Scientific Linux Security Update : nfs-utils on SL5.x i386/x86_64

A flaw was found in the nfs-utils package build. The nfs-utils package was missing TCP wrappers support, which could result in an administrator believing they had access restrictions enabled when they did not. CVE-2008-1376 %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text...

Scientific Linux Security Update : ruby on SL4.x, SL5.x i386/x86_64

Vincent Danen reported, that Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2008:0897 did not properly address a denial of service flaw in the WEBrick Ruby HTTP server toolkit, known as CVE-2008-3656. This flaw allowed a remote attacker to send a specially crafted HTTP request to a WEBrick server that would caus...

Scientific Linux Security Update : kvm on SL5.x x86_64 (20120221)

KVM Kernel-based Virtual Machine is a full virtualization solution for Linux on AMD64 and Intel 64 systems. KVM is a Linux kernel module built for the standard Scientific Linux kernel. It was found that the kvmvmioctlassigndevice function in the KVM subsystem of a Linux kernel did not check if th...

Scientific Linux Security Update : xen on SL5.x i386/x86_64

Xen was found to allow unprivileged DomU domains to overwrite xenstore values which should only be changeable by the privileged Dom0 domain. An attacker controlling a DomU domain could, potentially, use this flaw to kill arbitrary processes in Dom0 or trick a Dom0 user into accessing the text...

Scientific Linux Security Update : thunderbird on SL4.x, SL5.x, SL6.x i386/x86_64

This erratum blacklists a small number of HTTPS certificates. BZ689430 This update also fixes the following bug : - Previous security updates introduced a regression, preventing some Java content and plug-ins written in Java from loading. With this update, the Java content and plug-ins work as...

Scientific Linux Security Update : perl-Net-DNS on SL3.0.x, SL4.x, SL5.x i386/x86_64

A flaw was found in the way Net::DNS generated the ID field in a DNS query. This predictable ID field could be used by a remote attacker to return invalid DNS data. CVE-2007-3377 A denial of service flaw was found in the way Net::DNS parsed certain DNS requests. A malformed response to a DNS...

Scientific Linux Security Update : elinks on SL5.x, SL4.x i386/x86_64

Details : An information disclosure flaw was found in the way ELinks passes https POST data to a proxy server. POST data sent via a proxy to an https site is not properly encrypted by ELinks, possibly allowing the disclosure of sensitive information. CVE-2007-5034 %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable...

Scientific Linux Security Update : pidgin on SL3.x, SL4.x, SL5.x i386/x86_64

CVE-2009-2694 pidgin: insufficient input validation in msnslplinkprocessmsg Federico Muttis of Core Security Technologies discovered a flaw in Pidgin's MSN protocol handler. If a user received a malicious MSN message, it was possible to execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user...

Scientific Linux Security Update : ipw3945 on SL5.x i386/x86_64

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Scientific Linux Security Update : kernel on SL5.x i386/x86_64

The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. This update fixes the following security issues : - A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Stream Control Transmission Protocol SCTP implementation. A remote attacker could send a...

Scientific Linux Security Update : rdesktop on SL5.x, SL6.x i386/x86_64

A directory traversal flaw was found in the way rdesktop shared a local path with a remote server. If a user connects to a malicious server with rdesktop, the server could use this flaw to cause rdesktop to read and write to arbitrary, local files accessible to the user running rdesktop...

Scientific Linux Security Update : kernel on SL5.x i386/x86_64 (20120209)

The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. This update fixes the following security issues : - Using the SGIO ioctl to issue SCSI requests to partitions or LVM volumes resulted in the requests being passed to the underlying block device. If a privileged...

Scientific Linux Security Update : kernel on SL5.x i386/x86_64

This update fixes the following security issues : - multiple flaws were found in the mmap and mremap implementations. A local user could use these flaws to cause a local denial of service or escalate their privileges. CVE-2010-0291, Important - a NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the Fas...

Scientific Linux Security Update : firefox on SL5.x, SL4.x i386/x86_64

A cross-site scripting flaw was found in the way Firefox handled the jar: URI scheme. It was possible for a malicious website to leverage this flaw and conduct a cross-site scripting attack against a user running Firefox. CVE-2007-5947 Several flaws were found in the way Firefox processed certain...

Scientific Linux Security Update : krb5 on SL5.x i386/x86_64

A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the way the MIT Kerberos KDC processed principal names that were not null terminated, when the KDC was configured to use an LDAP back end. A remote attacker could use this flaw to crash the KDC via a specially crafted request. CVE-2011-0282 A denial of...

Scientific Linux Security Update : tar on SL3.x, SL4.x, SL5.x i386/x86_64

CVE-2007-4476 tar/cpio stack crashing in safernamesuffix CVE-2010-0624 tar, cpio: Heap-based buffer overflow by expanding a specially crafted archive A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way tar expanded archive files. If a user were tricked into expanding a specially crafted archiv...

Scientific Linux Security Update : firefox on SL5.x i386/x86_64

Several use-after-free flaws were found in Firefox. Visiting a web page containing malicious content could result in Firefox executing arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running Firefox. CVE-2010-0175, CVE-2010-0176, CVE-2010-0177 A flaw was found in Firefox that could allow an applet...

Scientific Linux Security Update : freetype for SL4 , SL5

An invalid memory management flaw was found in the way the FreeType font engine processed font files. If a user loaded a carefully-crafted font file with an application linked against FreeType, it could cause the application to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the...

Scientific Linux Security Update : tetex on SL5.x, SL4.x, SL3.x i386/x86_64

Maurycy Prodeus discovered an integer overflow flaw in the processing of PDF files. An attacker could create a malicious PDF file that would cause TeTeX to crash or potentially execute arbitrary code when opened. CVE-2007-3387 %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive...

Scientific Linux Security Update : rhn-client-tools on SL5.x i386/x86_64

It was discovered that rhn-client-tools set insecure permissions on the loginAuth.pkl file, used to store session credentials for authenticating connections to servers. A local, unprivileged user could use these credentials to download packages they wouldn't normally have permission to download...