Unity Linux 20.1060e / 20.1070e Security Update: util-linux (UTSA-2026-017413)

The Unity Linux 20 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the UTSA-2026-017413 advisory. An integer overflow in util-linux through 2.37.1 can potentially cause a buffer overflow if an attacker were able to use system resources in a way that leads to a...

OESA-2021-1453 kernel security update

The Linux Kernel, the operating system core itself. Security Fixes: A memory overflow vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel’s ipc functionality of the memcg subsystem, in the way a user calls the semget function multiple times, creating semaphores. This flaw allows a local user to starve th...

ALPINE-CVE-2021-37600

An integer overflow in util-linux through 2.37.1 can potentially cause a buffer overflow if an attacker were able to use system resources in a way that leads to a large number in the /proc/sysvipc/sem file. NOTE: this is unexploitable in GNU C Library environments, and possibly in all realistic...

Microsoft Windows 10: Create permanent shared objects

This user right determines which accounts can be used by processes to create a directory object by using the object manager. Directory objects include Active Directory objects, files and folders, printers, registry keys, processes, and threads. Users who have this capability can create permanent...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security and bug fix update

An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 Advanced Update Support. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for...

Multiple open-iscsi security vulnerabilities

Invalid implementation of internal sockets and semaphores access...

Mac OS X kernel "fpathconf()" syscall fails to properly handle unknown file types

Overview A vulnerability in the Mac OS X kernel could allow an authenticated local attacker to cause a denial of service. Description The fpathconf system call provides a method for applications to determine the current value of a configurable system limit or option variable associated with a fil...

security flaw

Race condition in the setsid function in Linux before 2.6.8.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service crash and possibly access portions of kernel memory, related to TTY changes, locking, and semaphores...

CVE-2005-0178

CVE-2005-0178 describes a race condition in the setsid() handling of the Linux kernel before 2.6.8.1. Local users could crash the kernel and potentially access portions of kernel memory related to TTY changes, locking, and semaphores. Affected software: Linux kernel versions prior to 2.6.8.1 (per...

CVE-2000-0461

The undocumented semconfig system call in BSD freezes the state of semaphores, which allows local users to cause a denial of service of the semaphore system by using the semconfig call...