SuSE 11.2 Security Update : Linux Kernel (SAT Patch Numbers 7723 / 7726 / 7727)

This update to the SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 SP2 kernel fixes the following critical security issue : - A bounds checking problem in the perf systemcall could be used by local attackers to crash the kernel or execute code in kernel context. CVE-2013-2094 %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network...

kernel: perf_swevent_enabled array out-of-bound access

The perfsweventinit function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9 uses an incorrect integer data type, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted perfeventopen system call...

kernel: perf_swevent_enabled array out-of-bound access

The perfsweventinit function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9 uses an incorrect integer data type, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted perfeventopen system call...

VulnCheck KEV: CVE-2013-2094

Linux kernel fails to check all 64 bits of attr.config passed by user space, resulting to out-of-bounds access of the perfsweventenabled array in swperfeventdestroy. Explotation allows for privilege escalation...

kernel: perf_swevent_enabled array out-of-bound access

The perfsweventinit function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9 uses an incorrect integer data type, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted perfeventopen system call...

USN-1826-1: Linux kernel vulnerability

An flaw was discovered in the Linux kernel's perfevents interface. A local user could exploit this flaw to escalate privileges on the system...

Unbreakable Enterprise kernel Security update

2.6.39-400.24.1 - perf: Treat attr.config as u64 in perfsweventinit Tommi Rantala Orabug: 16808734 CVE-2013-2094...

DEBIAN-CVE-2013-2094

The perfsweventinit function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9 uses an incorrect integer data type, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted perfeventopen system call...

AZL-34846 CVE-2013-2094 affecting package kernel for versions less than 6.6.22.1-2

The perfsweventinit function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9 uses an incorrect integer data type, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted perfeventopen system call...

AZL-34322 CVE-2013-2094 affecting package kernel for versions less than 5.15.153.1-1

The perfsweventinit function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9 uses an incorrect integer data type, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted perfeventopen system call...

Linux Kernel 2.6.32 < 3.x (CentOS 5/6) - 'PERF_EVENTS' Local Privilege Escalation (1)

/ linux 2.6.37-3.x.x x8664, 100 LOC gcc-4.6 -O2 semtex.c && ./a.out 2010 [email protected], salut! update may 2013: seems like centos 2.6.32 backported the perf bug, lol. jewgold to 115T6jzGrVMgQ2Nt1Wnua7Ch1EuL9WXT2g if you insist. EDB Note: Update...

UBUNTU-CVE-2013-2094

The perfsweventinit function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9 uses an incorrect integer data type, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted perfeventopen system call...

kernel, perf, python security update

CentOS Errata and Security Advisory CESA-2013:0744 Updated kernel packages that fix multiple 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 important security impact. Common Vulnerability Scorin...

kernel, perf, python security update

CentOS Errata and Security Advisory CESA-2013:0630 Updated kernel packages that fix two 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 important security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring...

CVE-2011-2905

CVE-2011-2905 refers to an untrusted search path vulnerability in the perf tool’s perf_config function (tools/perf/util/config.c) as distributed in the Linux kernel prior to 3.1. A local user can overwrite files via a crafted config file located in the current working directory. The vulnerability...

CVE-2011-2905: Undefined Security Weakness

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the perfconfig function in tools/perf/util/config.c in perf, as distributed in the Linux kernel before 3.1, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a crafted config file in the current working directory...

kernel, perf, python security update

CentOS Errata and Security Advisory CESA-2012:1366 Updated kernel packages that fix one security issue and several bugs 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...

kernel, perf, python security update

CentOS Errata and Security Advisory CESA-2012:1156 Updated kernel packages that fix two 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 Syst...

Scientific Linux Security Update : kernel on SL6.x i386/x86_64

The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. This update fixes the following security issues : - IPv6 fragment identification value generation could allow a remote attacker to disrupt a target system's networking, preventing legitimate users from accessing...

kernel, perf, python security update

CentOS Errata and Security Advisory CESA-2012:0743 Updated kernel packages that fix multiple 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 important security impact. Common Vulnerability Scorin...