The clie_5_attach function in drivers/usb/serial/visor.c in the Linux kernel through 4.4.1 allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by inserting a USB device that lacks a bulk-out endpoint.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has one or more packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities that have been acknowledged by the vendor but will not be patched.

  - kernel: out of bounds read in drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/technisat-usb2.c (CVE-2019-15505)

  - kernel: buffer-overflow hardening in WiFi beacon validation code. (CVE-2019-16746)

  - block/scsi_ioctl.c in the Linux kernel through 3.8 does not properly consider the SCSI device class during     authorization of SCSI commands, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions via an     SG_IO ioctl call that leverages overlapping opcodes. (CVE-2012-4542)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied on the package manager's report that the package is installed.

According to the versions of the kernel packages installed, the EulerOS Virtualization for ARM 64 installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

  - The acpi_smbus_hc_add function in drivers/acpi/sbshc.c     in the Linux kernel through 4.14.15 allows local users     to obtain sensitive address information by reading     dmesg data from an SBS HC printk call.(CVE-2018-5750i1/4%0

  - An issue was discovered in the btrfs filesystem code in     the Linux kernel. A use-after-free is possible in     try_merge_free_space() when mounting a crafted btrfs     image due to a lack of chunk type flag checks in     btrfs_check_chunk_valid() in the fs/btrfs/volumes.c     function. This could lead to a denial of service or     other unspecified impact.(CVE-2018-14611i1/4%0

  - A flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel visor     driver handles certain invalid USB device descriptors.
    The driver assumes that the device always has at least     one bulk OUT endpoint. By using a specially crafted USB     device (without a bulk OUT endpoint), an unprivileged     user with physical access could trigger a kernel     NULL-pointer dereference and cause a system panic     (denial of service).(CVE-2015-7566i1/4%0

  - It was found that the RFC 5961 challenge ACK rate     limiting as implemented in the Linux kernel's     networking subsystem allowed an off-path attacker to     leak certain information about a given connection by     creating congestion on the global challenge ACK rate     limit counter and then measuring the changes by probing     packets. An off-path attacker could use this flaw to     either terminate TCP connection and/or inject payload     into non-secured TCP connection between two endpoints     on the network.(CVE-2016-5696i1/4%0

  - It was found that the Bluebooth Network Encapsulation     Protocol (BNEP) implementation did not validate the     type of second socket passed to the BNEPCONNADD     ioctl(), which could lead to memory corruption. A local     user with the CAP_NET_ADMIN capability can use this for     denial of service (crash or data corruption) or     possibly for privilege escalation. Due to the nature of     the flaw, privilege escalation cannot be fully ruled     out, although we feel it is unlikely.(CVE-2017-15868i1/4%0

  - A vulnerability was found in the key management     subsystem of the Linux kernel. An update on an     uninstantiated key could cause a kernel panic, leading     to denial of service (DoS).(CVE-2017-15299i1/4%0

  - The rfcomm_sock_bind function in     net/bluetooth/rfcomm/sock.c in the Linux kernel before     4.2 allows local users to obtain sensitive information     or cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference)     via vectors involving a bind system call on a Bluetooth     RFCOMM socket.(CVE-2015-8956i1/4%0

  - arch/mips/include/asm/thread_info.h in the Linux kernel     before 3.14.8 on the MIPS platform does not configure
    _TIF_SECCOMP checks on the fast system-call path, which     allows local users to bypass intended PR_SET_SECCOMP     restrictions by executing a crafted application without     invoking a trace or audit subsystem.(CVE-2014-4157i1/4%0

  - A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's ext4 filesystem     code. A stack-out-of-bounds write in     ext4_update_inline_data() is possible when mounting and     writing to a crafted ext4 image. An attacker could use     this to cause a system crash and a denial of     service.(CVE-2018-10880i1/4%0

  - The aac_send_raw_srb function in     drivers/scsi/aacraid/commctrl.c in the Linux kernel     through 3.12.1 does not properly validate a certain     size value, which allows local users to cause a denial     of service (invalid pointer dereference) or possibly     have unspecified other impact via an     FSACTL_SEND_RAW_SRB ioctl call that triggers a crafted     SRB command.(CVE-2013-6380i1/4%0

  - Linux kernel built with the KVM visualization support     (CONFIG_KVM), with nested visualization(nVMX) feature     enabled(nested=1), is vulnerable to an uncaught     exception issue. It could occur if an L2 guest was to     throw an exception which is not handled by an L1     guest.(CVE-2016-9588i1/4%0

  - A flaw was found in the alarm_timer_nsleep() function     in kernel/time/alarmtimer.c in the Linux kernel. The     ktime_add_safe() function is not used and an integer     overflow can happen causing an alarm not to fire if     using a large relative timeout.(CVE-2018-13053i1/4%0

  - net/llc/sysctl_net_llc.c in the Linux kernel before     3.19 uses an incorrect data type in a sysctl table,     which allows local users to obtain potentially     sensitive information from kernel memory or possibly     have unspecified other impact by accessing a sysctl     entry.(CVE-2015-2041i1/4%0

  - Incorrect error handling in the set_mempolicy() and     mbind() compat syscalls in 'mm/mempolicy.c' in the     Linux kernel allows local users to obtain sensitive     information from uninitialized stack data by triggering     failure of a certain bitmap operation.(CVE-2017-7616i1/4%0

  - The snd_msnd_interrupt function in     sound/isa/msnd/msnd_pinnacle.c in the Linux kernel     through 4.11.7 allows local users to cause a denial of     service (over-boundary access) or possibly have     unspecified other impact by changing the value of a     message queue head pointer between two kernel reads of     that value, aka a 'double fetch'     vulnerability.(CVE-2017-9984i1/4%0

  - An integer overflow was discovered in the     qla2x00_sysfs_write_optrom_ctl function in     drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_attr.c in the Linux kernel     through 4.12.10. This flaw allows local users to cause     a denial of service (memory corruption and system     crash) by leveraging root access.(CVE-2017-14051i1/4%0

  - A use-after-free flaw was found in the way the Linux     kernel's Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA)     implementation handled user controls. A local,     privileged user could use this flaw to crash the     system.(CVE-2014-4654i1/4%0

  - An information leak flaw was found in the way the Linux     kernel's Virtual Dynamic Shared Object (vDSO)     implementation performed address randomization. A     local, unprivileged user could use this flaw to leak     kernel memory addresses to user-space.(CVE-2014-9585i1/4%0

  - The usbhid_parse function in     drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-core.c in the Linux kernel,     before 4.13.8, allows local users to cause a denial of     service (out-of-bounds read and system crash) or     possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted     USB device.(CVE-2017-16533i1/4%0

  - A divide-by-zero vulnerability was found in the
    __tcp_select_window function in the Linux kernel. This     can result in a kernel panic causing a local denial of     service.(CVE-2017-14106i1/4%0

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

According to the versions of the kernel packages installed, the EulerOS Virtualization installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

  - A flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel handled     IRET faults during the processing of NMIs. An     unprivileged, local user could use this flaw to crash     the system or, potentially (although highly unlikely),     escalate their privileges on the system.(CVE-2015-5157)

  - A denial of service vulnerability was found in the     WhiteHEAT USB Serial Driver (whiteheat_attach function     in drivers/usb/serial/whiteheat.c). In the driver, the     COMMAND_PORT variable was hard coded and set to 4 (5th     element). The driver assumed that the number of ports     would always be 5 and used port number 5 as the command     port. However, when using a USB device in which the     number of ports was set to a number less than 5 (for     example, 3), the driver triggered a kernel NULL-pointer     dereference. A non-privileged attacker could use this     flaw to panic the host.(CVE-2015-5257)

  - A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the SCTP     implementation. A local user could use this flaw to     cause a denial of service on the system by triggering a     kernel panic when creating multiple sockets in parallel     while the system did not have the SCTP module     loaded.(CVE-2015-5283)

  - It was found that the x86 ISA (Instruction Set     Architecture) is prone to a denial of service attack     inside a virtualized environment in the form of an     infinite loop in the microcode due to the way     (sequential) delivering of benign exceptions such as     #AC (alignment check exception) is handled. A     privileged user inside a guest could use this flaw to     create denial of service conditions on the host     kernel.(CVE-2015-5307)

  - A flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's     networking implementation handled UDP packets with     incorrect checksum values. A remote attacker could     potentially use this flaw to trigger an infinite loop     in the kernel, resulting in a denial of service on the     system, or cause a denial of service in applications     using the edge triggered epoll     functionality.(CVE-2015-5364)

  - A flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's     networking implementation handled UDP packets with     incorrect checksum values. A remote attacker could     potentially use this flaw to trigger an infinite loop     in the kernel, resulting in a denial of service on the     system, or cause a denial of service in applications     using the edge triggered epoll     functionality.(CVE-2015-5366)

  - A cross-boundary flaw was discovered in the Linux     kernel software raid driver. The driver accessed a     disabled bitmap where only the first byte of the buffer     was initialized to zero. This meant that the rest of     the request (up to 4095 bytes) was left and copied into     user space. An attacker could use this flaw to read     private information from user space that would not     otherwise have been accessible.(CVE-2015-5697)

  - An integer-overflow vulnerability was found in the scsi     block-request handling code in function start_req(). A     local attacker could use specially crafted IOV requests     to overflow a counter used in bio_map_user_iov()'s page     calculation, and write past the end of the array that     contains kernel-page pointers.(CVE-2015-5707)

  - A flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's vhost     driver treated userspace provided log file descriptor     when processing the VHOST_SET_LOG_FD ioctl command. The     file descriptor was never released and continued to     consume kernel memory. A privileged local user with     access to the /dev/vhost-net files could use this flaw     to create a denial-of-service attack.(CVE-2015-6252)

