CVE-1999-0724

Buffer overflow in OpenBSD procfs and fdescfs file systems via uiooffset in the readdir function...

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS : Linux kernel (AWS, GCP, KVM, OEM, Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities (USN-3871-3)

The remote Ubuntu 18.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-3871-3 advisory. Wen Xu discovered that a use-after-free vulnerability existed in the ext4 filesystem implementation in the Linux kernel. An attacker could use this to...

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-3880-1)

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-3880-1 advisory. It was discovered that the CIFS client implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly handle setup negotiation during session recovery, leading to a...

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS : Linux kernel regression (USN-3871-2)

The remote Ubuntu 18.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-3871-2 advisory. USN-3871-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. Unfortunately, that update introduced regressions with docking station displays and...

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-3821-1)

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-3821-1 advisory. Wen Xu discovered that the ext4 filesystem implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly ensure that xattr information remained in inode bodies. An...

CVE-1999-0724

Buffer overflow in OpenBSD procfs and fdescfs file systems via uiooffset in the readdir function...