Important kernel security update: CVE-2018-13405 and other; Virtuozzo ReadyKernel patch 55.0 for all supported Virtuozzo 7.0 kernels

The cumulative Virtuozzo ReadyKernel patch was updated with security and stability fixes. The patch applies to all supported Virtuozzo 7.0 kernels. Vulnerability id: CVE-2018-13405 It was discovered that the local users could create files with an unintended group ownership and with group executio...

Ubuntu 17.10 : linux, linux-raspi2 vulnerabilities (USN-3697-1)

It was discovered that a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability existed in the DCCP protocol implementation in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash. CVE-2018-1130 Jann Horn discovered that the 32 bit adjtimex syscall implementation for 64 bit...

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS : Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities (USN-3697-2)

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-3697-2 advisory. It was discovered that a null pointer dereference vulnerability existed in the DCCP protocol implementation in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could u...

USN-3698-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the nested KVM implementation in the Linux kernel in some situations did not properly prevent second level guests from reading and writing the hardware CR8 register. A local attacker in a guest could use this to cause a denial of service system crash. CVE-2017-12154 Fan Wu,...

USN-3697-2: Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities

It was discovered that a null pointer dereference vulnerability existed in the DCCP protocol implementation in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash. CVE-2018-1130 Jann Horn discovered that the 32 bit adjtimex syscall implementation for 64 bit...

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-3656-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2018 Greenbone AG 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-only ifdescription...

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities (USN-3654-2)

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-3654-2 advisory. USN-3654-1 fixed vulnerabilities and added mitigations in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. This update provides the corresponding updates for the...

USN-3656-1: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2, Snapdragon) vulnerabilities

Tuba Yavuz discovered that a double-free error existed in the USBTV007 driver of the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly execute arbitrary code. CVE-2017-17975 It was discovered that a race condition existed in the F2FS implementatio...

USN-3654-2: Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities

USN-3654-1 fixed vulnerabilities and added mitigations 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. Jann Horn and Ken Johnson discovered that microprocessors...

USN-3654-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Jann Horn and Ken Johnson discovered that microprocessors utilizing speculative execution of a memory read may allow unauthorized memory reads via a sidechannel attack. This flaw is known as Spectre Variant 4. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information, including kernel memor...

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-3654-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2018 Greenbone AG 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-only ifdescription...

USN-3582-2: Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities | Cloud Foundry

Severity High Vendor Canonical Ubuntu Versions Affected Canonical Ubuntu 14.04 Description USN-3582-1 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...

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-3583-1)

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-3583-1 advisory. It was discovered that an out-of-bounds write vulnerability existed in the Flash-Friendly File System f2fs in the Linux kernel. An attacker could constru...

USN-3583-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

It was discovered that an out-of-bounds write vulnerability existed in the Flash-Friendly File System f2fs in the Linux kernel. An attacker could construct a malicious file system that, when mounted, could cause a denial of service system crash or possibly execute arbitrary code. CVE-2017-0750 It...

USN-3581-3: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities

Mohamed Ghannam discovered that the IPv4 raw socket implementation in the Linux kernel contained a race condition leading to uninitialized pointer usage. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. CVE-2017-17712 ChunYu Wang discovered that a...

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities (USN-3582-2)

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-3582-2 advisory. USN-3582-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux Hardware Enableme...

Ubuntu 17.10 : linux vulnerabilities (USN-3581-1) (Spectre)

Mohamed Ghannam discovered that the IPv4 raw socket implementation in the Linux kernel contained a race condition leading to uninitialized pointer usage. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. CVE-2017-17712 ChunYu Wang discovered that a...

Ubuntu 17.10 : linux-raspi2 vulnerabilities (USN-3581-3)

Mohamed Ghannam discovered that the IPv4 raw socket implementation in the Linux kernel contained a race condition leading to uninitialized pointer usage. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code. CVE-2017-17712 ChunYu Wang discovered that a...

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-3582-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2018 Greenbone AG 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-only ifdescription...

Virtuozzo 6 : kernel / kernel-abi-whitelists / kernel-debug / etc (VZLSA-2017-0307)

An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the...