  - A flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's perf     subsystem retrieved userlevel stack traces on PowerPC     systems. A local, unprivileged user could use this flaw     to cause a denial of service on the system by creating     a special stack layout that would force the     perf_callchain_user_64() function into an infinite     loop.(CVE-2015-6526)

  - A NULL-pointer dereference vulnerability was discovered     in the Linux kernel. The kernel's Reliable Datagram     Sockets (RDS) protocol implementation did not verify     that an underlying transport existed before creating a     connection to a remote server. A local system user     could exploit this flaw to crash the system by creating     sockets at specific times to trigger a NULL pointer     dereference.(CVE-2015-6937)

  - Multiple race conditions in the Advanced Union     Filesystem (aufs) aufs3-mmap.patch and aufs4-mmap.patch     patches for the Linux kernel 3.x and 4.x allow local     users to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and     BUG) or possibly gain privileges via a (1) madvise or     (2) msync system call, related to mm/madvise.c and     mm/msync.c.(CVE-2015-7312)

  - A divide-by-zero flaw was discovered in the Linux     kernel built with KVM virtualization     support(CONFIG_KVM). The flaw occurs in the KVM     module's Programmable Interval Timer(PIT) emulation,     when PIT counters for channel 1 or 2 are set to zero(0)     and a privileged user inside the guest attempts to read     these counters. A privileged guest user with access to     PIT I/O ports could exploit this issue to crash the     host kernel (denial of service).(CVE-2015-7513)

  - An out-of-bounds memory access flaw was found in the     Linux kernel's aiptek USB tablet driver (aiptek_probe()     function in drivers/input/tablet/aiptek.c). The driver     assumed that the interface always had at least one     endpoint. By using a specially crafted USB device with     no endpoints on one of its interfaces, an unprivileged     user with physical access to the system could trigger a     kernel NULL pointer dereference, causing the system to     panic.(CVE-2015-7515)

  - A NULL-pointer dereference flaw was found in the     kernel, which is caused by a race between revoking a     user-type key and reading from it. The issue could be     triggered by an unprivileged user with a local account,     causing the kernel to crash (denial of     service).(CVE-2015-7550)

  - A flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel visor     driver handles certain invalid USB device descriptors.
    The driver assumes that the device always has at least     one bulk OUT endpoint. By using a specially crafted USB     device (without a bulk OUT endpoint), an unprivileged     user with physical access could trigger a kernel     NULL-pointer dereference and cause a system panic     (denial of service).(CVE-2015-7566)

  - A race condition flaw was found in the way the Linux     kernel's IPC subsystem initialized certain fields in an     IPC object structure that were later used for     permission checking before inserting the object into a     globally visible list. A local, unprivileged user could     potentially use this flaw to elevate their privileges     on the system.(CVE-2015-7613)

  - A flaw was discovered in the Linux kernel where issuing     certain ioctl() -s commands to the '/dev/ppp' device     file could lead to a NULL pointer dereference. A     privileged user could use this flaw to cause a kernel     crash and denial of service.(CVE-2015-7799)

  - It was found that the Linux kernel's keys subsystem did     not correctly garbage collect uninstantiated keyrings.
    A local attacker could use this flaw to crash the     system or, potentially, escalate their privileges on     the system.(CVE-2015-7872)

  - A denial of service flaw was discovered in the Linux     kernel, where a race condition caused a NULL pointer     dereference in the RDS socket-creation code. A local     attacker could use this flaw to create a situation in     which a NULL pointer crashed the kernel.(CVE-2015-7990)

  - It was found that the x86 ISA (Instruction Set     Architecture) is prone to a denial of service attack     inside a virtualized environment in the form of an     infinite loop in the microcode due to the way     (sequential) delivering of benign exceptions such as     #DB (debug exception) is handled. A privileged user     inside a guest could use this flaw to create denial of     service conditions on the host kernel.(CVE-2015-8104)

  - It was found that the Linux kernel's IPv6 network stack     did not properly validate the value of the MTU variable     when it was set. A remote attacker could potentially     use this flaw to disrupt a target system's networking     (packet loss) by setting an invalid MTU value, for     example, via a NetworkManager daemon that is processing     router advertisement packets running on the target     system.(CVE-2015-8215)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 SP2 kernel was updated to receive various security and bug fixes. The following security bugs were fixed :

  - CVE-2016-4486: Fixed 4 byte information leak in     net/core/rtnetlink.c (bsc#978822).

  - CVE-2016-3134: The netfilter subsystem in the Linux     kernel did not validate certain offset fields, which     allowed local users to gain privileges or cause a denial     of service (heap memory corruption) via an     IPT_SO_SET_REPLACE setsockopt call (bnc#971126).

  - CVE-2016-2847: fs/pipe.c in the Linux kernel did not     limit the amount of unread data in pipes, which allowed     local users to cause a denial of service (memory     consumption) by creating many pipes with non-default     sizes (bnc#970948).

  - CVE-2016-2188: The iowarrior_probe function in     drivers/usb/misc/iowarrior.c in the Linux kernel allowed     physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of     service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via     a crafted endpoints value in a USB device descriptor     (bnc#970956).

  - CVE-2016-3138: The acm_probe function in     drivers/usb/class/cdc-acm.c in the Linux kernel allowed     physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of     service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via     a USB device without both a control and a data endpoint     descriptor (bnc#970911).

  - CVE-2016-3137: drivers/usb/serial/cypress_m8.c in the     Linux kernel allowed physically proximate attackers to     cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and     system crash) via a USB device without both an     interrupt-in and an interrupt-out endpoint descriptor,     related to the cypress_generic_port_probe and     cypress_open functions (bnc#970970).

  - CVE-2016-3140: The digi_port_init function in     drivers/usb/serial/digi_acceleport.c in the Linux kernel     allowed physically proximate attackers to cause a denial     of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash)     via a crafted endpoints value in a USB device descriptor     (bnc#970892).

  - CVE-2016-2186: The powermate_probe function in     drivers/input/misc/powermate.c in the Linux kernel     allowed physically proximate attackers to cause a denial     of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash)     via a crafted endpoints value in a USB device descriptor     (bnc#970958).

  - CVE-2016-2185: The ati_remote2_probe function in     drivers/input/misc/ati_remote2.c in the Linux kernel     allowed physically proximate attackers to cause a denial     of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash)     via a crafted endpoints value in a USB device descriptor     (bnc#971124).

  - CVE-2016-3156: The IPv4 implementation in the Linux     kernel mishandles destruction of device objects, which     allowed guest OS users to cause a denial of service     (host OS networking outage) by arranging for a large     number of IP addresses (bnc#971360).

  - CVE-2016-2184: The create_fixed_stream_quirk function in     sound/usb/quirks.c in the snd-usb-audio driver in the     Linux kernel allowed physically proximate attackers to     cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference or     double free, and system crash) via a crafted endpoints     value in a USB device descriptor (bnc#971125).

  - CVE-2016-3139: The wacom_probe function in     drivers/input/tablet/wacom_sys.c in the Linux kernel     allowed physically proximate attackers to cause a denial     of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash)     via a crafted endpoints value in a USB device descriptor     (bnc#970909).

  - CVE-2016-2143: The fork implementation in the Linux     kernel on s390 platforms mishandled the case of four     page-table levels, which allowed local users to cause a     denial of service (system crash) or possibly have     unspecified other impact via a crafted application,     related to arch/s390/include/asm/mmu_context.h and     arch/s390/include/asm/pgalloc.h (bnc#970504).

  - CVE-2016-2782: The treo_attach function in     drivers/usb/serial/visor.c in the Linux kernel allowed     physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of     service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or     possibly have unspecified other impact by inserting a     USB device that lacks a (1) bulk-in or (2) interrupt-in     endpoint (bnc#968670).

  - CVE-2015-8816: The hub_activate function in     drivers/usb/core/hub.c in the Linux kernel did not     properly maintain a hub-interface data structure, which     allowed physically proximate attackers to cause a denial     of service (invalid memory access and system crash) or     possibly have unspecified other impact by unplugging a     USB hub device (bnc#968010).

  - CVE-2015-7566: The clie_5_attach function in     drivers/usb/serial/visor.c in the Linux kernel allowed     physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of     service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or     possibly have unspecified other impact by inserting a     USB device that lacks a bulk-out endpoint (bnc#961512).

  - CVE-2016-2549: sound/core/hrtimer.c in the Linux kernel     did not prevent recursive callback access, which allowed     local users to cause a denial of service (deadlock) via     a crafted ioctl call (bnc#968013).

  - CVE-2016-2547: sound/core/timer.c in the Linux kernel     employed a locking approach that did not consider slave     timer instances, which allowed local users to cause a     denial of service (race condition, use-after-free, and     system crash) via a crafted ioctl call (bnc#968011).

  - CVE-2016-2548: sound/core/timer.c in the Linux kernel     retained certain linked lists after a close or stop     action, which allowed local users to cause a denial of     service (system crash) via a crafted ioctl call, related     to the (1) snd_timer_close and (2) _snd_timer_stop     functions (bnc#968012).

  - CVE-2016-2546: sound/core/timer.c in the Linux kernel     used an incorrect type of mutex, which allowed local     users to cause a denial of service (race condition,     use-after-free, and system crash) via a crafted ioctl     call (bnc#967975).

  - CVE-2016-2545: The snd_timer_interrupt function in     sound/core/timer.c in the Linux kernel did not properly     maintain a certain linked list, which allowed local     users to cause a denial of service (race condition and     system crash) via a crafted ioctl call (bnc#967974).

