Debian DLA-210-1 : qt4-x11 security update

This update fixes multiple security issues in the Qt library. CVE-2013-0254 The QSharedMemory class uses weak permissions world-readable and world-writable for shared memory segments, which allows local users to read sensitive information or modify critical program data, as demonstrated by readin...

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS : linux vulnerability (USN-2585-1)

It was discovered that the Linux kernel's IPv6 networking stack has a flaw that allows using route advertisement RA messages to set the 'hoplimit' to values that are too low. An unprivileged attacker on a local network could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service IPv6 messages dropped. No...

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS : linux-lts-trusty vulnerabilities (USN-2587-1)

A stack overflow was discovered in the the microcode loader for the intel x86 platform. A local attacker could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service kernel crash or to potentially execute code with kernel privileges. CVE-2015-2666 It was discovered that the Linux kernel's IPv6 networking...

Fedora 22 : yourls-1.7-3.20150410gitabc7d6c.fc22 (2015-5965)

Update to the latest master from git Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues. %NASLMINLEVEL 703...

Fedora 21 : icu-52.1-6.fc21 (2015-6087)

Security fix for CVE-2014-9654, CVE-2014-7923, CVE-2014-7926 Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional...

CVE-2015-1150

CVE-2015-1150 affects Apple OS X Server before 4.1, where the Firewall component uses an incorrect pathname in configuration files. This allows remote attackers to bypass network-access restrictions by sending packets intended for a blocked custom rule. Affected product: Apple OS X Server prior t...

Authentication Vulnerabilities Identified in Projector Firmware

The manufacturer of a popular projector found primarily in classrooms is neglecting to address several authentication bugs that exist in the device that could open it up to hacks. It’s technically the firmware for the projector, InFocus IN3128HD, version 0.26, that’s vulnerable. The web interface...

Vulnerabilities in the Debian GNU/Linux operating system that allow a remote attacker to compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of protected information

The multiple vulnerabilities in the libnss3-1d package of the Debian GNU/Linux operating system may lead to breaches of the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of protected information. These vulnerabilities can be exploited remotely...

Fedora 21 : wpa_supplicant-2.0-13.fc21 (2015-6860)

This update addresses a security vulnerability identified as CVE-2015-1863 . More information on this vulnerability is provided by upstream at https://w1.fi/security/2015-1/wpasupplicant-p2p-ssid-overflow.txt . An extract : Attacker or a system controlled by the attacker needs to be within radio...

Ubuntu 14.10 : autofs vulnerability (USN-2579-1)

It was discovered that autofs incorrectly filtered environment variables when using program maps. When program maps were configured, a local user could use this issue to escalate privileges. This update changes the default behaviour by adding a prefix to environment variables. Sites using program...

Fedora 22 : qt3-3.3.8b-63.fc22 (2015-6613)

This update fixes CVE-2015-1860, a buffer overflow when loading some specific invalid GIF image files, which could be exploited for denial of service application crash and possibly even arbitrary code execution attacks. The security patch is backported from Qt 4. Please note that Qt 3 is NOT...

Debian DLA-207-1 : subversion security update

Several vulnerabilities were discovered in Subversion, a version control system. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems : CVE-2015-0248 Subversion moddavsvn and svnserve were vulnerable to a remotely triggerable assertion DoS vulnerability for certain...

Fedora 21 : wesnoth-1.12.2-1.fc21 (2015-6295)

http://forums.wesnoth.org/viewtopic.php?t=41872 Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues...

Fedora 22 : curl-7.40.0-3.fc22 (2015-6695)

require credentials to match for NTLM re-use CVE-2015-3143 - fix invalid write with a zero-length host name in URL CVE-2015-3144 - fix invalid write in cookie path sanitization code CVE-2015-3145 - close Negotiate connections when done CVE-2015-3148 Note that Tenable Network Security has...

Fedora 21 : qt5-qtbase-5.4.1-9.fc21 (2015-6364)

Multiple vulnerabilities were found in Qt image format handling of BMP, ICO and GIF files. The issues exposed included denial of service and buffer overflows leading to heap corruption. It is possible the latter could be used to perform remote code execution. See also...

Active Defense Can Give Pause to Threats

SAN FRANCISCO – Disrupting hackers on your own network has become sort of a parlor trick for enterprises with enough resources and desire to dive into those waters. Today at RSA Conference, one expert explained how most organizations can leverage networking tools they’ve already invested in to pu...

F5 Networks BIG-IP : Linux kernel vulnerability (SOL16471)

The dopagesmove function in mm/migrate.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.33-rc7 does not validate node values, which allows local users to read arbitrary kernel memory locations, cause a denial of service OOPS, and possibly have unspecified other impact by specifying a node that is not part of the...

Fedora 21 : spatialite-tools-4.2.0-10.fc21 / sqlite-3.8.9-1.fc21 (2015-6324)

Update of sqlite to latest upstream version, with spatialite-tools rebuild. Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introduci...

'Fully Secure Systems Don't Exist'

SAN FRANCISCO–The more things change, the more they stay the same. Thirty years ago, Adi Shamir, one of the inventors of the RSA algorithm, was asked to do a keynote speech at a conference and spoke about his laws of computer security. They were a set of principles that he developed over the year...

Oracle iPlanet Web Proxy Server 4.0 < 4.0.25 NSS Signature Verification Vulnerability

According to its self-reported version, the Oracle iPlanet Web Proxy Server installed on the remote host is version 4.0 prior to 4.0.25. It is, therefore, affected by a flaw in the Network Security Services NSS library due to improper parsing of ASN.1 values in an RSA signature. A man-in-the-midd...