Amazon Linux 2 : kernel (ALASKERNEL-5.4-2022-003)

The version of kernel installed on the remote host is prior to 5.4.117-58.216. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2KERNEL-5.4-2022-003 advisory. 2024-05-23: CVE-2021-46974 was added to this advisory. 2024-05-23: CVE-2021-46909 was added to this advisor...

kernel: double free in bluetooth subsystem when the HCI device initialization fails

A flaw double-free memory corruption in the Linux kernel HCI device initialization subsystem was found in the way user attach malicious HCI TTY Bluetooth device. A local user could use this flaw to crash the system...

CVE-2017-2636

A race condition flaw was found in the NHLDC Linux kernel driver when accessing nhdlc.tbuf list that can lead to double free. A local, unprivileged user able to set the HDLC line discipline on the tty device could use this flaw to increase their privileges on the system. Mitigation The nhdlc kern...

GLSA-201705-15 : sudo: Privilege escalation

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201705-15 sudo: Privilege escalation Qualys discovered a vulnerability in sudos getprocessttyname for Linux, that via sudottynamescan can be directed to use a user-controlled, arbitrary tty device during its traversal of /dev by...

CVE-2017-1000367 in Sudo's get_process_ttyname() for Linux

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sudo: Privilege escalation

Background sudo su “do” allows a system administrator to delegate authority to give certain users or groups of users the ability to run some or all commands as root or another user while providing an audit trail of the commands and their arguments. Description Qualys discovered a vulnerability in...

kernel: Race condition access to n_hdlc.tbuf causes double free in n_hdlc_release()

A race condition flaw was found in the NHLDC Linux kernel driver when accessing nhdlc.tbuf list that can lead to double free. A local, unprivileged user able to set the HDLC line discipline on the tty device could use this flaw to increase their privileges on the system...

kernel: Race condition access to n_hdlc.tbuf causes double free in n_hdlc_release()

A race condition flaw was found in the NHLDC Linux kernel driver when accessing nhdlc.tbuf list that can lead to double free. A local, unprivileged user able to set the HDLC line discipline on the tty device could use this flaw to increase their privileges on the system...

kernel: Race condition access to n_hdlc.tbuf causes double free in n_hdlc_release()

A race condition flaw was found in the NHLDC Linux kernel driver when accessing nhdlc.tbuf list that can lead to double free. A local, unprivileged user able to set the HDLC line discipline on the tty device could use this flaw to increase their privileges on the system...

kernel: Race condition access to n_hdlc.tbuf causes double free in n_hdlc_release()

A race condition flaw was found in the NHLDC Linux kernel driver when accessing nhdlc.tbuf list that can lead to double free. A local, unprivileged user able to set the HDLC line discipline on the tty device could use this flaw to increase their privileges on the system...

kernel: Race condition access to n_hdlc.tbuf causes double free in n_hdlc_release()

A race condition flaw was found in the NHLDC Linux kernel driver when accessing nhdlc.tbuf list that can lead to double free. A local, unprivileged user able to set the HDLC line discipline on the tty device could use this flaw to increase their privileges on the system...

[ASA-201703-8] linux: privilege escalation

Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201703-8 ========================================= Severity: High Date : 2017-03-14 CVE-ID : CVE-2017-2636 Package : linux Type : privilege escalation Remote : No Link : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-192 Summary ======= The package linux before version 4.10.2...

Ubuntu Update for linux USN-2196-1

Check for the Version of linux OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: gbubuntuUSN21961.nasl 7957 2017-12-01 06:40:08Z santu $ Ubuntu Update for linux USN-2196-1 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright C 2014 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net This program is free software; yo...

Ubuntu Update for linux USN-2204-1

Check for the Version of linux OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: gbubuntuUSN22041.nasl 7957 2017-12-01 06:40:08Z santu $ Ubuntu Update for linux USN-2204-1 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright C 2014 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net This program is free software; yo...

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS : linux-lts-raring vulnerability (USN-2200-1)

A flaw was discovered in the Linux kernel's pseudo tty pty device. An unprivileged user could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service system crash or potentially gain administrator privileges. Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from th...

CVE-2013-5176

The kernel in Apple Mac OS X before 10.9 does not properly handle integer values during unspecified tty device operations, which allows local users to cause a denial of service system hang by triggering a truncation error...

CVE-2013-5176

CVE-2013-5176 affects Apple Mac OS X kernels prior to 10.9. The issue is in handling integer values during unspecified tty device operations, enabling a local attacker to trigger a truncation error that can cause a system hang (denial of service). The available connected sources reiterate the sam...

PT-2013-5421

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Mac OS X versions prior to 10.9 Description The issue is related to the kernel's handling of integer values during certain tty device operations. This can lead to a denial of service, causing the system to hang, when a local user triggers a...

CVE-2013-5176: Undefined Security Weakness

The kernel in Apple Mac OS X before 10.9 does not properly handle integer values during unspecified tty device operations, which allows local users to cause a denial of service system hang by triggering a truncation error...

Oracle Linux 4 : kernel (ELSA-2009-1522)

From Red Hat Security Advisory 2009:1522 : Updated kernel packages that fix multiple security issues and several bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4. This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. The kernel packages contain...