Scientific Linux Security Update : kernel on SL4.x i386/x86_64

CVE-2005-4881 kernel: netlink: fix numerous padding memleaks CVE-2009-3228 kernel: tc: uninitialised kernel memory leak This update fixes the following security issues : - multiple, missing initialization flaws were found in the Linux kernel. Padding data in several core network structures was no...

CVE-2011-4613

The X.Org X wrapper xserver-wrapper.c in Debian GNU/Linux and Ubuntu Linux does not properly verify the TTY of a user who is starting X, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions by associating stdin with a file that is misinterpreted as the console TTY...

tty from web shell

эмулятор nc -l -s ADDR -p PORT ввод/вывод которого управляется через файлы in/out написан для получения tty из под веб-шелла tty from web shell с ним из веб шела можно юзать su, запускать эксплоиты и получать рута пример работы: Код: ./ttyServer.pl Server is ready at 127.0.0.1:43157 ./ttyClient.p...

X.Org xorg 1.4 < 1.11.2 - File Permission Change

/ xchmod.c -- Xorg file permission change vulnerability PoC Author: vladz http://vladz.devzero.fr Date: 2011/12/15 Software: www.x.org Version: Xorg 1.4 to 1.11.2 in all configurations. Xorg 1.3 and earlier if built with the USECHMOD preprocessor identifier Tested on: Debian 6.0.2 up to date with...

Debian Security Advisory DSA 2264-1 (linux-2.6)

The remote host is missing an update to linux-2.6 announced via advisory DSA 2264-1. OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: deb22641.nasl 6613 2017-07-07 12:08:40Z cfischer $ Description: Auto-generated from advisory DSA 2264-1 linux-2.6 Authors: Thomas Reinke Copyright: Copyright c 2011 E-Soft Inc...

Debian DSA-2264-1 : linux-2.6 - privilege escalation/denial of service/information leak

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel that may lead to a privilege escalation, denial of service or information leak. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems : - CVE-2010-2524 David Howells reported an issue in the Common...

[SECURITY] [DSA 2264-1] linux-2.6 security update

------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-2264-1 [email protected] http://www.debian.org/security/ dann frazier June 18, 2011 http://www.debian.org/security/faq -...

DSA-2264-1 linux-2.6 - several issues

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FreeBSD : ikiwiki -- tty hijacking via ikiwiki-mass-rebuild (3145faf1-974c-11e0-869e-000c29249b2e)

The IkiWiki development team reports : Ludwig Nussel discovered a way for users to hijack root's tty when ikiwiki-mass-rebuild was run. Additionally, there was some potential for information disclosure via symlinks. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and...

ikiwiki -- tty hijacking via ikiwiki-mass-rebuild

The IkiWiki development team reports: Ludwig Nussel discovered a way for users to hijack root's tty when ikiwiki-mass-rebuild was run. Additionally, there was some potential for information disclosure via symlinks...

kernel: missing tty ops write function presence check in hci_uart_tty_open()

The hciuartttyopen function in the HCI UART driver drivers/bluetooth/hcildisc.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.36, and possibly other versions, does not verify whether the tty has a write operation, which allows local users to cause a denial of service NULL pointer dereference via vectors related to the...

Ubuntu Update for linux-lts-backport-maverick vulnerabilities USN-1083-1

Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-1083-1 OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: gbubuntuUSN10831.nasl 7964 2017-12-01 07:32:11Z santu $ Ubuntu Update for linux-lts-backport-maverick vulnerabilities USN-1083-1 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2011 Greenbone Networks...

USN-1074-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Al Viro discovered a race condition in the TTY driver. A local attacker could exploit this to crash the system, leading to a denial of service. CVE-2009-4895 Dan Rosenberg discovered that the MOVEEXT ext4 ioctl did not correctly check file permissions. A local attacker could overwrite append-only...

kernel: missing tty ops write function presence check in hci_uart_tty_open()

The hciuartttyopen function in the HCI UART driver drivers/bluetooth/hcildisc.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.36, and possibly other versions, does not verify whether the tty has a write operation, which allows local users to cause a denial of service NULL pointer dereference via vectors related to the...

kernel: missing tty ops write function presence check in hci_uart_tty_open()

The hciuartttyopen function in the HCI UART driver drivers/bluetooth/hcildisc.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.36, and possibly other versions, does not verify whether the tty has a write operation, which allows local users to cause a denial of service NULL pointer dereference via vectors related to the...

kernel: drivers/char/nozomi.c: reading uninitialized stack memory

The nttyioctltiocgicount function in drivers/char/nozomi.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.36.1 and earlier does not properly initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a TIOCGICOUNT ioctl call...

Fedora 13 : udev-153-5.fc13 (2010-17912)

It was discovered that /dev/systty device file created by dracut-generated initramfs scripts used an insecure file permissions. This could possibly allow local user to snoop on other user's terminal. Updated dracut no longer creates this file as device file, rather creates it a symbolic link to...

Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-1000-1

Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-1000-1 OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: gbubuntuUSN10001.nasl 7965 2017-12-01 07:38:25Z santu $ Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-1000-1 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2010 Greenbone Networks GmbH,...

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-1000-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2010 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...

Ubuntu 6.06 LTS / 8.04 LTS / 9.04 / 9.10 / 10.04 LTS / 10.10 : linux, linux-ec2, linux-source-2.6.15 vulnerabilities (USN-1000-1)

Dan Rosenberg discovered that the RDS network protocol did not correctly check certain parameters. A local attacker could exploit this gain root privileges. CVE-2010-3904 Al Viro discovered a race condition in the TTY driver. A local attacker could exploit this to crash the system, leading to a...