Scientific Linux Security Update : bind on SL5.x i386/x86_64

CVE-2009-4022 bind: cache poisoning using not validated DNSSEC responses Michael Sinatra discovered that BIND was incorrectly caching responses without performing proper DNSSEC validation, when those responses were received during the resolution of a recursive client query that requested DNSSEC...

Scientific Linux Security Update : nss_db on SL5.x i386/x86_64

It was discovered that nssdb did not specify a path to the directory to be used as the database environment for the Berkeley Database library, causing it to use the current working directory as the default. This could possibly allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information. CVE-2010-0826...

Scientific Linux Security Update : kernel on SL4.x i386/x86_64

These updated kernel packages fix the following security issues : A flaw was found in the virtual filesystem VFS. A local unprivileged user could truncate directories to which they had write permission; this could render the contents of the directory inaccessible. CVE-2008-0001, Important A flaw...

Scientific Linux Security Update : thunderbird on SL4.x, SL5.x i386/x86_64

Several flaws were found in the processing of some malformed HTML mail content. An HTML mail message containing such malicious content could cause Thunderbird to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code as the user running Thunderbird. CVE-2008-1233, CVE-2008-1235, CVE-2008-1236, CVE-2008-12...

Scientific Linux Security Update : kernel on SL4.x i386/x86_64

This update fixes the following security issues : - A buffer overflow flaw was found in the loadmixervolumes function in the Linux kernel's Open Sound System OSS sound driver. On 64-bit PowerPC systems, a local, unprivileged user could use this flaw to cause a denial of service or escalate their...

Scientific Linux Security Update : krb5 on SL5.x i386/x86_64

Tenable Network Security discovered a stack-based buffer overflow flaw in the RPC library used by kadmind. A remote unauthenticated attacker who can access kadmind could trigger this flaw and cause kadmind to crash. On Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 it is not possible to exploit this flaw to run...

Scientific Linux Security Update : postgresql84 on SL5.x i386/x86_64

PostgreSQL is an advanced object-relational database management system DBMS. A signedness issue was found in the way the crypt function in the PostgreSQL pgcrypto module handled 8-bit characters in passwords when using Blowfish hashing. Up to three characters immediately preceding a non-ASCII...

Scientific Linux Security Update : kdegraphics on SL5.x, SL4.x i386/x86_64

Maurycy Prodeus discovered an integer overflow flaw in the processing of PDF files. An attacker could create a malicious PDF file that would cause kpdf to crash or potentially execute arbitrary code when opened. CVE-2007-3387 %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive te...

Scientific Linux Security Update : openjpeg on SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20120711)

OpenJPEG is an open source library for reading and writing image files in JPEG 2000 format. An input validation flaw, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow, was found in the way OpenJPEG handled the tile number and size in an image tile header. A remote attacker could provide a specially crafte...

Scientific Linux Security Update : shadow-utils on SL3.x i386/x86_64

A flaw was found in the useradd tool in shadow-utils. A new user's mailbox, when created, could have random permissions for a short period. This could allow a local attacker to read or modify the mailbox. CVE-2006-1174 %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text is C...

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

Openswan is a free implementation of Internet Protocol Security IPsec and Internet Key Exchange IKE. IPsec uses strong cryptography to provide both authentication and encryption services. These services allow you to build secure tunnels through untrusted networks. A NULL pointer dereference flaw...

Scientific Linux Security Update : firefox on SL4.x, SL5.x, SL6.x i386/x86_64

This erratum blacklists a small number of HTTPS certificates. BZ689430 These updated firefox packages also fixes the following bug : - Prior to this update, some Java applets would fail to load in the 3.6.14 version of Firefox. In this newly-released version Firefox 3.6.15, Java applets no longer...

Scientific Linux Security Update : squirrelmail on SL3.x, SL4.x, SL5.x i386/x86_64

CVE-2009-2964 squirrelmail: CSRF issues in all forms Form submissions in SquirrelMail did not implement protection against Cross-Site Request Forgery CSRF attacks. If a remote attacker tricked a user into visiting a malicious web page, the attacker could hijack that user's authentication, inject...

Scientific Linux Security Update : nfs-utils on SL5.x i386/x86_64

A flaw was found in the nfs-utils package build. The nfs-utils package was missing TCP wrappers support, which could result in an administrator believing they had access restrictions enabled when they did not. CVE-2008-1376 %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text...

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

Two buffer overflow flaws were found in the Openswan client-side XAUTH handling code used when connecting to certain Cisco gateways. A malicious or compromised VPN gateway could use these flaws to execute arbitrary code on the connecting Openswan client. CVE-2010-3302, CVE-2010-3308 Two input...

Scientific Linux Security Update : kvm on SL5.x x86_64 (20120221)

KVM Kernel-based Virtual Machine is a full virtualization solution for Linux on AMD64 and Intel 64 systems. KVM is a Linux kernel module built for the standard Scientific Linux kernel. It was found that the kvmvmioctlassigndevice function in the KVM subsystem of a Linux kernel did not check if th...

Scientific Linux Security Update : xen on SL5.x i386/x86_64

Xen was found to allow unprivileged DomU domains to overwrite xenstore values which should only be changeable by the privileged Dom0 domain. An attacker controlling a DomU domain could, potentially, use this flaw to kill arbitrary processes in Dom0 or trick a Dom0 user into accessing the text...

Scientific Linux Security Update : postgresql on on SL3.0.x i386/x86_64

A flaw was found in the way PostgreSQL allows authenticated users to execute security-definer functions. It was possible for an unprivileged user to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the security-definer function. CVE-2007-2138 %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The...

Scientific Linux Security Update : openoffice.org on SL4.x i386/x86_64

An integer truncation error, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow, was found in the way the OpenOffice.org Impress presentation application sanitized a file's dictionary property items. An attacker could use this flaw to create a specially crafted Microsoft Office PowerPoint file that, when...

Scientific Linux Security Update : krb5 on SL6.x i386/x86_64

An invalid free flaw was found in the password-changing capability of the MIT Kerberos administration daemon, kadmind. A remote, unauthenticated attacker could use this flaw to cause kadmind to abort via a specially crafted request. CVE-2011-0285 After installing the updated packages, the kadmind...