Scientific Linux Security Update : xorg-x11-server on SL5.x i386/x86_64

An input validation flaw was discovered in X.org's Security and Record extensions. A malicious authorized client could exploit this issue to cause a denial of service crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with root privileges on the X.Org server. CVE-2008-1377 Multiple integer overflow...

SuSE 10 Security Update : PHP5 (ZYPP Patch Number 7554)

This update for PHP5 fixes the following security issues : - Input Validation in the ZIP extension and NumberFormatter. CWE-20, CVE-2011-0421 / CVE-2011-1470 / CVE-2011-1467 - Numeric Errors in the SHM support and ZIP extension. CWE-189, CVE-2011-1092 / CVE-2011-1471 - Buffer overflows in the...

SuSE 11.1 Security Update : aaa_base (SAT Patch Number 3910)

The following bug has been fixed : - The boot.localfs init script wrote a file to /dev/shm during shut-down. Since local users may create symlinks there a malicious user could cause corruption of arbitrary files. CVE-2011-0461 %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive...

Ubuntu 8.04 LTS : linux vulnerabilities (USN-1072-1)

Gleb Napatov discovered that KVM did not correctly check certain privileged operations. A local attacker with access to a guest kernel could exploit this to crash the host system, leading to a denial of service. CVE-2010-0435 Dave Chinner discovered that the XFS filesystem did not correctly order...

kernel security and bug fix update

2.6.32-71.14.1.0.1.el6 - replace Red Hat with Oracle in files genkey and kernel.spec 2.6.32-71.14.1.el6 - kvm x86: zero kvmvcpuevents-interrupt.pad Marcelo Tosatti 665471 665409 CVE-2010-4525 2.6.32-71.13.1.el6 email6.RHSA-2011-0007 178L, 11970C written - scsi lpfc: Fixed crashes for NULL pnode...

Ubuntu 6.06 LTS : linux-source-2.6.15 vulnerabilities (USN-1057-1)

Dave Chinner discovered that the XFS filesystem did not correctly order inode lookups when exported by NFS. A remote attacker could exploit this to read or write disk blocks that had changed file assignment or had become unlinked, leading to a loss of privacy. CVE-2010-2943 Dan Rosenberg discover...

kernel: ipc/shm.c: reading uninitialized stack memory

The copyshmidtouser function in ipc/shm.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc1 does not initialize a certain structure, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via vectors related to the shmctl system call and the "old shm interface."...

kernel security and bug fix update

2.6.9-89.35.1.0.1.EL - XEN fix cpu hotplug crash Joe Jin orabug 7521308 - XEN Bring up vcpus before khelper init Joe Jin orabug 7521308 - XEN flush the tlb cache immediately Dave McCracken, Scott Shi orabug 9138767 - fix skb alignment that was causing sendto to fail with EFAULT Olaf Kirch orabug...

kernel: ipc/shm.c: reading uninitialized stack memory

The copyshmidtouser function in ipc/shm.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc1 does not initialize a certain structure, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via vectors related to the shmctl system call and the "old shm interface."...

Ubuntu 9.10 / 10.04 LTS / 10.10 : linux, linux-ec2 vulnerabilities (USN-1041-1)

Ben Hawkes discovered that the Linux kernel did not correctly filter registers on 64bit kernels when performing 32bit system calls. On a 64bit system, a local attacker could manipulate 32bit system calls to gain root privileges. CVE-2010-3301 Dan Rosenberg discovered that the btrfs filesystem did...

CVE-2010-4072

CVE-2010-4072 affects the Linux kernel: the copy_shmid_to_user function in ipc/shm.c (pre-2.6.37-rc1) does not initialize a certain structure, enabling local users to leak potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via the shmctl interface and the old shm interface. Affected produ...

SuSE9 Security Update : XFree86-Xnest (YOU Patch Number 12043)

This update fixes various Xserver security issues. - File existence disclosure vulnerability. CVE-2007-5958 - XInput Extension Memory Corruption Vulnerability IDEF2888 CVE-2007-6427. - TOG-CUP Extension Memory Corruption Vulnerability IDEF2901 CVE-2007-6428. - EVI Extension Integer Overflow...

SuSE9 Security Update : XFree86 (YOU Patch Number 12170)

This update fixes multiple vulnerabilities reported by iDefense : - RENDER Extension heap buffer overflow. CVE-2008-2360 - RENDER Extension crash. CVE-2008-2361 - RENDER Extension memory corruption . CVE-2008-2362 - MIT-SHM arbitrary memory read. CVE-2008-1379 - RECORD and Security extensions...

openSUSE Security Update : xgl (xgl-155)

This update fixes multiple vulnerabilities reported by iDefense for the included X server : - CVE-2008-2360 - RENDER Extension heap buffer overflow - CVE-2008-2361 - RENDER Extension crash - CVE-2008-2362 - RENDER Extension memory corruption - CVE-2008-1379 - MIT-SHM arbitrary memory read -...

Mandriva Update for metisse MDVSA-2008:179 (metisse)

Check for the Version of metisse OpenVAS Vulnerability Test Mandriva Update for metisse MDVSA-2008:179 metisse Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2009 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it unde...

Mandriva Update for x11-server-xgl MDVSA-2008:025 (x11-server-xgl)

Check for the Version of x11-server-xgl OpenVAS Vulnerability Test Mandriva Update for x11-server-xgl MDVSA-2008:025 x11-server-xgl Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2009 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net This program is free software; you can redistribute it...

Mandriva Update for x11-server-xgl MDVSA-2008:025 (x11-server-xgl)

Check for the Version of x11-server-xgl OpenVAS Vulnerability Test Mandriva Update for x11-server-xgl MDVSA-2008:025 x11-server-xgl Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2009 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net This program is free software; you can redistribute it...

Ubuntu Update for xorg-server vulnerabilities USN-616-1

Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-616-1 OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: gbubuntuUSN6161.nasl 7969 2017-12-01 09:23:16Z santu $ Ubuntu Update for xorg-server vulnerabilities USN-616-1 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2009 Greenbone Networks GmbH,...

Ubuntu Update for libxfont, xorg-server vulnerabilities USN-571-1

Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-571-1 OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: gbubuntuUSN5711.nasl 7969 2017-12-01 09:23:16Z santu $ Ubuntu Update for libxfont, xorg-server vulnerabilities USN-571-1 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2009 Greenbone Networks GmbH,...

Ubuntu Update for xorg-server regression USN-571-2

Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-571-2 OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: gbubuntuUSN5712.nasl 7969 2017-12-01 09:23:16Z santu $ Ubuntu Update for xorg-server regression USN-571-2 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2009 Greenbone Networks GmbH,...