  - CVE-2016-2544: Race condition in the queue_delete     function in sound/core/seq/seq_queue.c in the Linux     kernel allowed local users to cause a denial of service     (use-after-free and system crash) by making an ioctl     call at a certain time (bnc#967973).

  - CVE-2016-2543: The snd_seq_ioctl_remove_events function     in sound/core/seq/seq_clientmgr.c in the Linux kernel     did not verify FIFO assignment before proceeding with     FIFO clearing, which allowed local users to cause a     denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and OOPS)     via a crafted ioctl call (bnc#967972).

  - CVE-2016-2384: Double free vulnerability in the     snd_usbmidi_create function in sound/usb/midi.c in the     Linux kernel allowed physically proximate attackers to     cause a denial of service (panic) or possibly have     unspecified other impact via vectors involving an     invalid USB descriptor (bnc#966693).

  - CVE-2015-8812: drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch_cm.c in     the Linux kernel did not properly identify error     conditions, which allowed remote attackers to execute     arbitrary code or cause a denial of service     (use-after-free) via crafted packets (bnc#966437).

  - CVE-2015-8785: The fuse_fill_write_pages function in     fs/fuse/file.c in the Linux kernel allowed local users     to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a     writev system call that triggers a zero length for the     first segment of an iov (bnc#963765).

  - CVE-2016-2069: Race condition in arch/x86/mm/tlb.c in     the Linux kernel .4.1 allowed local users to gain     privileges by triggering access to a paging structure by     a different CPU (bnc#963767).

  - CVE-2016-0723: Race condition in the tty_ioctl function     in drivers/tty/tty_io.c in the Linux kernel allowed     local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel     memory or cause a denial of service (use-after-free and     system crash) by making a TIOCGETD ioctl call during     processing of a TIOCSETD ioctl call (bnc#961500).

  - CVE-2013-7446: Use-after-free vulnerability in     net/unix/af_unix.c in the Linux kernel allowed local     users to bypass intended AF_UNIX socket permissions or     cause a denial of service (panic) via crafted epoll_ctl     calls (bnc#955654).

  - CVE-2015-8767: net/sctp/sm_sideeffect.c in the Linux     kernel did not properly manage the relationship between     a lock and a socket, which allowed local users to cause     a denial of service (deadlock) via a crafted sctp_accept     call (bnc#961509).

  - CVE-2015-7515: The aiptek_probe function in     drivers/input/tablet/aiptek.c in the Linux kernel     allowed physically proximate attackers to cause a denial     of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash)     via a crafted USB device that lacks endpoints     (bnc#956708).

  - CVE-2015-8215: net/ipv6/addrconf.c in the IPv6 stack in     the Linux kernel did not validate attempted changes to     the MTU value, which allowed context-dependent attackers     to cause a denial of service (packet loss) via a value     that is (1) smaller than the minimum compliant value or     (2) larger than the MTU of an interface, as demonstrated     by a Router Advertisement (RA) message that is not     validated by a daemon, a different vulnerability than     CVE-2015-0272 (bnc#955354).

  - CVE-2015-7550: The keyctl_read_key function in     security/keys/keyctl.c in the Linux kernel did not     properly use a semaphore, which allowed local users to     cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and     system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact     via a crafted application that leverages a race     condition between keyctl_revoke and keyctl_read calls     (bnc#958951).

  - CVE-2015-8569: The (1) pptp_bind and (2) pptp_connect     functions in drivers/net/ppp/pptp.c in the Linux kernel     did not verify an address length, which allowed local     users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory     and bypass the KASLR protection mechanism via a crafted     application (bnc#959190).

  - CVE-2015-8575: The sco_sock_bind function in     net/bluetooth/sco.c in the Linux kernel did not verify     an address length, which allowed local users to obtain     sensitive information from kernel memory and bypass the     KASLR protection mechanism via a crafted application     (bnc#959399).

  - CVE-2015-8543: The networking implementation in the     Linux kernel did not validate protocol identifiers for     certain protocol families, which allowed local users to     cause a denial of service (NULL function pointer     dereference and system crash) or possibly gain     privileges by leveraging CLONE_NEWUSER support to     execute a crafted SOCK_RAW application (bnc#958886).

  - CVE-2015-8539: The KEYS subsystem in the Linux kernel     allowed local users to gain privileges or cause a denial     of service (BUG) via crafted keyctl commands that     negatively instantiate a key, related to     security/keys/encrypted-keys/encrypted.c,     security/keys/trusted.c, and     security/keys/user_defined.c (bnc#958463).

  - CVE-2015-7509: fs/ext4/namei.c in the Linux kernel     allowed physically proximate attackers to cause a denial     of service (system crash) via a crafted no-journal     filesystem, a related issue to CVE-2013-2015     (bnc#956709).

  - CVE-2015-7799: The slhc_init function in     drivers/net/slip/slhc.c in the Linux kernel did not     ensure that certain slot numbers are valid, which     allowed local users to cause a denial of service (NULL     pointer dereference and system crash) via a crafted     PPPIOCSMAXCID ioctl call (bnc#949936).

  - CVE-2015-8104: The KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel     allowed guest OS users to cause a denial of service     (host OS panic or hang) by triggering many #DB (aka     Debug) exceptions, related to svm.c (bnc#954404).

  - CVE-2015-5307: The KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel     allowed guest OS users to cause a denial of service     (host OS panic or hang) by triggering many #AC (aka     Alignment Check) exceptions, related to svm.c and vmx.c     (bnc#953527).

  - CVE-2015-7990: Race condition in the rds_sendmsg     function in net/rds/sendmsg.c in the Linux kernel     allowed local users to cause a denial of service (NULL     pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have     unspecified other impact by using a socket that was not     properly bound (bnc#952384).

  - CVE-2015-7872: The key_gc_unused_keys function in     security/keys/gc.c in the Linux kernel allowed local     users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) via crafted     keyctl commands (bnc#951440).

  - CVE-2015-6937: The __rds_conn_create function in     net/rds/connection.c in the Linux kernel allowed local     users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer     dereference and system crash) or possibly have     unspecified other impact by using a socket that was not     properly bound (bnc#945825).

  - CVE-2015-6252: The vhost_dev_ioctl function in     drivers/vhost/vhost.c in the Linux kernel allowed local     users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption)     via a VHOST_SET_LOG_FD ioctl call that triggers     permanent file-descriptor allocation (bnc#942367).

  - CVE-2015-3339: Race condition in the prepare_binprm     function in fs/exec.c in the Linux kernel allowed local     users to gain privileges by executing a setuid program     at a time instant when a chown to root is in progress,     and the ownership is changed but the setuid bit is not     yet stripped (bnc#928130).

The update package also includes non-security fixes. See advisory for details.

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 SP4 kernel was updated to receive various security and bugfixes.

Notable changes in this kernel :

  - It is now possible to mount a NFS export on the     exporting host directly.

The following security bugs were fixed :

  - CVE-2016-5244: A kernel information leak in     rds_inc_info_copy was fixed that could leak kernel stack     memory to userspace (bsc#983213).

  - CVE-2016-1583: Prevent the usage of mmap when the lower     file system does not allow it. This could have lead to     local privilege escalation when ecryptfs-utils was     installed and /sbin/mount.ecryptfs_private was setuid     (bsc#983143).

  - CVE-2016-4913: The get_rock_ridge_filename function in     fs/isofs/rock.c in the Linux kernel mishandles NM (aka     alternate name) entries containing \0 characters, which     allowed local users to obtain sensitive information from     kernel memory or possibly have unspecified other impact     via a crafted isofs filesystem (bnc#980725).

  - CVE-2016-4580: The x25_negotiate_facilities function in     net/x25/x25_facilities.c in the Linux kernel did not     properly initialize a certain data structure, which     allowed attackers to obtain sensitive information from     kernel stack memory via an X.25 Call Request     (bnc#981267).

  - CVE-2016-4805: Use-after-free vulnerability in     drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c in the Linux kernel     allowed local users to cause a denial of service (memory     corruption and system crash, or spinlock) or possibly     have unspecified other impact by removing a network     namespace, related to the ppp_register_net_channel and     ppp_unregister_channel functions (bnc#980371).

  - CVE-2016-0758: Tags with indefinite length could have     corrupted pointers in asn1_find_indefinite_length     (bsc#979867).

  - CVE-2016-2187: The gtco_probe function in     drivers/input/tablet/gtco.c in the Linux kernel allowed     physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of     service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via     a crafted endpoints value in a USB device descriptor     (bnc#971944).

  - CVE-2016-4482: The proc_connectinfo function in     drivers/usb/core/devio.c in the Linux kernel did not     initialize a certain data structure, which allowed local     users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack     memory via a crafted USBDEVFS_CONNECTINFO ioctl call     (bnc#978401).

  - CVE-2016-2053: The asn1_ber_decoder function in     lib/asn1_decoder.c in the Linux kernel allowed attackers     to cause a denial of service (panic) via an ASN.1 BER     file that lacks a public key, leading to mishandling by     the public_key_verify_signature function in     crypto/asymmetric_keys/public_key.c (bnc#963762).

  - CVE-2016-4565: The InfiniBand (aka IB) stack in the     Linux kernel incorrectly relies on the write system     call, which allowed local users to cause a denial of     service (kernel memory write operation) or possibly have     unspecified other impact via a uAPI interface     (bnc#979548).

  - CVE-2016-4485: The llc_cmsg_rcv function in     net/llc/af_llc.c in the Linux kernel did not initialize     a certain data structure, which allowed attackers to     obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory by     reading a message (bnc#978821).

