. However, when the private project has an external issue tracker set up, an attacker can extract the...

PT-2016-6152 · Linux +2 · Linux Kernel +2

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux kernel versions prior to 4.5.2 Description: A use-after-free issue exists, allowing local users to cause a denial of service, potentially resulting in memory corruption, system crash, or spinlock. This issue is related to the removal of...

Red Hat OpenShift Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Red Hat OpenShift is a Platform-as-a-Service PaaS cloud computing platform from Red Hat, Inc. that builds, tests, deploys, and runs applications.OpenShift Enterprise is an open source version of the private cloud. A security vulnerability exists in Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise version 3.x that...

The vulnerability of the glibc implementation library, which allows attackers to increase their privileges

The vulnerability of the ptchown function in the glibc execution library arises from the lack of namespace checking related to the file descriptor passed as an argument. Exploiting this vulnerability allows a local attacker to record keyboard input, replace data, or potentially increase their...

Firefox Add-On Flaw Leaves Apple And Windows Computers Open To Attack

Researchers warn hundreds of popular Firefox browser extensions are vulnerable to attack that could give hackers control of Mac OS X and Windows computers. Researchers from Northeastern University say the flaw is tied to Firefox’s support for an older browser extension platform and the Mozilla...

jre8-openjdk: sandbox escape

It was discovered that the security fix for CVE-2013-5838 was incomplete and still allowed remote attackers to escape the Java security sandbox mechanism. The root problem is that the Reflection API does not properly guarantee type safety when Method Handle objects were invoked across two differe...

CVE-2016-2856

ptchown in the glibc package before 2.19-18+deb8u4 on Debian jessie; the elibc package before 2.15-0ubuntu10.14 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and before 2.19-0ubuntu6.8 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS; and the glibc package before 2.21-0ubuntu4.2 on Ubuntu 15.10 and before 2.23-0ubuntu1 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and 16.10...

DEBIAN-CVE-2016-2856

ptchown in the glibc package before 2.19-18+deb8u4 on Debian jessie; the elibc package before 2.15-0ubuntu10.14 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and before 2.19-0ubuntu6.8 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS; and the glibc package before 2.21-0ubuntu4.2 on Ubuntu 15.10 and before 2.23-0ubuntu1 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and 16.10...

Design/Logic Flaw

ptchown in the glibc package before 2.19-18+deb8u4 on Debian jessie; the elibc package before 2.15-0ubuntu10.14 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and before 2.19-0ubuntu6.8 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS; and the glibc package before 2.21-0ubuntu4.2 on Ubuntu 15.10 and before 2.23-0ubuntu1 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and 16.10...

CVE-2016-2856

ptchown in the glibc package before 2.19-18+deb8u4 on Debian jessie; the elibc package before 2.15-0ubuntu10.14 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and before 2.19-0ubuntu6.8 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS; and the glibc package before 2.21-0ubuntu4.2 on Ubuntu 15.10 and before 2.23-0ubuntu1 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and 16.10...

Ubuntu 15.10 - PT Chown Arbitrary PTs Access Via User Namespace Privilege Escalation

Ubuntu 15.10 - PT Chown Arbitrary PTs Access Via User Namespace Privilege Escalation Source: http://www.halfdog.net/Security/2015/PtChownArbitraryPtsAccessViaUserNamespace/ Introduction Problem description: With Ubuntu Wily and earlier, /usr/lib/ptchown was used to change ownership of slave pts...

Ubuntu < 15.10 - PT Chown Arbitrary PTs Access Via User Namespace Privilege Escalation

Source: http://www.halfdog.net/Security/2015/PtChownArbitraryPtsAccessViaUserNamespace/ Introduction Problem description: With Ubuntu Wily and earlier, /usr/lib/ptchown was used to change ownership of slave pts devices in /dev/pts to the same uid holding the master file descriptor for the slave...

UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1576

The overlayfs implementation in the Linux kernel through 4.5.2 does not properly restrict the mount namespace, which allows local users to gain privileges by mounting an overlayfs filesystem on top of a FUSE filesystem, and then executing a crafted setuid program...

Amazon Linux: Security Advisory (ALAS-2016-648)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016 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...

Linux kernel elevation of privilege vulnerability (CNVD-2016-01042)

The Linux kernel is an open source, free operating system kernel originally done by Linus Torvalds. A security vulnerability exists in the kernel/ptrace.c file in Linux kernel 4.4.1 and earlier versions, which stems from the program's failure to properly handle uid and gid mappings. A local...