SuSE 10 Security Update : Linux kernel (ZYPP Patch Number 8162)

This Linux kernel update fixes various security issues and bugs in the SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP4 kernel. The following security issues have been fixed : - A memory corruption when mounting a hfsplus filesystem was fixed that could be used by local attackers able to mount filesystem to crash th...

Global Payments Hack May Have Exposed Information On Individuals, Also

Payment processor Global Payments acknowledged Tuesday that a breach at the company announced in early March may have affected individual consumers, as well as merchants. In an update to its 2012infosecurityupdate.com site, the Atlanta-based company wrote that an ongoing investigation “revealed...

Re-IP issues: Win2008R2 with VMXNET 3 Adapter

Article Applicability The issue discussed in this article is strictly related to the use of VMXNET3 network adapters with the following vSphere VM guest operating systems: Windows 7 Windows 7 SP1 Server 2008 R2 Server 2008 R2 SP1 Challenge When you perform failover for a Win2008R2 server with a...

P2P Encryption Program now available from PCI Council

The PCI council has updated the Point-to-Point encryption P2PE program requirements PDF. The update impacts merchants, payment applications, point of sale vendors and service providers. As a participating organization of the PCI P2PE task force, providing input into the standard, I wanted to...

SuSE 10 Security Update : Linux kernel (ZYPP Patch Number 4472)

This kernel update fixes the following security problems : - It was possible for local user to become root by exploiting a bug in the IA32 system call emulation. This affects x8664 platforms with kernel 2.4.x and 2.6.x before 2.6.22.7 only. CVE-2007-4573 - An information disclosure vulnerability ...

SuSE 10 Security Update : Linux kernel (ZYPP Patch Number 5239)

This kernel update fixes the following security problems : - tunneled ipv6 packets SIT could trigger a memory leak in the kernel. Remote attackers could exploit that to crash machines. CVE-2008-2136 Additionally the following bugfixes have been included for all platforms : -...

kernel security and bug fix update

2.6.32-220.17.1.el6 - scsi fcoe: Do not switch context in vportdelete callback Neil Horman 809388 806119 2.6.32-220.16.1.el6 - Revert: x86 Ivy Bridge kernel rdrand support Jay Fenlason 800268 696442 2.6.32-220.15.1.el6 - net SUNRPC: We must not use listforeachentrysafe in rpcwakeup Steve Dickson...

Global Payments Hack Could Span to June 2011, Affect Over 1.5M Cards

The data breach that hit payment processor Global Payments earlier this year could have dated back to June 2011, launching speculation over whether more credit card numbers were stolen than initially reported. Several alerts issued by Visa and Mastercard, obtained by KrebsonSecurity.com, suggest...

Failover or Surebackup Starts a Virtual Machine With an Incorrect Ethernet Interface

Article Applicability The issue discussed in this article is strictly related to the use of VMXNET3 network adapters with the following vSphere VM guest operating systems: Windows 7 Windows 7 SP1 Server 2008 R2 Server 2008 R2 SP1 Challenge When you back up/replicate/copy/clone a vSphere VM runnin...

Surprises Ahead for Some Level 2 Merchants

The PCI DSS has been around for years, and most PCI "pros" are familiar with the processes needed to validate compliance. However, insiders often forget that small changes to the guidelines can have a big impact on merchants. One such change is upon us: MasterCards new validation guidelines for...

Joomla component (com_photomapgallery) SQL injection Vulnerability

Exploit for php platform in category web applications Exploit Title: joomla component comphotomapgallery SQL injection Vulnerability Download : http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/photos-a-images/photo-gallery/10658 Date: 10/04/2012 Author: xDarkSton3x E-mail : email protected Category: webap...

Global Payments Says 1.5 Million Cards May Be Affected By Breach

UPDATED–Global Payments, the payment-processing company that was the victim of a massive data breach revealed last week, said that the attack appears to have compromised something less than 1.5 million credit card numbers and that the attack looks to have been isolated to the network in North...

kernel, perf, python security update

CentOS Errata and Security Advisory CESA-2012:0350 Updated kernel packages that fix various security issues and several bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderate security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring...

virt: VT-d (PCI passthrough) MSI trap injection

Xen 4.1 before 4.1.1 and 4.0 before 4.0.2, when using PCI passthrough on Intel VT-d chipsets that do not have interrupt remapping, allows guest OS users to gain host OS privileges by "using DMA to generate MSI interrupts by writing to the interrupt injection registers."...

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

Updated kernel packages that fix several security issues and various bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.6 Extended Update Support. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having important security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base scores,...

PCI Compliance No Real Obstacle to Compromises

SAN FRANCISCO–The PCI DSS standard has taken a beating from critics, security experts and CSOs virtually since the day it appeared in its earliest form in 2004. It’s evolved quite a bit in the intervening years, but it hasn’t shaken any of that criticism, and security folks say there’s a good...

kvm security and bug fix update

kvm-83-249.0.1.el5 - Added kvm-add-oracle-workaround-for-libvirt-bug.patch - Added kvm-Introduce-oel-machine-type.patch - modify kversion to fix build failure kvm-83-249.el5 - kvm-kernel-KVM-x86-Prevent-starting-PIT-timers-in-the-absence-o.patch bz770101 - CVE: CVE-2011-4622 - Resolves: bz770101...

Moderate: Red Hat Security Advisory: kvm security and bug fix update

Updated kvm packages that fix one security issue and several bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderate security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score, which gives a detailed severity...

Debian Security Advisory DSA 2337-1 (xen)

The remote host is missing an update to xen announced via advisory DSA 2337-1. OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: deb23371.nasl 6612 2017-07-07 12:08:03Z cfischer $ Description: Auto-generated from advisory DSA 2337-1 xen Authors: Thomas Reinke Copyright: Copyright c 2012 E-Soft Inc...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: qemu-kvm security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Updated qemu-kvm packages that fix one security issue, one bug, and add one enhancement are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having important security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score, which give...