  - CVE-2016-4578: sound/core/timer.c in the Linux kernel     did not initialize certain r1 data structures, which     allowed local users to obtain sensitive information from     kernel stack memory via crafted use of the ALSA timer     interface, related to the (1) snd_timer_user_ccallback     and (2) snd_timer_user_tinterrupt functions     (bnc#979879).

  - CVE-2016-4569: The snd_timer_user_params function in     sound/core/timer.c in the Linux kernel did not     initialize a certain data structure, which allowed local     users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack     memory via crafted use of the ALSA timer interface     (bnc#979213).

  - CVE-2016-4486: The rtnl_fill_link_ifmap function in     net/core/rtnetlink.c in the Linux kernel did not     initialize a certain data structure, which allowed local     users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack     memory by reading a Netlink message (bnc#978822).

  - CVE-2016-3134: The netfilter subsystem in the Linux     kernel did not validate certain offset fields, which     allowed local users to gain privileges or cause a denial     of service (heap memory corruption) via an     IPT_SO_SET_REPLACE setsockopt call (bnc#971126).

  - CVE-2016-2847: fs/pipe.c in the Linux kernel did not     limit the amount of unread data in pipes, which allowed     local users to cause a denial of service (memory     consumption) by creating many pipes with non-default     sizes (bnc#970948).

  - CVE-2016-2188: The iowarrior_probe function in     drivers/usb/misc/iowarrior.c in the Linux kernel allowed     physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of     service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via     a crafted endpoints value in a USB device descriptor     (bnc#970956).

  - CVE-2016-3138: The acm_probe function in     drivers/usb/class/cdc-acm.c in the Linux kernel allowed     physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of     service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via     a USB device without both a control and a data endpoint     descriptor (bnc#970911).

  - CVE-2016-3137: drivers/usb/serial/cypress_m8.c in the     Linux kernel allowed physically proximate attackers to     cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and     system crash) via a USB device without both an     interrupt-in and an interrupt-out endpoint descriptor,     related to the cypress_generic_port_probe and     cypress_open functions (bnc#970970).

  - CVE-2016-3140: The digi_port_init function in     drivers/usb/serial/digi_acceleport.c in the Linux kernel     allowed physically proximate attackers to cause a denial     of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash)     via a crafted endpoints value in a USB device descriptor     (bnc#970892).

  - CVE-2016-2186: The powermate_probe function in     drivers/input/misc/powermate.c in the Linux kernel     allowed physically proximate attackers to cause a denial     of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash)     via a crafted endpoints value in a USB device descriptor     (bnc#970958).

  - CVE-2016-2185: The ati_remote2_probe function in     drivers/input/misc/ati_remote2.c in the Linux kernel     allowed physically proximate attackers to cause a denial     of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash)     via a crafted endpoints value in a USB device descriptor     (bnc#971124).

  - CVE-2016-3156: The IPv4 implementation in the Linux     kernel mishandles destruction of device objects, which     allowed guest OS users to cause a denial of service     (host OS networking outage) by arranging for a large     number of IP addresses (bnc#971360).

  - CVE-2016-2184: The create_fixed_stream_quirk function in     sound/usb/quirks.c in the snd-usb-audio driver in the     Linux kernel allowed physically proximate attackers to     cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference or     double free, and system crash) via a crafted endpoints     value in a USB device descriptor (bnc#971125).

  - CVE-2016-3139: The wacom_probe function in     drivers/input/tablet/wacom_sys.c in the Linux kernel     allowed physically proximate attackers to cause a denial     of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash)     via a crafted endpoints value in a USB device descriptor     (bnc#970909).

  - CVE-2016-2143: The fork implementation in the Linux     kernel on s390 platforms mishandles the case of four     page-table levels, which allowed local users to cause a     denial of service (system crash) or possibly have     unspecified other impact via a crafted application,     related to arch/s390/include/asm/mmu_context.h and     arch/s390/include/asm/pgalloc.h (bnc#970504).

  - CVE-2016-2782: The treo_attach function in     drivers/usb/serial/visor.c in the Linux kernel allowed     physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of     service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or     possibly have unspecified other impact by inserting a     USB device that lacks a (1) bulk-in or (2) interrupt-in     endpoint (bnc#968670).

  - CVE-2015-8816: The hub_activate function in     drivers/usb/core/hub.c in the Linux kernel did not     properly maintain a hub-interface data structure, which     allowed physically proximate attackers to cause a denial     of service (invalid memory access and system crash) or     possibly have unspecified other impact by unplugging a     USB hub device (bnc#968010).

  - CVE-2015-7566: The clie_5_attach function in     drivers/usb/serial/visor.c in the Linux kernel allowed     physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of     service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or     possibly have unspecified other impact by inserting a     USB device that lacked a bulk-out endpoint (bnc#961512).

The update package also includes non-security fixes. See advisory for details.

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

The openSUSE 13.2 kernel was updated to fix various bugs and security issues.

The following security bugs were fixed :

  - CVE-2016-1583: Prevent the usage of mmap when the lower     file system does not allow it. This could have lead to     local privilege escalation when ecryptfs-utils was     installed and /sbin/mount.ecryptfs_private was setuid     (bsc#983143).

  - CVE-2016-4913: The get_rock_ridge_filename function in     fs/isofs/rock.c in the Linux kernel mishandles NM (aka     alternate name) entries containing \0 characters, which     allowed local users to obtain sensitive information from     kernel memory or possibly have unspecified other impact     via a crafted isofs filesystem (bnc#980725).

  - CVE-2016-4580: The x25_negotiate_facilities function in     net/x25/x25_facilities.c in the Linux kernel did not     properly initialize a certain data structure, which     allowed attackers to obtain sensitive information from     kernel stack memory via an X.25 Call Request     (bnc#981267).

  - CVE-2016-0758: Tags with indefinite length could have     corrupted pointers in asn1_find_indefinite_length     (bsc#979867).

  - CVE-2016-2053: The asn1_ber_decoder function in     lib/asn1_decoder.c in the Linux kernel allowed attackers     to cause a denial of service (panic) via an ASN.1 BER     file that lacks a public key, leading to mishandling by     the public_key_verify_signature function in     crypto/asymmetric_keys/public_key.c (bnc#963762).

  - CVE-2016-2187: The gtco_probe function in     drivers/input/tablet/gtco.c in the Linux kernel allowed     physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of     service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via     a crafted endpoints value in a USB device descriptor     (bnc#971919 971944).

  - CVE-2016-4482: The proc_connectinfo function in     drivers/usb/core/devio.c in the Linux kernel did not     initialize a certain data structure, which allowed local     users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack     memory via a crafted USBDEVFS_CONNECTINFO ioctl call     (bnc#978401 bsc#978445).

  - CVE-2016-4565: The InfiniBand (aka IB) stack in the     Linux kernel incorrectly relies on the write system     call, which allowed local users to cause a denial of     service (kernel memory write operation) or possibly have     unspecified other impact via a uAPI interface     (bnc#979548 bsc#980363).

  - CVE-2016-3672: The arch_pick_mmap_layout function in     arch/x86/mm/mmap.c in the Linux kernel did not properly     randomize the legacy base address, which made it easier     for local users to defeat the intended restrictions on     the ADDR_NO_RANDOMIZE flag, and bypass the ASLR     protection mechanism for a setuid or setgid program, by     disabling stack-consumption resource limits     (bnc#974308).

  - CVE-2016-4581: fs/pnode.c in the Linux kernel did not     properly traverse a mount propagation tree in a certain     case involving a slave mount, which allowed local users     to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference     and OOPS) via a crafted series of mount system calls     (bnc#979913).

  - CVE-2016-4485: The llc_cmsg_rcv function in     net/llc/af_llc.c in the Linux kernel did not initialize     a certain data structure, which allowed attackers to     obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory by     reading a message (bnc#978821).

  - CVE-2015-3288: A security flaw was found in the Linux     kernel that there was a way to arbitrary change zero     page memory. (bnc#979021).

  - CVE-2016-4578: sound/core/timer.c in the Linux kernel     did not initialize certain r1 data structures, which     allowed local users to obtain sensitive information from     kernel stack memory via crafted use of the ALSA timer     interface, related to the (1) snd_timer_user_ccallback     and (2) snd_timer_user_tinterrupt functions     (bnc#979879).

  - CVE-2016-3134: The netfilter subsystem in the Linux     kernel did not validate certain offset fields, which     allowed local users to gain privileges or cause a denial     of service (heap memory corruption) via an     IPT_SO_SET_REPLACE setsockopt call (bnc#971126).

  - CVE-2016-4486: The rtnl_fill_link_ifmap function in     net/core/rtnetlink.c in the Linux kernel did not     initialize a certain data structure, which allowed local     users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack     memory by reading a Netlink message (bnc#978822).

  - CVE-2013-7446: Use-after-free vulnerability in     net/unix/af_unix.c in the Linux kernel allowed local     users to bypass intended AF_UNIX socket permissions or     cause a denial of service (panic) via crafted epoll_ctl     calls (bnc#955654).

  - CVE-2016-4569: The snd_timer_user_params function in     sound/core/timer.c in the Linux kernel did not     initialize a certain data structure, which allowed local     users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack     memory via crafted use of the ALSA timer interface     (bnc#979213).

  - CVE-2016-2847: fs/pipe.c in the Linux kernel did not     limit the amount of unread data in pipes, which allowed     local users to cause a denial of service (memory     consumption) by creating many pipes with non-default     sizes (bnc#970948 974646).

