Scientific Linux Security Update : poppler on SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20170830)

Security Fixes : - An integer overflow leading to heap-based buffer overflow was found in the poppler library. An attacker could create a malicious PDF file that would cause applications that use poppler such as Evince to crash, or potentially execute arbitrary code when opened. CVE-2017-9776...

Scientific Linux Security Update : poppler on SL7.x x86_64 (20170830)

Security Fixes : - A stack-based buffer overflow was found in the poppler library. An attacker could create a malicious PDF file that would cause applications that use poppler such as Evince to crash, or potentially execute arbitrary code when opened. CVE-2017-9775 - An integer overflow leading t...

Scientific Linux Security Update : thunderbird on SL6.x, SL7.x i386/x86_64 (20170824)

This update upgrades Thunderbird to version 52.3.0. Security Fixes : - Multiple flaws were found in the processing of malformed web content. A web page containing malicious content could cause Thunderbird to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running...

Scientific Linux Security Update : kernel on SL7.x x86_64 (20170801)

Security Fixes : - An use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel which enables a race condition in the L2TPv3 IP Encapsulation feature. A local user could use this flaw to escalate their privileges or crash the system. CVE-2016-10200, Important - A flaw was found that can be triggered in...

Scientific Linux Security Update : gtk-vnc on SL7.x x86_64 (20170801)

The following packages have been upgraded to a later upstream version: gtk-vnc 0.7.0. Security Fixes : - It was found that gtk-vnc lacked proper bounds checking while processing messages using RRE, hextile, or copyrect encodings. A remote malicious VNC server could use this flaw to crash VNC...

Scientific Linux Security Update : spice on SL7.x x86_64 (20170815)

Security Fixes : - A vulnerability was discovered in spice server's protocol handling. An authenticated attacker could send specially crafted messages to the spice server, causing out-of-bounds memory accesses, leading to parts of server memory being leaked or a crash. CVE-2017-7506 This issue wa...

Scientific Linux Security Update : X.org X11 libraries on SL7.x x86_64 (20170801)

The following packages have been upgraded to a later upstream version: libX11 1.6.5, libXaw 1.0.13, libXdmcp 1.1.2, libXfixes 5.0.3, libXfont 1.5.2, libXi 1.7.9, libXpm 3.5.12, libXrandr 1.5.1, libXrender 0.9.10, libXt 1.1.5, libXtst 1.2.3, libXv 1.0.11, libXvMC 1.0.10, libXxf86vm 1.1.4, libdrm...

Scientific Linux Security Update : curl on SL7.x x86_64 (20170801)

Security Fixes : - Multiple integer overflow flaws leading to heap-based buffer overflows were found in the way curl handled escaping and unescaping of data. An attacker could potentially use these flaws to crash an application using libcurl by sending a specially crafted input to the affected...

Scientific Linux Security Update : authconfig on SL7.x x86_64 (20170801)

Security Fixes : - A flaw was found where authconfig could configure sssd in a way that treats existing and non-existing logins differently, leaking information on existence of a user. An attacker with physical or network access to the machine could enumerate users via a timing attack...

Scientific Linux Security Update : bash on SL7.x x86_64 (20170801)

Security Fixes : - An arbitrary command injection flaw was found in the way bash processed the hostname value. A malicious DHCP server could use this flaw to execute arbitrary commands on the DHCP client machines running bash under specific circumstances. CVE-2016-0634 - An arbitrary command...

Scientific Linux Security Update : groovy on SL7.x (noarch) (20170817)

Security Fixes : - It was found that a flaw in Apache groovy library allows remote code execution wherever deserialization occurs in the application. It is possible for an attacker to craft a special serialized object that will execute code directly when deserialized. All applications which rely ...

Scientific Linux Security Update : GStreamer on SL7.x x86_64 (20170802)

The following packages have been upgraded to a later upstream version: clutter-gst2 2.0.18, gnome-video-effects 0.4.3, gstreamer1 1.10.4, gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free 1.10.4, gstreamer1-plugins-base 1.10.4, gstreamer1-plugins-good 1.10.4, orc 0.4.26. Security Fixes : - Multiple flaws were found in...

Scientific Linux Security Update : xmlsec1 on SL7.x x86_64 (20170821)

Security Fixes : - It was discovered xmlsec1's use of libxml2 inadvertently enabled external entity expansion XXE along with validation. An attacker could craft an XML file that would cause xmlsec1 to try and read local files or HTTP/FTP URLs, leading to information disclosure or denial of servic...

Scientific Linux Security Update : pidgin on SL7.x x86_64 (20170801)

The following packages have been upgraded to a later upstream version: pidgin 2.10.11. Security Fixes : - A denial of service flaw was found in the way Pidgin's Mxit plug-in handled emoticons. A malicious remote server or a man-in-the-middle attacker could potentially use this flaw to crash Pidgi...

Scientific Linux Security Update : libreoffice on SL7.x x86_64 (20170801)

Security Fixes : - An out-of-bounds write flaw was found in the way Libreoffice rendered certain documents containing Polygon images. By tricking a user into opening a specially crafted LibreOffice file, an attacker could possibly use this flaw to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the...

Scientific Linux Security Update : qemu-kvm on SL7.x x86_64 (20170815)

Security Fixes : - Quick Emulator QEMU built with the Network Block Device NBD Server support is vulnerable to a crash via a SIGPIPE signal. The crash can occur if a client aborts a connection due to any failure during negotiation or read operation. A remote user/process could use this flaw to...

Scientific Linux Security Update : qemu-kvm on SL7.x x86_64 (20170801)

Security Fixes : - An out-of-bounds memory access issue was found in Quick Emulator QEMU in the VNC display driver. This flaw could occur while refreshing the VNC display surface area in the 'vncrefreshserversurface'. A user inside a guest could use this flaw to crash the QEMU process...

Scientific Linux Security Update : libtasn1 on SL7.x x86_64 (20170801)

The following packages have been upgraded to a later upstream version: libtasn1 4.10. Security Fixes : - A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way the libtasn1 library decoded certain DER-encoded inputs. A specially crafted DER- encoded input could cause an application using libtasn1...

Scientific Linux Security Update : libsoup on SL7.x x86_64 (20170815)

Security Fixes : - A stack-based buffer overflow flaw was discovered within the HTTP processing of libsoup. A remote attacker could exploit this flaw to cause a crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code by sending a specially crafted HTTP request to a server using the libsoup HTTP server...

Scientific Linux Security Update : tcpdump on SL7.x x86_64 (20170801)

The following packages have been upgraded to a later upstream version: tcpdump 4.9.0. Security Fixes : - Multiple out of bounds read and integer overflow vulnerabilities were found in tcpdump affecting the decoding of various protocols. An attacker could create a crafted pcap file or send special...