Unity Linux 20.1060a / 20.1070a Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-002023)

The Unity Linux 20 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the UTSA-2026-002023 advisory. The requestmodule function in kernel/kmod.c in the Linux kernel before 3.4 does not set a certain killable attribute, which allows local users to cause a denial of...

Unity Linux 20.1060e / 20.1070e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-001791)

The Unity Linux 20 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the UTSA-2026-001791 advisory. The requestmodule function in kernel/kmod.c in the Linux kernel before 3.4 does not set a certain killable attribute, which allows local users to cause a denial of...

kernel: crypto api unprivileged arbitrary module load via request_module()

A flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's Crypto subsystem handled automatic loading of kernel modules. A local user could use this flaw to load any installed kernel module, and thus increase the attack surface of the running kernel...

kernel: crypto api unprivileged arbitrary module load via request_module()

A flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's Crypto subsystem handled automatic loading of kernel modules. A local user could use this flaw to load any installed kernel module, and thus increase the attack surface of the running kernel...

kernel: crypto api unprivileged arbitrary module load via request_module()

A flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's Crypto subsystem handled automatic loading of kernel modules. A local user could use this flaw to load any installed kernel module, and thus increase the attack surface of the running kernel...

RHEL 6 : kernel-rt (RHSA-2012:1282)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 6 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2012:1282 advisory. The kernel-rt packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. This update fixes the following security issue: It...

Oracle Linux 5 : kernel (ELSA-2013-1034)

The remote Oracle Linux 5 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2013-1034 advisory. - Revert: kernel kmod: make requestmodule killable Frantisek Hrbata 858752 858753 CVE-2012-4398 - Revert: kernel kmod: avoid deadlock from recursive km...

Design/Logic Flaw

The requestmodule function in kernel/kmod.c in the Linux kernel before 3.4 does not set a certain killable attribute, which allows local users to cause a denial of service memory consumption via a crafted application...