Scientific Linux Security Update : kernel on SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20140211)

A buffer overflow flaw was found in the way the qethsnmpcommand function in the Linux kernel's QETH network device driver implementation handled SNMP IOCTL requests with an out-of-bounds length. A local, unprivileged user could use this flaw to crash the system or, potentially, escalate their...

Scientific Linux Security Update : wget on SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20140210)

It was discovered that wget used a file name provided by the server when saving a downloaded file. This could cause wget to create a file with a different name than expected, possibly allowing the server to execute arbitrary code on the client. CVE-2010-2252 Note: With this update, wget always us...

Scientific Linux Security Update : pidgin on SL5.x, SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20140205)

A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way Pidgin processed certain HTTP responses. A malicious server could send a specially crafted HTTP response, causing Pidgin to crash or potentially execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running Pidgin. CVE-2013-6485 Multiple...

Scientific Linux Security Update : firefox on SL5.x, SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20140204)

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-2014-1477, CVE-2014-1482, CVE-2014-1486 A flaw was found in the wa...

Scientific Linux Security Update : thunderbird on SL5.x, SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20140204)

Several flaws were found in the processing of malformed content. Malicious content could cause Thunderbird to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running Thunderbird. CVE-2014-1477, CVE-2014-1482, CVE-2014-1486 A flaw was found in the way Thunderbird...

Scientific Linux Security Update : librsvg2 on SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20140203)

An XML External Entity expansion flaw was found in the way librsvg2 processed SVG files. If a user were to open a malicious SVG file, a remote attacker could possibly obtain a copy of the local resources that the user had access to. CVE-2013-1881 All running applications that use librsvg2 must be...

Scientific Linux Security Update : kernel on SL5.x i386/x86_64 (20140129)

It was found that the Xen hypervisor did not always lock 'pagealloclock' and 'granttable.lock' in the same order. This could potentially lead to a deadlock. A malicious guest administrator could use this flaw to cause a denial of service on the host. CVE-2013-4494, Moderate This update also fixes...

Scientific Linux Security Update : libvirt on SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20140128)

A use-after-free flaw was found in the way several libvirt block APIs handled domain jobs. A remote attacker able to establish a read-only connection to libvirtd could use this flaw to crash libvirtd or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the libvirtd process usually root...

Scientific Linux Security Update : java-1.6.0-openjdk on SL5.x, SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20140127)

An input validation flaw was discovered in the font layout engine in the 2D component. A specially crafted font file could trigger a Java Virtual Machine memory corruption when processed. An untrusted Java application or applet could possibly use this flaw to bypass Java sandbox restrictions...

Scientific Linux Security Update : bind on SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20140120)

A denial of service flaw was found in the way BIND handled queries for NSEC3-signed zones. A remote attacker could use this flaw against an authoritative name server that served NCES3-signed zones by sending a specially crafted query, which, when processed, would cause named to crash. CVE-2014-05...

Scientific Linux Security Update : augeas on SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20140120)

A flaw was found in the way Augeas handled certain umask settings when creating new configuration files. This flaw could result in configuration files being created as world-writable, allowing unprivileged local users to modify their content. CVE-2013-6412 All running applications using augeas mu...

Scientific Linux Security Update : java-1.7.0-openjdk on SL5.x i386/x86_64 (20140115)

An input validation flaw was discovered in the font layout engine in the 2D component. A specially crafted font file could trigger Java Virtual Machine memory corruption when processed. An untrusted Java application or applet could possibly use this flaw to bypass Java sandbox restrictions...

Scientific Linux Security Update : libXfont on SL5.x, SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20140110)

A stack-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way the libXfont library parsed Glyph Bitmap Distribution Format BDF fonts. A malicious, local user could exploit this issue to potentially execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the X.Org server. CVE-2013-6462 All running X.Org server...

Scientific Linux Security Update : gnupg on SL5.x i386/x86_64 (20140108)

It was found that GnuPG was vulnerable to side-channel attacks via acoustic cryptanalysis. An attacker in close range to a target system that is decrypting ciphertexts could possibly use this flaw to recover the RSA secret key from that system. CVE-2013-4576 %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network...

Scientific Linux Security Update : openssl on SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20140108)

A flaw was found in the way OpenSSL determined which hashing algorithm to use when TLS protocol version 1.2 was enabled. This could possibly cause OpenSSL to use an incorrect hashing algorithm, leading to a crash of an application using the library. CVE-2013-6449 It was discovered that the Datagr...

Scientific Linux Security Update : nss on SL5.x, SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20131219)

It was found that a subordinate Certificate Authority CA mis-issued an intermediate certificate, which could be used to conduct man-in-the-middle attacks. This update renders that particular intermediate certificate as untrusted. Note: This fix only applies to applications using the NSS Builtin...

Scientific Linux Security Update : xorg-x11-server on SL5.x, SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20131220)

An integer overflow, which led to a heap-based buffer overflow, was found in the way X.Org server handled trapezoids. A malicious, authorized client could use this flaw to crash the X.Org server or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with root privileges. CVE-2013-6424 %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C...

Scientific Linux Security Update : ca-certificates on SL6.x (noarch) (20131220)

It was found that a subordinate Certificate Authority CA mis-issued an intermediate certificate, which could be used to conduct man-in-the-middle attacks. This update renders that particular intermediate certificate as untrusted. After installing the update, all applications using the...

Scientific Linux Security Update : pixman on SL5.x, SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20131220)

An integer overflow, which led to a heap-based buffer overflow, was found in the way pixman handled trapezoids. If a remote attacker could trick an application using pixman into rendering a trapezoid shape with specially crafted coordinates, it could cause the application to crash or, possibly,...

Scientific Linux Security Update : tzdata enhancement update on SL5.x, SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20131223)

This update adds the following enhancement : The Jordanian government has reversed its decision to observe daylight saving time DST all year and in the year 2014, Jordan is going to resume to the transition schedule from the years 2006 - 2011. This year, Jordan will switch back to Arabia Standard...