  - CVE-2016-3136: The mct_u232_msr_to_state function in     drivers/usb/serial/mct_u232.c in the Linux kernel     allowed physically proximate attackers to cause a denial     of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash)     via a crafted USB device without two interrupt-in     endpoint descriptors (bnc#970955).

  - CVE-2016-2188: The iowarrior_probe function in     drivers/usb/misc/iowarrior.c in the Linux kernel allowed     physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of     service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via     a crafted endpoints value in a USB device descriptor     (bnc#970956).

  - CVE-2016-3138: The acm_probe function in     drivers/usb/class/cdc-acm.c in the Linux kernel allowed     physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of     service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) via     a USB device without both a control and a data endpoint     descriptor (bnc#970911).

  - CVE-2016-3137: drivers/usb/serial/cypress_m8.c in the     Linux kernel allowed physically proximate attackers to     cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and     system crash) via a USB device without both an     interrupt-in and an interrupt-out endpoint descriptor,     related to the cypress_generic_port_probe and     cypress_open functions (bnc#970970).

  - CVE-2016-3951: Double free vulnerability in     drivers/net/usb/cdc_ncm.c in the Linux kernel allowed     physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of     service (system crash) or possibly have unspecified     other impact by inserting a USB device with an invalid     USB descriptor (bnc#974418).

  - CVE-2016-3140: The digi_port_init function in     drivers/usb/serial/digi_acceleport.c in the Linux kernel     allowed physically proximate attackers to cause a denial     of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash)     via a crafted endpoints value in a USB device descriptor     (bnc#970892).

  - CVE-2016-2186: The powermate_probe function in     drivers/input/misc/powermate.c in the Linux kernel     allowed physically proximate attackers to cause a denial     of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash)     via a crafted endpoints value in a USB device descriptor     (bnc#970958).

  - CVE-2016-2185: The ati_remote2_probe function in     drivers/input/misc/ati_remote2.c in the Linux kernel     allowed physically proximate attackers to cause a denial     of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash)     via a crafted endpoints value in a USB device descriptor     (bnc#971124).

  - CVE-2016-3689: The ims_pcu_parse_cdc_data function in     drivers/input/misc/ims-pcu.c in the Linux kernel allowed     physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of     service (system crash) via a USB device without both a     master and a slave interface (bnc#971628).

  - CVE-2016-3156: The IPv4 implementation in the Linux     kernel mishandles destruction of device objects, which     allowed guest OS users to cause a denial of service     (host OS networking outage) by arranging for a large     number of IP addresses (bnc#971360).

  - CVE-2016-2184: The create_fixed_stream_quirk function in     sound/usb/quirks.c in the snd-usb-audio driver in the     Linux kernel allowed physically proximate attackers to     cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference or     double free, and system crash) via a crafted endpoints     value in a USB device descriptor (bnc#971125).

  - CVE-2016-3139: The wacom_probe function in     drivers/input/tablet/wacom_sys.c in the Linux kernel     allowed physically proximate attackers to cause a denial     of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash)     via a crafted endpoints value in a USB device descriptor     (bnc#970909).

  - CVE-2015-8830: Integer overflow in the     aio_setup_single_vector function in fs/aio.c in the     Linux kernel 4.0 allowed local users to cause a denial     of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via     a large AIO iovec. NOTE: this vulnerability exists     because of a CVE-2012-6701 regression (bnc#969354     bsc#969355).

  - CVE-2016-2782: The treo_attach function in     drivers/usb/serial/visor.c in the Linux kernel allowed     physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of     service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or     possibly have unspecified other impact by inserting a     USB device that lacks a (1) bulk-in or (2) interrupt-in     endpoint (bnc#968670).

  - CVE-2015-8816: The hub_activate function in     drivers/usb/core/hub.c in the Linux kernel did not     properly maintain a hub-interface data structure, which     allowed physically proximate attackers to cause a denial     of service (invalid memory access and system crash) or     possibly have unspecified other impact by unplugging a     USB hub device (bnc#968010).

  - CVE-2015-7566: The clie_5_attach function in     drivers/usb/serial/visor.c in the Linux kernel allowed     physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of     service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or     possibly have unspecified other impact by inserting a     USB device that lacks a bulk-out endpoint (bnc#961512).

  - CVE-2016-2549: sound/core/hrtimer.c in the Linux kernel     did not prevent recursive callback access, which allowed     local users to cause a denial of service (deadlock) via     a crafted ioctl call (bnc#968013).

  - CVE-2016-2547: sound/core/timer.c in the Linux kernel     employs a locking approach that did not consider slave     timer instances, which allowed local users to cause a     denial of service (race condition, use-after-free, and     system crash) via a crafted ioctl call (bnc#968011).

  - CVE-2016-2548: sound/core/timer.c in the Linux kernel     retains certain linked lists after a close or stop     action, which allowed local users to cause a denial of     service (system crash) via a crafted ioctl call, related     to the (1) snd_timer_close and (2) _snd_timer_stop     functions (bnc#968012).

  - CVE-2016-2546: sound/core/timer.c in the Linux kernel     uses an incorrect type of mutex, which allowed local     users to cause a denial of service (race condition,     use-after-free, and system crash) via a crafted ioctl     call (bnc#967975).

  - CVE-2016-2545: The snd_timer_interrupt function in     sound/core/timer.c in the Linux kernel did not properly     maintain a certain linked list, which allowed local     users to cause a denial of service (race condition and     system crash) via a crafted ioctl call (bnc#967974).

  - CVE-2016-2544: Race condition in the queue_delete     function in sound/core/seq/seq_queue.c in the Linux     kernel allowed local users to cause a denial of service     (use-after-free and system crash) by making an ioctl     call at a certain time (bnc#967973).

  - CVE-2016-2543: The snd_seq_ioctl_remove_events function     in sound/core/seq/seq_clientmgr.c in the Linux kernel     did not verify FIFO assignment before proceeding with     FIFO clearing, which allowed local users to cause a     denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and OOPS)     via a crafted ioctl call (bnc#967972).

  - CVE-2015-8709: ** DISPUTED ** kernel/ptrace.c in the     Linux kernel mishandles uid and gid mappings, which     allowed local users to gain privileges by establishing a     user namespace, waiting for a root process to enter that     namespace with an unsafe uid or gid, and then using the     ptrace system call. NOTE: the vendor states 'there is no     kernel bug here (bnc#959709 960561 ).

  - CVE-2015-8812: drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb3/iwch_cm.c in     the Linux kernel did not properly identify error     conditions, which allowed remote attackers to execute     arbitrary code or cause a denial of service     (use-after-free) via crafted packets (bnc#966437).

  - CVE-2016-2384: Double free vulnerability in the     snd_usbmidi_create function in sound/usb/midi.c in the     Linux kernel allowed physically proximate attackers to     cause a denial of service (panic) or possibly have     unspecified other impact via vectors involving an     invalid USB descriptor (bnc#966693).

  - CVE-2015-8785: The fuse_fill_write_pages function in     fs/fuse/file.c in the Linux kernel allowed local users     to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a     writev system call that triggers a zero length for the     first segment of an iov (bnc#963765).

  - CVE-2014-9904: The snd_compress_check_input function in     sound/core/compress_offload.c in the ALSA subsystem in     the Linux kernel did not properly check for an integer     overflow, which allowed local users to cause a denial of     service (insufficient memory allocation) or possibly     have unspecified other impact via a crafted     SNDRV_COMPRESS_SET_PARAMS ioctl call (bnc#986811).

  - CVE-2016-5829: Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in     the hiddev_ioctl_usage function in     drivers/hid/usbhid/hiddev.c in the Linux kernel allow     local users to cause a denial of service or possibly     have unspecified other impact via a crafted (1)     HIDIOCGUSAGES or (2) HIDIOCSUSAGES ioctl call     (bnc#986572 986573).

  - CVE-2016-4997: The compat IPT_SO_SET_REPLACE setsockopt     implementation in the netfilter subsystem in the Linux     kernel allowed local users to gain privileges or cause a     denial of service (memory corruption) by leveraging     in-container root access to provide a crafted offset     value that triggers an unintended decrement (bnc#986362     986365 986377).

  - CVE-2016-4805: Use-after-free vulnerability in     drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c in the Linux kernel     allowed local users to cause a denial of service (memory     corruption and system crash, or spinlock) or possibly     have unspecified other impact by removing a network     namespace, related to the ppp_register_net_channel and     ppp_unregister_channel functions (bnc#980371).

  - CVE-2016-4470: The key_reject_and_link function in     security/keys/key.c in the Linux kernel did not ensure     that a certain data structure is initialized, which     allowed local users to cause a denial of service (system     crash) via vectors involving a crafted keyctl request2     command (bnc#984755 984764).

  - CVE-2015-6526: The perf_callchain_user_64 function in     arch/powerpc/perf/callchain.c in the Linux kernel on     ppc64 platforms allowed local users to cause a denial of     service (infinite loop) via a deep 64-bit userspace     backtrace (bnc#942702).

  - CVE-2016-5244: The rds_inc_info_copy function in     net/rds/recv.c in the Linux kernel did not initialize a     certain structure member, which allowed remote attackers     to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory     by reading an RDS message (bnc#983213).

The following non-security bugs were fixed :

  - ALSA: hrtimer: Handle start/stop more properly     (bsc#973378).

  - ALSA: pcm: Fix potential deadlock in OSS emulation     (bsc#968018).

  - ALSA: rawmidi: Fix race at copying & updating the     position (bsc#968018).

  - ALSA: rawmidi: Make snd_rawmidi_transmit() race-free     (bsc#968018).

