Unity Linux 20.1050e / 20.1060e / 20.1070e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-000755)

The Unity Linux 20 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the UTSA-2026-000755 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 20.1060e / 20.1070e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2026-003174)

The Unity Linux 20 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the UTSA-2026-003174 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...

EUVD-2016-7977

Malware in sbrugna...

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-3234-1)

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-3234-1 advisory. Ralf Spenneberg discovered that the ext4 implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly validate meta block groups. An attacker with physical access...

DEBIAN-CVE-2017-5551

The simplesetacl function in fs/posixacl.c in the Linux kernel before 4.9.6 preserves the setgid bit during a setxattr call involving a tmpfs filesystem, which allows local users to gain group privileges by leveraging the existence of a setgid program with restrictions on execute permissions. NOT...

UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5551

The simplesetacl function in fs/posixacl.c in the Linux kernel before 4.9.6 preserves the setgid bit during a setxattr call involving a tmpfs filesystem, which allows local users to gain group privileges by leveraging the existence of a setgid program with restrictions on execute permissions. NOT...

Ubuntu 16.10 : linux vulnerabilities (USN-3147-1)

Andreas Gruenbacher and Jan Kara discovered that the filesystem implementation in the Linux kernel did not clear the setgid bit during a setxattr call. A local attacker could use this to possibly elevate group privileges. CVE-2016-7097 Marco Grassi discovered that the driver for Areca RAID...

UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7097

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 leveraging the existence of a setgid program with restrictions on execute permissions...