Fedora 25 : knot-resolver (2017-df53d02da7)

new upstream release + security: Knot Resolver 1.2.0 and higher could return AD flag for insecure answer if the daemon received answer with invalid RRSIG several times in a row. + fix: layer/iterate: some improvements in cname chain unrolling + fix: layer/validate: fix duplicate records in...

SUSE SLES12 Security Update : kernel (SUSE-SU-2017:0771-1)

This update for the Linux Kernel 3.12.55-5242 fixes one issue. The following security bug was fixed : - CVE-2017-5970: The ipv4pktinfoprepare function in net/ipv4/ipsockglue.c in the Linux kernel allowed attackers to cause a denial of service system crash via 1 an application that made crafted...

Fedora 24 : tcpreplay (2017-936a79ee30)

Patch CVE-2017-6429. Tcpcapinfo utility of Tcpreplay has a buffer overflow vulnerability associated with parsing a crafted pcap file. This occurs in the src/tcpcapinfo.c file when capture has a packet that is too large to handle. References : http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2017/Mar/22 Upstream bug :...

Debian DLA-854-1 : icoutils security update

Icoutils is a set of programs that deal with MS Windows icons and cursors. Resources such as icons and cursors can be extracted from MS Windows executable and library files with wrestool. Three vulnerabilities has been found in these tools. CVE-2017-6009 A buffer overflow was observed in wrestool...

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS : icoutils vulnerabilities (USN-3226-1)

Jerzy Kramarz discovered that icoutils incorrectly handled memory when processing certain files. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted file, an attacker could cause icoutils to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. Note...

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS : python-imaging vulnerabilities (USN-3229-1)

It was discovered that the Python Imaging Library incorrectly handled certain compressed text chunks in PNG images. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause the Python Imaging Library to crash, resulting in a denial of service. CVE-2014-9601 Cris Neckar discovered that the Python...

Fedora 25 : thunderbird (2017-fce0c6fd46)

For changes see: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/45.8.0/releasenotes/ Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora update system website. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without...

Fedora 25 : knot / knot-resolver (2017-038e821698)

Knot Resolver 1.2.3 2017-02-23 ================================ Bugfixes -------- - Disable storing GLUE records into the cache even in the non-default QUERYPERMISSIVE mode - iterate: skip answer RRs that don't match the query - layer/iterate: some additional processing for referrals - lib/resolv...

Debian DLA-849-1 : linux security update

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel that may lead to a privilege escalation, denial of service or have other impacts. CVE-2016-9588 Jim Mattson discovered that the KVM implementation for Intel x86 processors does not properly handle BP and OF exceptions in an L2 neste...

Fedora 25 : GraphicsMagick (2017-c71a0f40f0)

Backport fixes for multiple security vulnerabilities. Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora update system website. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional...

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS : linux-lts-trusty vulnerability (USN-3219-2)

USN-3219-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux Hardware Enablement HWE kernel from Ubuntu 14.04 LTS for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. Alexander Popov discovered that the NHDLC line discipline implementation in the Linux...

SUSE SLES12 Security Update : openssh (SUSE-SU-2017:0607-1)

This update for openssh fixes the following issues : - CVE-2016-8858: prevent resource depletion during key exchange bsc1005480 - CVE-2016-10009: limit directories for loading PKCS11 modules to avoid privilege escalation bsc1016366 - CVE-2016-10011: Prevent possible leaks of host private keys to...

SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : compat-openssl098 (SUSE-SU-2017:0605-1)

This update for compat-openssl098 fixes the following issues contained in the OpenSSL Security Advisory 26 Jan 2017 bsc1021641 Security issues fixed : - CVE-2016-7056: A local ECSDA P-256 timing attack that might have allowed key recovery was fixed bsc1019334 - CVE-2016-8610: A remote denial of...

Fedora 24 : libXdmcp (2017-bcb1999e65)

Security fix for CVE-2017-2625 Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora update system website. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300...

Fedora 24 : 2:vim (2017-9b2cf468d5)

The newest upstream commit, fixing CVE-2017-5953 vim: Tree length values not validated properly when handling a spell file Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora update system website. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean...

Fedora 25 : 1:xrdp (2017-8fffbae8af)

WARNING: Please note that this update comes with a slightly different syntax of sesman.ini file, so if you edited this file by hand, you may need to look at the .rpmnew file and merge any required changes by hand. This release also creates three files in /etc/xrdp directory if they don't already...

Debian DLA-832-1 : bitlbee security update

CVE-2017-5668 Fix for incomplete fix for 'NULL pointer dereference with file transfer request from unknown contacts'. Though this package wasn't in Wheezy with this issue, I mention it here. The fix was done with the second patch for CVE-2016-10189 CVE-2016-10189 NULL pointer dereference with fil...

SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : util-linux (SUSE-SU-2017:0555-1)

This update for util-linux fixes the following issues: This security issue was fixed : - CVE-2017-2616: In su with PAM support it was possible for local users to send SIGKILL to selected other processes with root privileges bsc1023041. The update package also includes non-security fixes. See...

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS : linux, linux-ti-omap4 vulnerabilities (USN-3206-1)

It was discovered that a use-after-free vulnerability existed in the block device layer of the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly gain administrative privileges. CVE-2016-7910 Dmitry Vyukov discovered a use-after-free vulnerability ...

Ubuntu 16.10 : linux, linux-raspi2 vulnerabilities (USN-3209-1)

It was discovered that the generic SCSI block layer in the Linux kernel did not properly restrict write operations in certain situations. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly gain administrative privileges. CVE-2016-10088 Jim Mattson discovered tha...