  - ALSA: seq: Fix double port list deletion (bsc#968018).

  - ALSA: seq: Fix incorrect sanity check at     snd_seq_oss_synth_cleanup() (bsc#968018).

  - ALSA: seq: Fix leak of pool buffer at concurrent writes     (bsc#968018).

  - ALSA: seq: Fix lockdep warnings due to double mutex     locks (bsc#968018).

  - ALSA: seq: Fix race at closing in virmidi driver     (bsc#968018).

  - ALSA: seq: Fix yet another races among ALSA timer     accesses (bsc#968018).

  - ALSA: timer: Call notifier in the same spinlock     (bsc#973378).

  - ALSA: timer: Code cleanup (bsc#968018).

  - ALSA: timer: Fix leftover link at closing (bsc#968018).

  - ALSA: timer: Fix link corruption due to double start or     stop (bsc#968018).

  - ALSA: timer: Fix race between stop and interrupt     (bsc#968018).

  - ALSA: timer: Fix wrong instance passed to slave     callbacks (bsc#968018).

  - ALSA: timer: Protect the whole snd_timer_close() with     open race (bsc#973378).

  - ALSA: timer: Sync timer deletion at closing the system     timer (bsc#973378).

  - ALSA: timer: Use mod_timer() for rearming the system     timer (bsc#973378).

  - Bluetooth: vhci: Fix race at creating hci device     (bsc#971799,bsc#966849).

  - Bluetooth: vhci: fix open_timeout vs. hdev race     (bsc#971799,bsc#966849).

  - Bluetooth: vhci: purge unhandled skbs     (bsc#971799,bsc#966849).

  - Btrfs: do not use src fd for printk (bsc#980348).

  - Refresh     patches.drivers/ALSA-hrtimer-Handle-start-stop-more-prop     erly. Fix the build error on 32bit architectures.

  - Refresh patches.xen/xen-netback-coalesce: Restore     copying of SKBs with head exceeding page size     (bsc#978469).

  - Refresh patches.xen/xen3-patch-3.14: Suppress atomic     file position updates on /proc/xen/xenbus (bsc#970275).

  - Subject: [PATCH] USB: xhci: Add broken streams quirk for     Frescologic device id 1009 (bnc#982706).

  - USB: usbip: fix potential out-of-bounds write     (bnc#975945).

  - af_unix: Guard against other == sk in unix_dgram_sendmsg     (bsc#973570).

  - backends: guarantee one time reads of shared ring     contents (bsc#957988).

  - btrfs: do not go readonly on existing qgroup items     (bsc#957052).

  - btrfs: remove error message from search ioctl for     nonexistent tree.

  - drm/i915: Fix missing backlight update during panel     disablement (bsc#941113 boo#901754).

  - enic: set netdev->vlan_features (bsc#966245).

  - ext4: fix races between buffered IO and collapse /     insert range (bsc#972174).

  - ext4: fix races between page faults and hole punching     (bsc#972174).

  - ext4: fix races of writeback with punch hole and zero     range (bsc#972174).

  - ext4: move unlocked dio protection from     ext4_alloc_file_blocks() (bsc#972174).

  - ipv4/fib: do not warn when primary address is missing if     in_dev is dead (bsc#971360).

  - ipvs: count pre-established TCP states as active     (bsc#970114).

  - net: core: Correct an over-stringent device loop     detection (bsc#945219).

  - netback: do not use last request to determine minimum Tx     credit (bsc#957988).

  - pciback: Check PF instead of VF for PCI_COMMAND_MEMORY.

  - pciback: Save the number of MSI-X entries to be copied     later.

  - pciback: guarantee one time reads of shared ring     contents (bsc#957988).

  - series.conf: move cxgb3 patch to network drivers section

  - usb: quirk to stop runtime PM for Intel 7260     (bnc#984464).

  - x86: standardize mmap_rnd() usage (bnc#974308).

It was discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly enforce rlimits for file descriptors sent over UNIX domain sockets. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2013-4312)

Ralf Spenneberg discovered that the Aiptek Tablet USB device driver in the Linux kernel did not properly sanity check the endpoints reported by the device. An attacker with physical access could cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2015-7515)

Ralf Spenneberg discovered that the USB driver for Clie devices in the Linux kernel did not properly sanity check the endpoints reported by the device. An attacker with physical access could cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2015-7566)

Ralf Spenneberg discovered that the usbvision driver in the Linux kernel did not properly sanity check the interfaces and endpoints reported by the device. An attacker with physical access could cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2015-7833)

It was discovered that a race condition existed when handling heartbeat- timeout events in the SCTP implementation of the Linux kernel. A remote attacker could use this to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2015-8767)

Venkatesh Pottem discovered a use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's CXGB3 driver. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2015-8812)

It was discovered that a race condition existed in the ioctl handler for the TTY driver in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or expose sensitive information. (CVE-2016-0723)

It was discovered that the Linux kernel did not keep accurate track of pipe buffer details when error conditions occurred, due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2015-1805. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges. (CVE-2016-0774)

Zach Riggle discovered that the Linux kernel's list poison feature did not take into account the mmap_min_addr value. A local attacker could use this to bypass the kernel's poison-pointer protection mechanism while attempting to exploit an existing kernel vulnerability.
(CVE-2016-0821)

Andy Lutomirski discovered a race condition in the Linux kernel's translation lookaside buffer (TLB) handling of flush events. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly leak sensitive information. (CVE-2016-2069)

Dmitry Vyukov discovered that the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) framework did not verify that a FIFO was attached to a client before attempting to clear it. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2016-2543)

Dmitry Vyukov discovered that a race condition existed in the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) framework between timer setup and closing of the client, resulting in a use-after-free. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2016-2544)

Dmitry Vyukov discovered a race condition in the timer handling implementation of the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) framework, resulting in a use-after-free. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2016-2545)

Dmitry Vyukov discovered race conditions in the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) framework's timer ioctls leading to a use-after-free. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2016-2546)

Dmitry Vyukov discovered that the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) framework's handling of high resolution timers did not properly manage its data structures. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system hang or crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-2547, CVE-2016-2548)

Dmitry Vyukov discovered that the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) framework's handling of high resolution timers could lead to a deadlock condition. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system hang). (CVE-2016-2549)

Ralf Spenneberg discovered that the USB driver for Treo devices in the Linux kernel did not properly sanity check the endpoints reported by the device. An attacker with physical access could cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2016-2782)

It was discovered that the Linux kernel did not enforce limits on the amount of data allocated to buffer pipes. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion).
(CVE-2016-2847).

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 SP3 kernel was updated to receive various security and bugfixes.

The following security bugs were fixed :

  - CVE-2013-7446: Use-after-free vulnerability in     net/unix/af_unix.c in the Linux kernel allowed local     users to bypass intended AF_UNIX socket permissions or     cause a denial of service (panic) via crafted epoll_ctl     calls (bnc#955654).

  - CVE-2015-7509: fs/ext4/namei.c in the Linux kernel     allowed physically proximate attackers to cause a denial     of service (system crash) via a crafted no-journal     filesystem, a related issue to CVE-2013-2015     (bnc#956707).

  - CVE-2015-7515: An out of bounds memory access in the     aiptek USB driver could be used by physical local     attackers to crash the kernel (bnc#956708).

  - CVE-2015-7550: The keyctl_read_key function in     security/keys/keyctl.c in the Linux kernel did not     properly use a semaphore, which allowed local users to     cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and     system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact     via a crafted application that leverages a race     condition between keyctl_revoke and keyctl_read calls     (bnc#958951).

  - CVE-2015-7566: A malicious USB device could cause kernel     crashes in the visor device driver (bnc#961512).

  - CVE-2015-7799: The slhc_init function in     drivers/net/slip/slhc.c in the Linux kernel did not     ensure that certain slot numbers are valid, which     allowed local users to cause a denial of service (NULL     pointer dereference and system crash) via a crafted     PPPIOCSMAXCID ioctl call (bnc#949936).

  - CVE-2015-8215: net/ipv6/addrconf.c in the IPv6 stack in     the Linux kernel did not validate attempted changes to     the MTU value, which allowed context-dependent attackers     to cause a denial of service (packet loss) via a value     that is (1) smaller than the minimum compliant value or     (2) larger than the MTU of an interface, as demonstrated     by a Router Advertisement (RA) message that is not     validated by a daemon, a different vulnerability than     CVE-2015-0272. NOTE: the scope of CVE-2015-0272 is     limited to the NetworkManager product (bnc#955354).

  - CVE-2015-8539: The KEYS subsystem in the Linux kernel     allowed local users to gain privileges or cause a denial     of service (BUG) via crafted keyctl commands that     negatively instantiate a key, related to     security/keys/encrypted-keys/encrypted.c,     security/keys/trusted.c, and     security/keys/user_defined.c (bnc#958463).

  - CVE-2015-8543: The networking implementation in the     Linux kernel did not validate protocol identifiers for     certain protocol families, which allowed local users to     cause a denial of service (NULL function pointer     dereference and system crash) or possibly gain     privileges by leveraging CLONE_NEWUSER support to     execute a crafted SOCK_RAW application (bnc#958886).

  - CVE-2015-8550: Optimizations introduced by the compiler     could have lead to double fetch vulnerabilities,     potentially possibly leading to arbitrary code execution     in backend (bsc#957988). (bsc#957988 XSA-155).

  - CVE-2015-8551: The PCI backend driver in Xen, when     running on an x86 system and using Linux as the driver     domain, allowed local guest administrators to hit BUG     conditions and cause a denial of service (NULL pointer     dereference and host OS crash) by leveraging a system     with access to a passed-through MSI or MSI-X capable     physical PCI device and a crafted sequence of     XEN_PCI_OP_* operations, aka 'Linux pciback missing     sanity checks (bnc#957990).

