kernel security and bug fix update

2.6.32-279.22.1 - virt kvm: invalid opcode oops on SETSREGS with OSXSAVE bit set Petr Matousek 862903 862904 CVE-2012-4461 - fs fuse: optimize fusedirectio Brian Foster 865305 858850 - fs fuse: optimize fusegetuserpages Brian Foster 865305 858850 - fs fuse: use getuserpagesfast Brian Foster 86530...

SuSE 11.1 Security Update : Linux kernel (SAT Patch Numbers 6227 / 6229 / 6230)

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 SP1 kernel has been updated to the 2.6.32.59 stable release to fix a lot of bugs and security issues. The following security issues have been fixed : - A use after free bug in hugetlb support could be used by local attackers to crash the system. CVE-2012-2133 - A NULL...

SuSE 11.1 Security Update : Linux kernel (SAT Patch Numbers 6547 / 6548 / 6550)

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 SP1 kernel have been updated to fix various bugs and security issues. The following security issues have been fixed : - Several buffer overread and overwrite errors in the UDF logical volume descriptor code were fixed that might have allowed local attackers able to...

RHEL 5 : kernel (RHSA-2009:1466)

Updated kernel packages that fix two security issues and several bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3 Extended Update Support. This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the...

RHEL 5 : scsi-target-utils (RHSA-2010:0362)

An updated scsi-target-utils package that fixes one security issue is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having important security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score, which gives a detailed severity...

RHEL 5 : cman (RHSA-2009:1341)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 5 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2009:1341 advisory. The Cluster Manager cman utility provides services for managing a Linux cluster. Multiple insecure temporary file use flaws were found in...

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kernel 2.6.18-348.1.1.0.1 - oprofile x86, mm: Add getuserpagesfast orabug 14277030 - oprofile export getuserpagesfast function orabug 14277030 - oprofile oprofile, x86: Fix nmi-unsafe callgraph support orabug 14277030 - oprofile oprofile: use KMNMI slot for kmapatomic orabug 14277030 - oprofile...

kernel security and bug fix update

kernel 2.6.18-348.1.1 - pci intel-iommu: reduce max num of domains supported Don Dutile 886876 885125 - fs gfs2: Fix leak of cached directory hash table Steven Whitehouse 886124 831330 - x86 mm: randomize SHLIBBASE Petr Matousek 804953 804954 CVE-2012-1568 - net be2net: create RSS rings even in...

kernel security, bug fix and enhancement update

2.6.32-279.19.1.el6 - drm i915: dont clobber the pipe param in sanitizemodesetting Frantisek Hrbata 876549 857792 - drm i915: Sanitize BIOS debugging bits from PIPECONF Frantisek Hrbata 876549 857792 - net fix divide by zero in tcp algorithm illinois Flavio Leitner 871920 866514 CVE-2012-4565 - f...

kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update

kernel 2.6.18-308.24.1.el5 - Revert: scsi sg: fix races during device removal Ewan Milne 868950 861004 2.6.18-308.23.1.el5 - net bnx2x: Add remote-fault link detection Alexander Gordeev 870120 796905 - net bnx2x: Cosmetic changes Alexander Gordeev 870120 796905 - net rds-ping cause kernel panic...

kernel security and bug fix update

2.6.18-308.20.1.el5 - Revert: x86 mm: randomize SHLIBBASE Dave Anderson 804953 804954 CVE-2012-1568 2.6.18-308.19.1.el5 - net be2net: Remove code that stops further access to BE NIC based on UE bits Alexander Gordeev 867896 862811 - net netpoll: fix an incorrect check for NULL pointer Alexander...

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2.6.18-308.20.1.0.1.el5 - kernel Initialize the local uninitialized variable stats. orabug 14051367 - fs JBD:make jbd support 512B blocks correctly for ocfs2. orabug 13477763 - x86 fix fpu context corrupt when preempt in signal context orabug 14038272 - net bonding: fix carrier detect when bond i...

kernel security and bug fix update

2.6.32-279.14.1.el6 - usb usbhid: Fix use-after-free in USBHID James Paradis 864827 857518 - usb Add kernel parameter to force iowatchdog for Intel EHCI HCD James Paradis 865713 846024 - block Fix hanging kernel threads in blkexecuterq James Paradis 865308 855984 - mm hugetlb: do not use...

Security Update for Xen (important)

Security Update for Xen Following fixes were done: - bnc776995 - attaching scsi control luns with pvscsi - xend/pvscsi: fix passing of SCSI control LUNs xen-bug776995-pvscsi-no-devname.patch - xend/pvscsi: fix usage of persistant device names for SCSI devices...

Security Update for Xen (important)

Security Update for Xen Following bug and security fixes were applied: - bnc776995 - attaching scsi control luns with pvscsi - xend/pvscsi: fix passing of SCSI control LUNs xen-bug776995-pvscsi-no-devname.patch - xend/pvscsi: fix usage of persistant device names for SCSI devices...

kernel security and bug fix update

kernel 2.6.18-308.13.1.el5 - net e1000e: Cleanup logic in e1000checkforserdeslink82571 Dean Nelson 841370 771366 - net e1000e: Correct link check logic for 82571 serdes Dean Nelson 841370 771366 - mm NULL pointer dereference in vmenoughmemory Jerome Marchand 840077 836244 - fs dlm: fix slow rsb...

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kernel 2.6.18-308.13.1.0.1.el5 - kernel Initialize the local uninitialized variable stats. orabug 14051367 - fs JBD:make jbd support 512B blocks correctly for ocfs2. orabug 13477763 - x86 fix fpu context corrupt when preempt in signal context orabug 14038272 - net bonding: fix carrier detect when...

PT-2012-1244

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions prior to 3.9 Description The issue is related to the scsi ioctl function in the Linux kernel, which does not properly consider the SCSI device class during authorization of SCSI commands. This allows local users to bypass...

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

a flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Direct-IO implementation. This could have allowed a local unprivileged user to cause a denial of service. CVE-2007-6716, Important - when running ptrace in 31-bit mode on an IBM S/390 or IBM System z kernel, a local unprivileged user could cause a denial of...

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

A flaw was found in the handling of process death signals. This allowed a local user to send arbitrary signals to the suid-process executed by that user. A successful exploitation of this flaw depends on the structure of the suid-program and its signal handling. CVE-2007-3848, Important A flaw wa...