SUSE CVE-2007-3919

1 xenbaked and 2 xenmon.py in Xen 3.1 and earlier allow local users to truncate arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/xenq-shm...

SUSE CVE-2008-1379

Integer overflow in the fbShmPutImage function in the MIT-SHM extension in the X server 1.4 in X.Org X11R7.3 allows context-dependent attackers to read arbitrary process memory via crafted values for a Pixmap width and height...

SUSE CVE-2009-0859

The shmgetstat function in ipc/shm.c in the shm subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.28.5, when CONFIGSHMEM is disabled, misinterprets the data type of an inode, which allows local users to cause a denial of service system hang via an SHMINFO shmctl call, as demonstrated by running the ipcs...

SUSE CVE-2013-2905

The SharedMemory::Create function in memory/sharedmemoryposix.cc in Google Chrome before 29.0.1547.57 uses weak permissions under /dev/shm/, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information via direct access to a POSIX shared-memory file...

SUSE CVE-2022-41973

multipath-tools 0.7.7 through 0.9.x before 0.9.2 allows local users to obtain root access, as exploited in conjunction with CVE-2022-41974. Local users able to access /dev/shm can change symlinks in multipathd due to incorrect symlink handling, which could lead to controlled file writes outside o...

EulerOS 2.0 SP8 : device-mapper-multipath (EulerOS-SA-2023-1310)

According to the versions of the device-mapper-multipath packages installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities : - multipath-tools 0.7.7 through 0.9.x before 0.9.2 allows local users to obtain root access, as exploited in conjunction with...

multipath-tools 0.7.7 through 0.9.x before 0.9.2 allows local users to obtain root access as exploited in conjunction with CVE-2022-41974. Local users able to access /dev/shm can change symlinks in multipathd due to incorrect symlink handling which could lead to controlled file writes outside of the /dev/shm directory. This could be used indirectly for local privilege escalation to root.

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SUSE SLED15: kpartx / libdmmp-devel / libdmmp0_2_0 / libmpath0 / multipath-tools / etc (SUSE-SU-2022:3711-1)

The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLEDSAP15 / SLES15 / SLESSAP15 / openSUSE 15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2022:3711-1 advisory. - CVE-2022-41973: Fixed a symlink attack in multipathd. bsc1202739 - CVE-2022-41974: Fixed an...

DEBIAN-CVE-2021-3782

An internal reference count is held on the buffer pool, incremented every time a new buffer is created from the pool. The reference count is maintained as an int; on LP64 systems this can cause the reference count to overflow if the client creates a large number of wlshm buffer objects, or if it...

PT-2022-33800 · Linux · Linux Kernel

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux Kernel versions prior to v5.15.62 Description: The issue concerns an overflow check in the register shm helper function. It was introduced in version v4.16 and is fixed in Linux Kernel version v5.15.62. The actual impact and attack...

PT-2022-34250 · Linux · Linux Kernel

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux Kernel versions prior to v5.4.211 Description: The issue is related to an overflow check in the register shm helper function. The actual impact and attack plausibility have not yet been proven. Recommendations: For Linux Kernel versions...

PT-2022-34074 · Linux · Linux Kernel

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux Kernel versions prior to v5.10.137 Description: The issue is related to an overflow check in the register shm helper function. It was introduced in version v4.16 and fixed in version v5.10.137. The actual impact and attack plausibility...

PT-2022-33427 · Linux · Linux Kernel

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux Kernel versions prior to v5.19.3 Description: The issue is related to an overflow check in the register shm helper function. It was introduced in version v4.16 and fixed in version v5.19.3. The actual impact and attack plausibility have...

PT-2022-7214 · Unknown +8 · Multipath-Tools +8

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: multipath-tools versions 0.7.7 through 0.9.x before 0.9.2 Description: The issue is related to incorrect handling of symlinks in multipathd, allowing local users who can access /dev/shm to change symlinks. This could lead to controlled file...

Use After Free

Overview Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Use After Free when the client creates a large number of wlshm buffer objects, or if it can coerce the server to create a large number of external references to the buffer storage. Remediation Upgrade wayland to version 1.21.0 or higher...

The vulnerability of the do_shmat function in the ipc/shm.c component of the Linux operating system’s kernel, which stems from insufficient validation of input data, allows a privileged user to circumvent existing security restrictions.

The vulnerability of the doshmat function in the ipc/shm.c component of the Linux operating system’s kernel is related to insufficient validation of input data. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an attacker to circumvent existing security restrictions...

Security update for the Linux Kernel (important)

openSUSE Security Update: Security update for the Linux Kernel Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2021:3387-1 Rating: important References: 1065729 1148868 1152489 1154353 1159886 1167773 1170774 1171688 1173746 1174003 1176447 1176940 1177028 1178134 1184439 1184804 1185302 1185550 1185677 1185726...

PT-2021-8110 · Xwayland +9 · Xwayland +9

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Wayland affected versions not specified Description: The issue is related to an integer overflow in the reference count of the buffer pool. This can occur when a large number of wl shm buffer objects are created or when the server is coerced...

NewStart CGSL CORE 5.04 / MAIN 5.04 : libqb Vulnerability (NS-SA-2020-0057)

The remote NewStart CGSL host, running version CORE 5.04 / MAIN 5.04, has libqb packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability: - libqb before 1.0.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack, because it uses predictable filenames under /dev/shm and /tmp without...

Linux: noexec option on /dev/shm

The noexec mount option specifies that the filesystem cannot contain executable binaries. Setting this option on a file system prevents users from executing programs from shared memory. This deters users from introducing potentially malicious software on the system. SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2020...