Unity Linux 20.1060a / 20.1070a Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-003254)

The Unity Linux 20 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the UTSA-2026-003254 advisory. The filesystem implementation in the Linux kernel through 4.8.2 preserves the setgid bit during a setxattr call, which allows local users to gain group privileges by...

Unity Linux 20.1060a / 20.1070a Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-002742)

The Unity Linux 20 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the UTSA-2026-002742 advisory. In the eaget function in fs/jfs/xattr.c in the Linux kernel through 4.17.1, a memory corruption bug in JFS can be triggered by calling setxattr twice with two...

USN-3234-1 linux, linux-aws, linux-gke, linux-raspi2, linux-snapdragon vulnerabilities

Ralf Spenneberg discovered that the ext4 implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly validate meta block groups. An attacker with physical access could use this to specially craft an ext4 image that causes a denial of service system crash. CVE-2016-10208 It was discovered that the Linux...

USN-3161-4 linux-snapdragon vulnerabilities

Tilman Schmidt and Sasha Levin discovered a use-after-free condition in the TTY implementation in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to expose sensitive information kernel memory. CVE-2015-8964 It was discovered that the Video For Linux Two v4l2 implementation in the Linux kernel d...

Linux kernel elevation of privilege vulnerability (CNVD-2016-09544)

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 file system implementation in versions of Linux kernel prior to 4.8.2, which stems from a program incorrectly saving the setgid bit duri...

PT-2016-7214 · Linux +5 · Linux Kernel +5

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux kernel versions through 4.8.2 Description: The issue concerns the filesystem implementation in the Linux kernel, which preserves the setgid bit during a setxattr call. This allows local users to gain group privileges by leveraging the...