  - CVE-2015-8552: The PCI backend driver in Xen, when     running on an x86 system and using Linux as the driver     domain, allowed local guest administrators to generate a     continuous stream of WARN messages and cause a denial of     service (disk consumption) by leveraging a system with     access to a passed-through MSI or MSI-X capable physical     PCI device and XEN_PCI_OP_enable_msi operations, aka     'Linux pciback missing sanity checks (bnc#957990).

  - CVE-2015-8569: The (1) pptp_bind and (2) pptp_connect     functions in drivers/net/ppp/pptp.c in the Linux kernel     do not verify an address length, which allowed local     users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory     and bypass the KASLR protection mechanism via a crafted     application (bnc#959190).

  - CVE-2015-8575: The sco_sock_bind function in     net/bluetooth/sco.c in the Linux kernel did not verify     an address length, which allowed local users to obtain     sensitive information from kernel memory and bypass the     KASLR protection mechanism via a crafted application     (bnc#959399).

  - CVE-2015-8767: net/sctp/sm_sideeffect.c in the Linux     kernel did not properly manage the relationship between     a lock and a socket, which allowed local users to cause     a denial of service (deadlock) via a crafted sctp_accept     call (bnc#961509).

  - CVE-2015-8785: The fuse_fill_write_pages function in     fs/fuse/file.c in the Linux kernel allowed local users     to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a     writev system call that triggers a zero length for the     first segment of an iov (bnc#963765).

  - CVE-2015-8812: A flaw was found in the CXGB3 kernel     driver when the network was considered congested. The     kernel would incorrectly misinterpret the congestion as     an error condition and incorrectly free/clean up the     skb. When the device would then send the skb's queued,     these structures would be referenced and may panic the     system or allow an attacker to escalate privileges in a     use-after-free scenario.(bsc#966437).

  - CVE-2015-8816: A malicious USB device could cause kernel     crashes in the in hub_activate() function (bnc#968010).

  - CVE-2016-0723: Race condition in the tty_ioctl function     in drivers/tty/tty_io.c in the Linux kernel allowed     local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel     memory or cause a denial of service (use-after-free and     system crash) by making a TIOCGETD ioctl call during     processing of a TIOCSETD ioctl call (bnc#961500).

  - CVE-2016-2069: A race in invalidating paging structures     that were not in use locally could have lead to     disclosoure of information or arbitrary code exectution     (bnc#963767).

  - CVE-2016-2143: On zSeries a fork of a large process     could have caused memory corruption due to incorrect     page table handling. (bnc#970504, LTC#138810).

  - CVE-2016-2184: A malicious USB device could cause kernel     crashes in the alsa usb-audio device driver     (bsc#971125).

  - CVE-2016-2185: A malicious USB device could cause kernel     crashes in the usb_driver_claim_interface function     (bnc#971124).

  - CVE-2016-2186: A malicious USB device could cause kernel     crashes in the powermate device driver (bnc#970958).

  - CVE-2016-2384: A double free on the ALSA umidi object     was fixed. (bsc#966693).

  - CVE-2016-2543: A missing NULL check at remove_events     ioctl in the ALSA seq driver was fixed. (bsc#967972).

  - CVE-2016-2544: Fix race at timer setup and close in the     ALSA seq driver was fixed. (bsc#967973).

  - CVE-2016-2545: A double unlink of active_list in the     ALSA timer driver was fixed. (bsc#967974).

  - CVE-2016-2546: A race among ALSA timer ioctls was fixed     (bsc#967975).

  - CVE-2016-2547,CVE-2016-2548: The ALSA slave timer list     handling was hardened against hangs and races.
    (CVE-2016-2547,CVE-2016-2548,bsc#968011,bsc#968012).

  - CVE-2016-2549: A stall in ALSA hrtimer handling was     fixed (bsc#968013).

  - CVE-2016-2782: A malicious USB device could cause kernel     crashes in the visor device driver (bnc#968670).

  - CVE-2016-3137: A malicious USB device could cause kernel     crashes in the cypress_m8 device driver (bnc#970970).

  - CVE-2016-3139: A malicious USB device could cause kernel     crashes in the wacom device driver (bnc#970909).

  - CVE-2016-3140: A malicious USB device could cause kernel     crashes in the digi_acceleport device driver     (bnc#970892).

  - CVE-2016-3156: A quadratic algorithm could lead to long     kernel ipv4 hangs when removing a device with a large     number of addresses. (bsc#971360).

  - CVE-2016-3955: A remote buffer overflow in the usbip     driver could be used by authenticated attackers to crash     the kernel. (bsc#975945)

  - CVE-2016-2847: A local user could exhaust kernel memory     by pushing lots of data into pipes. (bsc#970948).

  - CVE-2016-2188: A malicious USB device could cause kernel     crashes in the iowarrior device driver (bnc#970956).

  - CVE-2016-3138: A malicious USB device could cause kernel     crashes in the cdc-acm device driver (bnc#970911).

The update package also includes non-security fixes. See advisory for details.

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-2948-1 advisory.

    Ralf Spenneberg discovered that the USB driver for Clie devices in the Linux kernel did not properly     validate the endpoints reported by the device. An attacker with physical access could cause a denial of     service (system crash). (CVE-2015-7566)

    Ralf Spenneberg discovered that the usbvision driver in the Linux kernel did not properly validate the     interfaces and endpoints reported by the device. An attacker with physical access could cause a denial of     service (system crash). (CVE-2015-7833)

    Venkatesh Pottem discovered a use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's CXGB3 driver. A local     attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.
    (CVE-2015-8812)

    It was discovered that a race condition existed in the ioctl handler for the TTY driver in the Linux     kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or expose sensitive     information. (CVE-2016-0723)

    Xiaofei Rex Guo discovered a timing side channel vulnerability in the Linux Extended Verification Module     (EVM). An attacker could use this to affect system integrity. (CVE-2016-2085)

    David Herrmann discovered that the Linux kernel incorrectly accounted file descriptors to the original     opener for in-flight file descriptors sent over a unix domain socket. A local attacker could use this to     cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion). (CVE-2016-2550)

    Ralf Spenneberg discovered that the USB driver for Treo devices in the Linux kernel did not properly     validate the endpoints reported by the device. An attacker with physical access could cause a denial of     service (system crash). (CVE-2016-2782)

    It was discovered that the Linux kernel did not enforce limits on the amount of data allocated to buffer     pipes. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion). (CVE-2016-2847)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Ben Hawkes discovered that the Linux netfilter implementation did not correctly perform validation when handling IPT_SO_SET_REPLACE events.
A local unprivileged attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges. (CVE-2016-3134)

Ben Hawkes discovered an integer overflow in the Linux netfilter implementation. On systems running 32 bit kernels, a local unprivileged attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges. (CVE-2016-3135)

Ralf Spenneberg discovered that the USB driver for Clie devices in the Linux kernel did not properly sanity check the endpoints reported by the device. An attacker with physical access could cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2015-7566)

It was discovered that a race condition existed when handling heartbeat- timeout events in the SCTP implementation of the Linux kernel. A remote attacker could use this to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2015-8767)

It was discovered that a race condition existed in the ioctl handler for the TTY driver in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or expose sensitive information. (CVE-2016-0723)

Andrey Konovalov discovered that the ALSA USB MIDI driver incorrectly performed a double-free. A local attacker with physical access could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges. (CVE-2016-2384)

Ralf Spenneberg discovered that the USB driver for Treo devices in the Linux kernel did not properly sanity check the endpoints reported by the device. An attacker with physical access could cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2016-2782).

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-2932-1 advisory.

    Ben Hawkes discovered that the Linux netfilter implementation did not correctly perform validation when     handling IPT_SO_SET_REPLACE events. A local unprivileged attacker could use this to cause a denial of     service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges. (CVE-2016-3134)

    It was discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly enforce rlimits for file descriptors sent over     UNIX domain sockets. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2013-4312)

    Ralf Spenneberg discovered that the USB driver for Clie devices in the Linux kernel did not properly     validate the endpoints reported by the device. An attacker with physical access could cause a denial of     service (system crash). (CVE-2015-7566)

    Ralf Spenneberg discovered that the usbvision driver in the Linux kernel did not properly validate the     interfaces and endpoints reported by the device. An attacker with physical access could cause a denial of     service (system crash). (CVE-2015-7833)

    It was discovered that a race condition existed when handling heartbeat- timeout events in the SCTP     implementation of the Linux kernel. A remote attacker could use this to cause a denial of service.
    (CVE-2015-8767)

    It was discovered that a race condition existed in the ioctl handler for the TTY driver in the Linux     kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or expose sensitive     information. (CVE-2016-0723)

    Andy Lutomirski discovered a race condition in the Linux kernel's translation lookaside buffer (TLB)     handling of flush events. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly leak     sensitive information. (CVE-2016-2069)

    Andrey Konovalov discovered that the ALSA USB MIDI driver incorrectly performed a double-free. A local     attacker with physical access could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly     execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges. (CVE-2016-2384)

    Dmitry Vyukov discovered that the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) framework did not verify that a     FIFO was attached to a client before attempting to clear it. A local attacker could use this to cause a     denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2016-2543)

    Dmitry Vyukov discovered that a race condition existed in the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA)     framework between timer setup and closing of the client, resulting in a use-after-free. A local attacker     could use this to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2016-2544)

    Dmitry Vyukov discovered a race condition in the timer handling implementation of the Advanced Linux Sound     Architecture (ALSA) framework, resulting in a use-after-free. A local attacker could use this to cause a     denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2016-2545)

    Dmitry Vyukov discovered race conditions in the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) framework's timer     ioctls leading to a use-after-free. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system     crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-2546)

    Dmitry Vyukov discovered that the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) framework's handling of high     resolution timers did not properly manage its data structures. A local attacker could use this to cause a     denial of service (system hang or crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-2547,     CVE-2016-2548)

    Dmitry Vyukov discovered that the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) framework's handling of high     resolution timers could lead to a deadlock condition. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of     service (system hang). (CVE-2016-2549)

    Ralf Spenneberg discovered that the USB driver for Treo devices in the Linux kernel did not properly     validate the endpoints reported by the device. An attacker with physical access could cause a denial of     service (system crash). (CVE-2016-2782)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-2930-2 advisory.

