Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : Linux kernel (Utopic HWE) regression (USN-2447-2)

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-2447-2 advisory. USN-2447-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel. Due to an unrelated regression TCP Throughput drops to zero for several drivers after upgrading. This update...

USN-2448-2: Linux kernel regression

USN-2448-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel. Due to an unrelated regression TCP Throughput drops to zero for several drivers after upgrading. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: An information leak in the Linux kernel was discover...

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-2446-1)

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-2446-1 advisory. Andy Lutomirski discovered that the Linux kernel does not properly handle faults associated with the Stack Segment SS register in the x86 architecture. A...

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS : linux vulnerabilities (USN-2443-1)

An information leak in the Linux kernel was discovered that could leak the high 16 bits of the kernel stack address on 32-bit Kernel Virtual Machine KVM paravirt guests. A user in the guest OS could exploit this leak to obtain information that could potentially be used to aid in attacking the...

USN-2447-1 linux-lts-utopic vulnerabilities

Andy Lutomirski discovered that the Linux kernel does not properly handle faults associated with the Stack Segment SS register in the x86 architecture. A local attacker could exploit this flaw to gain administrative privileges. CVE-2014-9322 An information leak in the Linux kernel was discovered...

USN-2446-1 linux vulnerabilities

Andy Lutomirski discovered that the Linux kernel does not properly handle faults associated with the Stack Segment SS register in the x86 architecture. A local attacker could exploit this flaw to gain administrative privileges. CVE-2014-9322 An information leak in the Linux kernel was discovered...

USN-2444-1: Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities

Rabin Vincent, Robert Swiecki, Russell King discovered that the ftrace subsystem of the Linux kernel does not properly handle private syscall numbers. A local user could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service OOPS. CVE-2014-7826 Rabin Vincent, Robert Swiecki, Russell Kinglaw discovered a...

USN-2443-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Andy Lutomirski discovered that the Linux kernel does not properly handle faults associated with the Stack Segment SS register in the x86 architecture. A local attacker could exploit this flaw to gain administrative privileges. CVE-2014-9322 An information leak in the Linux kernel was discovered...

Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security update

kernel-uek 3.8.13-55 - freezer: set PFSUSPENDTASK flag on tasks that call freezeprocesses Colin Cross Orabug: 20082843 3.8.13-54 - netfilter: nfnat: fix oops on netns removal Florian Westphal Orabug: 19988779 - tcp: tsq: restore minimal amount of queueing Eric Dumazet Orabug: 19909542 - qedf: Fix...

kernel: insufficient syscall number validation in perf and ftrace subsystems

An out-of-bounds memory access flaw, CVE-2014-7825, was found in the syscall tracing functionality of the Linux kernel's perf subsystem. A local, unprivileged user could use this flaw to crash the system. Additionally, an out-of-bounds memory access flaw, CVE-2014-7826, was found in the syscall...

kernel: insufficient syscall number validation in perf and ftrace subsystems

An out-of-bounds memory access flaw, CVE-2014-7825, was found in the syscall tracing functionality of the Linux kernel's perf subsystem. A local, unprivileged user could use this flaw to crash the system. Additionally, an out-of-bounds memory access flaw, CVE-2014-7826, was found in the syscall...

CVE-2014-7825

kernel/trace/tracesyscalls.c in the Linux kernel through 3.17.2 does not properly handle private syscall numbers during use of the perf subsystem, which allows local users to cause a denial of service out-of-bounds read and OOPS or bypass the ASLR protection mechanism via a crafted application...

DEBIAN-CVE-2014-7825

kernel/trace/tracesyscalls.c in the Linux kernel through 3.17.2 does not properly handle private syscall numbers during use of the perf subsystem, which allows local users to cause a denial of service out-of-bounds read and OOPS or bypass the ASLR protection mechanism via a crafted application...

Out-of-bounds

kernel/trace/tracesyscalls.c in the Linux kernel through 3.17.2 does not properly handle private syscall numbers during use of the perf subsystem, which allows local users to cause a denial of service out-of-bounds read and OOPS or bypass the ASLR protection mechanism via a crafted application...

CVE-2014-7825

kernel/trace/tracesyscalls.c in the Linux kernel through 3.17.2 does not properly handle private syscall numbers during use of the perf subsystem, which allows local users to cause a denial of service out-of-bounds read and OOPS or bypass the ASLR protection mechanism via a crafted application...

CVE-2014-7825

CVE-2014-7825 affects the Linux kernel up to 3.17.2, specifically the file kernel/trace/trace_syscalls.c. The vulnerability arises from improper handling of private syscall numbers when using the perf subsystem, enabling a local attacker to trigger an out-of-bounds read and OOPS, and potentially ...

PT-2014-8293 · Linux +4 · Linux Kernel +4

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux kernel versions through 3.17.2 Description: The issue allows local users to cause a denial of service or bypass the ASLR protection mechanism via a crafted application. This is due to the kernel's failure to properly handle private...

UBUNTU-CVE-2014-7825

kernel/trace/tracesyscalls.c in the Linux kernel through 3.17.2 does not properly handle private syscall numbers during use of the perf subsystem, which allows local users to cause a denial of service out-of-bounds read and OOPS or bypass the ASLR protection mechanism via a crafted application...

CVE-2014-7825

kernel/trace/tracesyscalls.c in the Linux kernel through 3.17.2 does not properly handle private syscall numbers during use of the perf subsystem, which allows local users to cause a denial of service out-of-bounds read and OOPS or bypass the ASLR protection mechanism via a crafted application...

kernel, perf, python security update

CentOS Errata and Security Advisory CESA-2014:1392 Updated kernel packages that fix multiple security issues, address several hundred bugs, and add numerous enhancements are now available as part of the ongoing support and maintenance of Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 6. This is the sixth regul...