Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2017-0201)

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SUSE SLES12 Security Update : kernel (SUSE-SU-2017:1941-1) (Stack Clash)

This update for the Linux Kernel 3.12.69-606432 fixes several issues. The following security bugs were fixed : - CVE-2017-1000364: An issue was discovered in the size of the stack guard page on Linux, specifically a 4k stack guard page is not sufficiently large and can be 'jumped' over the stack...

Linux in the Stack Clash vulnerabilities that may be exploited by hackers to obtain local root privileges-bug warning-the black bar safety net

Last month, Qualys security researchers in a variety of Unix-based Systems found on called the“Stack Clash”the vulnerability could allow an attacker on a UNIX system to gain root privileges and take over the attack computer. Currently security researchers discovered this flaw and are working with...

RHEL 6 : kernel (RHSA-2017:1490) (Stack Clash)

An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4 Advanced Update Support. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for...

Amazon Linux AMI : kernel (ALAS-2017-845) (Stack Clash)

An issue was discovered in the size of the stack guard page on Linux, specifically a 4k stack guard page is not sufficiently large and can be jmp'ed over, this affects Linux Kernel versions 4.11.5 and earlier the stackguard page was introduced in 2010. CVE-2017-1000364 The offset2lib patch as use...

Visualizing the Stack Clash Vulnerability with Dashboards

Security teams should apply vendor patches immediately to protect their Linux, OpenBSD, NetBSD, FreeBSD and Solaris infrastructure from The Stack Clash vulnerability also see the security advisory. To help in that effort, this blog post describes a new built-in Qualys AssetView dashboard to...

The Stack Clash

What is the Stack Clash? The Stack Clash is a vulnerability in the memory management of several operating systems. It affects Linux, OpenBSD, NetBSD, FreeBSD and Solaris, on i386 and amd64. It can be exploited by attackers to corrupt memory and execute arbitrary code. Qualys researchers discovere...