kernel security update

kernel - 2.6.18-419.0.0.0.1 - netfront fix ring buffer index go back led vif stop orabug 18272251 - net fix tcptrimhead James Li orabug 14512145, 19219078 - ocfs2: dlm: fix recovery hung Junxiao Bi orabug 13956772 - i386: fix MTRR code Zhenzhong Duan orabug 15862649 - oprofile x86, mm: Add...

kernel security and bug fix update

2.6.32-642.15.1 - net dccp: fix freeing skb too early for IPV6RECVPKTINFO Hannes Frederic Sowa 1424626 1424628 CVE-2017-6074 2.6.32-642.14.1 - net sctp: validate chunk len before actually using it Hangbin Liu 1399456 1399457 CVE-2016-9555 - netdrv qlcnic: add wmb call in transmit data path Harish...

USN-3209-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the generic SCSI block layer in the Linux kernel did not properly restrict write operations in certain situations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly gain administrative privileges. CVE-2016-10088 Jim Mattson discovered tha...

USN-3208-2 linux-lts-xenial vulnerabilities

USN-3208-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux Hardware Enablement HWE kernel from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. It was discovered that the generic SCSI block layer in the Linux kernel did not proper...

USN-3208-1 linux, linux-snapdragon vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the generic SCSI block layer in the Linux kernel did not properly restrict write operations in certain situations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly gain administrative privileges. CVE-2016-10088 CAI Qian discovered that t...

USN-3208-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the generic SCSI block layer in the Linux kernel did not properly restrict write operations in certain situations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly gain administrative privileges. CVE-2016-10088 CAI Qian discovered that t...

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-3208-1)

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-3208-1 advisory. It was discovered that the generic SCSI block layer in the Linux kernel did not properly restrict write operations in certain situations. A local attacke...

openSUSE: Security Advisory for kernel (openSUSE-SU-2016:3085-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the Copyright C 2017 Greenbone Networks GmbH Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later This program is free software; you can...

openSUSE Security Update : the Linux Kernel (openSUSE-2017-246)

The openSUSE Leap 42.1 kernel to 4.1.38 to receive various security and bugfixes. The following security bugs were fixed : - CVE-2016-7117: Use-after-free vulnerability in the sysrecvmmsg function in net/socket.c in the Linux kernel allowed remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors...

QEMU 'hw/scsi/megasas.c' Denial of Service Vulnerability

QEMU aka Quick Emulator is a set of simulation processor software developed by French programmer Fabrice Bellard. The software is fast and cross-platform. A denial of service vulnerability exists in QEMU. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service...

kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update

3.10.0-514.6.1.OL7 - Oracle Linux certificates Alexey Petrenko - Oracle Linux RHCK Module Signing Key was compiled into kernel [email protected] - Update x509.genkey bug 24817676 3.10.0-514.6.1 - net sctp: validate chunk len before actually using it Hangbin Liu...

kernel security and bug fix update

2.6.32-642.13.1 - net Fix use after free in the recvmmsg exit path Davide Caratti 1390805 1390046 CVE-2016-7117 - net vlan: Propagate MAC address to VLANs Jarod Wilson 1396479 1381585 - net tcp: fix use after free in tcpxmitretransmitqueue Mateusz Guzik 1379527 1379529 CVE-2016-6828 - net...

Linux kernel memory misreference vulnerability (CNVD-2017-00070)

The Linux kernel is the kernel used by the operating system Linux, released by the Linux Foundation in the United States. A security vulnerability exists in the sg implementation of Linux kernel 4.9 and prior versions, which stems from a failure of the program to properly restrict write operation...

openSUSE: Security Advisory for kernel (openSUSE-SU-2017:0002-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the Copyright C 2017 Greenbone Networks GmbH Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later This program is free software; you can...

Debian DLA-772-1 : linux security update

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel that may lead to a privilege escalation, denial of service or information leaks. CVE-2012-6704, CVE-2016-9793 Eric Dumazet found that a local user with CAPNETADMIN capability could set a socket's buffer size to be negative, leading ...

openSUSE Security Update : the Linux Kernel (openSUSE-2017-1)

The openSUSE 42.1 kernel was updated to receive various security and bugfixes. The following security bugs were fixed : - CVE-2016-9756: KVM: x86: drop error recovery in emjmpfar and emretfar bsc1013038. The following non-security bugs were fixed : - scsi: megaraidsas: fix macro MEGASASISLOGICAL ...

Security update for xen (important)

This updates xen to version 4.4.406 to fix the following issues: - An unprivileged user in a guest could gain guest could escalate privilege to that of the guest kernel, if it had could invoke the instruction emulator. Only 64-bit x86 HVM guest were affected. Linux guest have not been vulnerable...

Security update for the Linux Kernel (important)

The openSUSE 42.1 kernel was updated to receive various security and bugfixes. The following security bugs were fixed: - CVE-2016-9756: KVM: x86: drop error recovery in emjmpfar and emretfar bsc1013038. The following non-security bugs were fixed: - scsi: megaraidsas: fix macro MEGASASISLOGICAL to...

CVE-2016-10088

The sg implementation in the Linux kernel through 4.9 does not properly restrict write operations in situations where the KERNELDS option is set, which allows local users to read or write to arbitrary kernel memory locations or cause a denial of service use-after-free by leveraging access to a...

CVE-2016-10088

The sg implementation in the Linux kernel through 4.9 does not properly restrict write operations in situations where the KERNELDS option is set, which allows local users to read or write to arbitrary kernel memory locations or cause a denial of service use-after-free by leveraging access to a...