KernelCare : Live Kernel Patching

KernelCare is being used to maintain the remote host's operating system kernel without requiring reboots. %NASLMINLEVEL 80900 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. include"compat.inc"; if description scriptid286277; scriptversion"1.1"; scriptsetattributeattribute:"pluginmodificationdate",...

CVE-2025-53136 NT OS Kernel Information Disclosure Vulnerability

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kernel: xfs: don't walk off the end of a directory data block

A vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel in the xfsdir2dataunused and xfsdir2dataentry functions where a lack of proper sanity checks while handling directory data blocks can lead to out-of-bounds memory access. This can result in undefined system behavior or crashes...

Oracle Linux 5 : kernel (ELSA-2018-4219)

The remote Oracle Linux 5 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2018-4219 advisory. 2.6.18-419.0.0.0.11 - x8664/entry: Don't use IST entry for BP stack orabug 28452062 CVE-2018-8897 Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly...

Using Kernel Exploits to Bypass Sandboxes for Fun and Profit

Researchers and attackers alike are quickly discovering you don’t need a fancy Java or Flash exploit to beat application sandboxes. Exploiting an unpatched kernel vulnerability in the underlying operating system, one that’s likely to stay unpatched for a long time, will do just fine. Twice this...

Cisco VPN Client Denial of Service Vulnerability

Cisco VPN Client contains a vulnerability that could allow an authenticated, local attacker to cause a denial of service DoS condition on a targeted system. The vulnerability is due to improper interaction between the VPN driver and the operating system kernel on a device running the vulnerable...

Sun xVM VirtualBox 1.6.4 - Privilege Escalation (PoC)

Sun xVM VirtualBox 1.6.4 - Privilege Escalation PoC -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Core Security Technologies - CoreLabs Advisory http://www.coresecurity.com/corelabs/ Sun xVM VirtualBox Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Advisory Information Title: Sun xVM VirtualBox Privilege...