Ubuntu 10.10 : linux vulnerabilities (USN-1243-1)

It was discovered that the security fix for CVE-2010-4250 introduced a regression. A remote attacker could exploit this to crash the system, leading to a denial of service. CVE-2011-1479 Vasiliy Kulikov discovered that taskstats did not enforce access restrictions. A local attacker could exploit...

Fedora 16 : tomcat6-6.0.32-17.fc16 (2011-13426)

Fix for CVE-2011-3190 This release is the first using a systemd unit file. SystemV files are packaged separately. During this transition users may experience this error: 'error reading information on service tomcat6: No such file or directory' The error occurs because there is no tomcat service t...

Fedora 15 : php-5.3.8-3.fc15 (2011-13446)

Revert isa behavior to php = 5.3.6 and add a new new option allowstring for the new behavior accept string and raise autoload if needed Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatical...

Fedora 14 : kernel-2.6.35.14-97.fc14 (2011-12874)

Fixes assorted CVEs CVE-2011-2918: perf: Fix software event overflow CVE-2011-3188: net: improve sequence number generation CVE-2011-2723: gro: Only reset frag0 when skb can be pulled CVE-2011-2928: befs: Validate length of long symbolic links CVE-2011-3191: cifs: fix possible memory corruption i...

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS : puppet regression (USN-1223-2)

USN-1223-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Puppet. A regression was found on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS that caused permission denied errors when managing SSH authorizedkeys files with Puppet. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. It was discovered that Puppet unsafely opened files wh...

Ubuntu 10.10 / 11.04 : cifs-utils vulnerabilities (USN-1226-2)

Dan Rosenberg discovered that cifs-utils incorrectly handled changes to the mtab file. A local attacker could use this issue to corrupt the mtab file, possibly leading to a denial of service. CVE-2011-1678 Jan Lieskovsky discovered that cifs-utils incorrectly filtered certain strings being added ...

Fedora 16 : thunderbird-7.0-1.fc16 / thunderbird-lightning-1.0-0.50.b7.fc16 (2011-13424)

The latest version of Thunderbird has the following changes : - Fixed several security issues: http://www.mozilla.org/security/known-vulnerabilities/th underbird.htmlthunderbird7 - Numerous platform fixes that improve speed, performance and stability Note that Tenable Network Security has extract...

Fedora 16 : zabbix-1.8.7-2.fc16 (2011-12457)

move the zabbix user home directory to the common zabbix package - fix https://support.zabbix.com/browse/ZBX-4099 - update to 1.8.7 - upstream changelog at http://www.zabbix.com/rn1.8.7.php - update to 1.8.7 - upstream changelog at http://www.zabbix.com/rn1.8.7.php - update to 1.8.7 - upstream...

Fedora 14 : firefox-3.6.23-1.fc14 / galeon-2.0.7-44.fc14.1 / gnome-python2-extras-2.25.3-34.fc14.1 / etc (2011-13467)

Update to new upstream Firefox version 3.6.23, fixing multiple security issues detailed in the upstream advisories : - http://www.mozilla.org/security/known-vulnerabilities/fi refox36.htmlfirefox3.6.23 This update also includes all packages depending on gecko-libs rebuilt against the new version ...

Fedora 14 : Django-1.3.1-2.fc14 (2011-12481)

Security update to address vulnerabilities; see https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2011/sep/09/security-releases-iss ued/ Update for version 1.3. Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to...

Fedora 14 : foomatic-4.0.8-3.fc14 (2011-11205)

This package fixes CVE-2011-2924 by using mktemp when creating a debug log file in debug mode. Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possibl...

Ubuntu 8.04 LTS / 10.04 LTS / 10.10 / 11.04 : apt vulnerabilities (USN-1215-1)

It was discovered that the apt-key utility incorrectly verified GPG keys when downloaded via the net-update option. If a remote attacker were able to perform a man-in-the-middle attack, this flaw could potentially be used to install altered packages. This update corrects the issue by disabling th...

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS / 10.10 : ffmpeg vulnerabilities (USN-1209-1)

It was discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled certain malformed ogg files. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted ogg file, an attacker could cause a denial of service via application crash, or possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the program. This...

Fedora 14 : zabbix-1.8.7-2.fc14 (2011-12489)

move the zabbix user home directory to the common zabbix package - fix https://support.zabbix.com/browse/ZBX-4099 - update to 1.8.7 - upstream changelog at http://www.zabbix.com/rn1.8.7.php - update to 1.8.7 - upstream changelog at http://www.zabbix.com/rn1.8.7.php - update to 1.8.7 - upstream...

Fedora 15 : httpd-2.2.21-1.fc15 (2011-12715)

This update includes the latest stable release of the Apache HTTP Server, version 2.2.21. Two security issues have been fixed : modproxyajp when combined with modproxybalancer: Prevents unrecognized HTTP methods from marking ajp: balancer members in an error state, avoiding denial of service...

Microsoft Windows SMB LsaQueryInformationPolicy Function SID Enumeration Without Credentials

By emulating the call to LsaQueryInformationPolicy, it was possible to obtain the host SID Security Identifier, without credentials. The host SID can then be used to get the list of local users. C Tenable Network Security, Inc. include"compat.inc"; if description scriptid56210; scriptversion"1.5"...

Ubuntu 10.10 : linux vulnerabilities (USN-1201-1)

It was discovered that the /proc filesystem did not correctly handle permission changes when programs executed. A local attacker could hold open files to examine details about programs running with higher privileges, potentially increasing the chances of exploiting additional vulnerabilities...

Fedora 16 : phpMyAdmin-3.4.4-1.fc16 (2011-11477)

Changes for 3.4.4.0 2011-08-24 : - parser SQL parser breaks AJAX requests if query has unclosed quotes - parser Invalid escape sequence in SQL parser - config $cfg'Export''asfile' set to false does not select as Text option - export Working SQL query exports error page - interface 'Create an inde...

Fedora 16 : firefox-6.0.2-1.fc16 / mozvoikko-1.9.0-7.fc16 / thunderbird-6.0.2-1.fc16 / etc (2011-12243)

The latest version of Firefox and Thunderbird has the following changes : - Removed trust exceptions for certificates issued by Staat der Nederlanden see bug mozbz683449 and the security advisory - Resolved an issue with gov.uk websites see bug mozbz669792 Note that Tenable Network Security has...

Fedora 14 : hplip-3.11.7-2.fc14 (2011-11199)

This update fixes a temporary file vulnerability in the fax support of HPLIP when debugging is enabled. This update adds support for some new printers and fixes several issues. Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security...