Scientific Linux Security Update : clutter on SL7.x x86_64 (20150727)

A flaw was found in the way clutter processed certain mouse and touch gestures. An attacker could use this flaw to bypass the screen lock. CVE-2015-3213 After installing the update, all applications using clutter must be restarted for the update to take effect. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Netwo...

Scientific Linux Security Update : qemu-kvm on SL7.x x86_64 (20150727)

A heap buffer overflow flaw was found in the way QEMU's IDE subsystem handled I/O buffer access while processing certain ATAPI commands. A privileged guest user in a guest with the CDROM drive enabled could potentially use this flaw to execute arbitrary code on the host with the privileges of the...

Scientific Linux Security Update : libuser on SL7.x x86_64 (20150723)

Two flaws were found in the way the libuser library handled the /etc/passwd file. A local attacker could use an application compiled against libuser for example, userhelper to manipulate the /etc/passwd file, which could result in a denial of service or possibly allow the attacker to escalate the...

Scientific Linux Security Update : bind on SL7.x x86_64 (20150720)

A flaw was found in the way BIND performed DNSSEC validation. An attacker able to make BIND functioning as a DNS resolver with DNSSEC validation enabled resolve a name in an attacker-controlled domain could cause named to exit unexpectedly with an assertion failure. CVE-2015-4620 After installing...

Scientific Linux Security Update : java-1.7.0-openjdk on SL6.x, SL7.x i386/x86_64 (20150715) (Bar Mitzvah) (Logjam)

Multiple flaws were discovered in the 2D, CORBA, JMX, Libraries and RMI components in OpenJDK. An untrusted Java application or applet could use these flaws to bypass Java sandbox restrictions. CVE-2015-4760, CVE-2015-2628, CVE-2015-4731, CVE-2015-2590, CVE-2015-4732, CVE-2015-4733 A flaw was fou...

Scientific Linux Security Update : abrt on SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20150707)

It was found that ABRT was vulnerable to multiple race condition and symbolic link flaws. A local attacker could use these flaws to potentially escalate their privileges on the system. CVE-2015-3315 It was discovered that the kernel-invoked coredump processor provided by ABRT wrote core dumps to...

Scientific Linux Security Update : nss on SL6.x, SL7.x i386/x86_64 (20150625) (Logjam)

A flaw was found in the way the TLS protocol composes the Diffie-Hellman DH key exchange. A man-in-the-middle attacker could use this flaw to force the use of weak 512 bit export-grade keys during the key exchange, allowing them do decrypt all traffic. CVE-2015-4000 Note: This update forces the...

Scientific Linux Security Update : openssl on SL5.x i386/x86_64 (20150630) (Logjam)

An out-of-bounds read flaw was found in the X509cmptime function of OpenSSL. A specially crafted X.509 certificate or a Certificate Revocation List CRL could possibly cause a TLS/SSL server or client using OpenSSL to crash. CVE-2015-1789 A NULL pointer dereference was found in the way OpenSSL...

Scientific Linux Security Update : kvm on SL5.x x86_64 (20150625)

A flaw was found in the way QEMU's AMD PCnet Ethernet emulation handled multi-TMD packets with a length above 4096 bytes. A privileged guest user in a guest with an AMD PCNet ethernet card enabled could potentially use this flaw to execute arbitrary code on the host with the privileges of the...

Scientific Linux Security Update : xerces-c on SL7.x x86_64 (20150629)

A flaw was found in the way the Xerces-C XML parser processed certain XML documents. A remote attacker could provide specially crafted XML input that, when parsed by an application using Xerces-C, would cause that application to crash. CVE-2015-0252 %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security,...

Scientific Linux Security Update : firefox on SL5.x, SL6.x, SL7.x i386/x86_64 (20150703)

Several flaws were found in the processing of malformed web content. A web page containing malicious content could cause Firefox to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running Firefox. CVE-2015-2724, CVE-2015-2725, CVE-2015-2722, CVE-2015-2727,...

Scientific Linux Security Update : postgresql on SL6.x, SL7.x i386/x86_64 (20150629)

A double-free flaw was found in the connection handling. An unauthenticated attacker could exploit this flaw to crash the PostgreSQL back end by disconnecting at approximately the same time as the authentication time out is triggered. CVE-2015-3165 It was discovered that PostgreSQL did not proper...

Scientific Linux Security Update : mailman on SL7.x x86_64 (20150623)

-- It was found that mailman did not sanitize the list name before passing it to certain MTAs. A local attacker could use this flaw to execute arbitrary code as the user running mailman. CVE-2015-2775 Previously, it was impossible to configure Mailman in a way that Domain-based Message...

Scientific Linux Security Update : libreswan on SL7.x x86_64 (20150623)

A flaw was discovered in the way Libreswan's IKE daemon processed certain IKEv1 payloads. A remote attacker could send specially crafted IKEv1 payloads that, when processed, would lead to a denial of service daemon crash. CVE-2015-3204 This update fixes the following bugs : - Previously, the...

Scientific Linux Security Update : cups on SL6.x, SL7.x i386/x86_64 (20150617)

A string reference count bug was found in cupsd, causing premature freeing of string objects. An attacker can submit a malicious print job that exploits this flaw to dismantle ACLs protecting privileged operations, allowing a replacement configuration file to be uploaded which in turn allows the...

Scientific Linux Security Update : openssl on SL6.x, SL7.x i386/x86_64 (20150615)

An invalid free flaw was found in the way OpenSSL handled certain DTLS handshake messages. A malicious DTLS client or server could cause a DTLS server or client using OpenSSL to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code. CVE-2014-8176 A flaw was found in the way the OpenSSL packages shipped...

Scientific Linux Security Update : wpa_supplicant on SL7.x x86_64 (20150611)

A buffer overflow flaw was found in the way wpasupplicant handled SSID information in the Wi-Fi Direct / P2P management frames. A specially crafted frame could allow an attacker within Wi-Fi radio range to cause wpasupplicant to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code. CVE-2015-1863 An integer...

Scientific Linux Security Update : qemu-kvm on SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20150610)

A flaw was found in the way QEMU's AMD PCnet Ethernet emulation handled multi-TMD packets with a length above 4096 bytes. A privileged guest user in a guest with an AMD PCNet ethernet card enabled could potentially use this flaw to execute arbitrary code on the host with the privileges of the...

Scientific Linux Security Update : openssl on SL6.x, SL7.x i386/x86_64 (20150604) (Logjam)

A flaw was found in the way the TLS protocol composes the Diffie-Hellman DH key exchange. A man-in-the-middle attacker could use this flaw to force the use of weak 512 bit export-grade keys during the key exchange, allowing them do decrypt all traffic. CVE-2015-4000 Note: This update forces the...

Scientific Linux Security Update : libtiff on SL5.x, SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20120703)

The libtiff packages contain a library of functions for manipulating Tagged Image File Format TIFF files. libtiff did not properly convert between signed and unsigned integer values, leading to a buffer overflow. An attacker could use this flaw to create a specially crafted TIFF file that, when...