    Ben Hawkes discovered that the Linux netfilter implementation did not correctly perform validation when     handling IPT_SO_SET_REPLACE events. A local unprivileged attacker could use this to cause a denial of     service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges. (CVE-2016-3134)

    Ben Hawkes discovered an integer overflow in the Linux netfilter implementation. On systems running 32 bit     kernels, a local unprivileged attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or     possibly execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges. (CVE-2016-3135)

    Ralf Spenneberg discovered that the USB driver for Clie devices in the Linux kernel did not properly     validate the endpoints reported by the device. An attacker with physical access could cause a denial of     service (system crash). (CVE-2015-7566)

    It was discovered that a race condition existed when handling heartbeat- timeout events in the SCTP     implementation of the Linux kernel. A remote attacker could use this to cause a denial of service.
    (CVE-2015-8767)

    It was discovered that a race condition existed in the ioctl handler for the TTY driver in the Linux     kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or expose sensitive     information. (CVE-2016-0723)

    Andrey Konovalov discovered that the ALSA USB MIDI driver incorrectly performed a double-free. A local     attacker with physical access could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly     execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges. (CVE-2016-2384)

    Dmitry Vyukov discovered that the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) framework did not verify that a     FIFO was attached to a client before attempting to clear it. A local attacker could use this to cause a     denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2016-2543)

    Dmitry Vyukov discovered that a race condition existed in the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA)     framework between timer setup and closing of the client, resulting in a use-after-free. A local attacker     could use this to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2016-2544)

    Dmitry Vyukov discovered a race condition in the timer handling implementation of the Advanced Linux Sound     Architecture (ALSA) framework, resulting in a use-after-free. A local attacker could use this to cause a     denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2016-2545)

    Dmitry Vyukov discovered race conditions in the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) framework's timer     ioctls leading to a use-after-free. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system     crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-2546)

    Dmitry Vyukov discovered that the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) framework's handling of high     resolution timers did not properly manage its data structures. A local attacker could use this to cause a     denial of service (system hang or crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-2547,     CVE-2016-2548)

    Dmitry Vyukov discovered that the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) framework's handling of high     resolution timers could lead to a deadlock condition. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of     service (system hang). (CVE-2016-2549)

    Ralf Spenneberg discovered that the USB driver for Treo devices in the Linux kernel did not properly     validate the endpoints reported by the device. An attacker with physical access could cause a denial of     service (system crash). (CVE-2016-2782)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Ben Hawkes discovered that the Linux netfilter implementation did not correctly perform validation when handling IPT_SO_SET_REPLACE events.
A local unprivileged attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges. (CVE-2016-3134)

It was discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly enforce rlimits for file descriptors sent over UNIX domain sockets. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2013-4312)

Ralf Spenneberg discovered that the USB driver for Clie devices in the Linux kernel did not properly sanity check the endpoints reported by the device. An attacker with physical access could cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2015-7566)

Ralf Spenneberg discovered that the usbvision driver in the Linux kernel did not properly sanity check the interfaces and endpoints reported by the device. An attacker with physical access could cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2015-7833)

It was discovered that a race condition existed in the ioctl handler for the TTY driver in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or expose sensitive information. (CVE-2016-0723)

Andrey Konovalov discovered that the ALSA USB MIDI driver incorrectly performed a double-free. A local attacker with physical access could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges. (CVE-2016-2384)

Dmitry Vyukov discovered that the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) framework did not verify that a FIFO was attached to a client before attempting to clear it. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2016-2543)

Dmitry Vyukov discovered that a race condition existed in the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) framework between timer setup and closing of the client, resulting in a use-after-free. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2016-2544)

Dmitry Vyukov discovered a race condition in the timer handling implementation of the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) framework, resulting in a use-after-free. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2016-2545)

Dmitry Vyukov discovered race conditions in the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) framework's timer ioctls leading to a use-after-free. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2016-2546)

Dmitry Vyukov discovered that the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) framework's handling of high resolution timers did not properly manage its data structures. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system hang or crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-2547, CVE-2016-2548)

Dmitry Vyukov discovered that the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) framework's handling of high resolution timers could lead to a deadlock condition. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system hang). (CVE-2016-2549)

Ralf Spenneberg discovered that the USB driver for Treo devices in the Linux kernel did not properly sanity check the endpoints reported by the device. An attacker with physical access could cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2016-2782).

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-2929-1 advisory.

    Ben Hawkes discovered that the Linux netfilter implementation did not correctly perform validation when     handling IPT_SO_SET_REPLACE events. A local unprivileged attacker could use this to cause a denial of     service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges. (CVE-2016-3134)

    It was discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly enforce rlimits for file descriptors sent over     UNIX domain sockets. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2013-4312)

    Ralf Spenneberg discovered that the USB driver for Clie devices in the Linux kernel did not properly     validate the endpoints reported by the device. An attacker with physical access could cause a denial of     service (system crash). (CVE-2015-7566)

    Ralf Spenneberg discovered that the usbvision driver in the Linux kernel did not properly validate the     interfaces and endpoints reported by the device. An attacker with physical access could cause a denial of     service (system crash). (CVE-2015-7833)

    It was discovered that a race condition existed in the ioctl handler for the TTY driver in the Linux     kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or expose sensitive     information. (CVE-2016-0723)

    Andrey Konovalov discovered that the ALSA USB MIDI driver incorrectly performed a double-free. A local     attacker with physical access could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly     execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges. (CVE-2016-2384)

    Dmitry Vyukov discovered that the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) framework did not verify that a     FIFO was attached to a client before attempting to clear it. A local attacker could use this to cause a     denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2016-2543)

    Dmitry Vyukov discovered that a race condition existed in the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA)     framework between timer setup and closing of the client, resulting in a use-after-free. A local attacker     could use this to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2016-2544)

    Dmitry Vyukov discovered a race condition in the timer handling implementation of the Advanced Linux Sound     Architecture (ALSA) framework, resulting in a use-after-free. A local attacker could use this to cause a     denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2016-2545)

    Dmitry Vyukov discovered race conditions in the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) framework's timer     ioctls leading to a use-after-free. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system     crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-2546)

    Dmitry Vyukov discovered that the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) framework's handling of high     resolution timers did not properly manage its data structures. A local attacker could use this to cause a     denial of service (system hang or crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-2547,     CVE-2016-2548)

    Dmitry Vyukov discovered that the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) framework's handling of high     resolution timers could lead to a deadlock condition. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of     service (system hang). (CVE-2016-2549)

    Ralf Spenneberg discovered that the USB driver for Treo devices in the Linux kernel did not properly     validate the endpoints reported by the device. An attacker with physical access could cause a denial of     service (system crash). (CVE-2016-2782)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Backported i915, networking, and nouveau fixes tagged for stable from 4.4 upstream. Assorted fixes elsewhere. ---- A few bug fixes and backports of all the i915 patches queued for stable from 4.4. ---- A number of fixes across the tree

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 possible without introducing additional issues.

Update to latest upstream stable release, Linux v4.3.4. Elan touchpad fixes. ---- Update to 4.3.y stable series. Fixes across the tree.

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 possible without introducing additional issues.

A number of fixes across the tree

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 possible without introducing additional issues.

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel that may lead to a privilege escalation, denial of service, information leak or data loss.

  - CVE-2013-4312, CVE-2016-2847     Tetsuo Handa discovered that users can use pipes queued     on local (Unix) sockets to allocate an unfair share of     kernel memory, leading to denial-of-service (resource     exhaustion).

  This issue was previously mitigated for the stable suite by limiting   the total number of files queued by each user on local sockets. The   new kernel version in both suites includes that mitigation plus   limits on the total size of pipe buffers allocated for each user.

  - CVE-2015-7566     Ralf Spenneberg of OpenSource Security reported that the     visor driver crashes when a specially crafted USB device     without bulk-out endpoint is detected.

  - CVE-2015-8767     An SCTP denial-of-service was discovered which can be     triggered by a local attacker during a heartbeat timeout     event after the 4-way handshake.

  - CVE-2015-8785     It was discovered that local users permitted to write to     a file on a FUSE filesystem could cause a denial of     service (unkillable loop in the kernel).

  - CVE-2015-8812     A flaw was found in the iw_cxgb3 Infiniband driver.
    Whenever it could not send a packet because the network     was congested, it would free the packet buffer but later     attempt to send the packet again. This use-after-free     could result in a denial of service (crash or hang),     data loss or privilege escalation.

  - CVE-2015-8816     A use-after-free vulnerability was discovered in the USB     hub driver. This may be used by a physically present     user for privilege escalation.

  - CVE-2015-8830     Ben Hawkes of Google Project Zero reported that the AIO     interface permitted reading or writing 2 GiB of data or     more in a single chunk, which could lead to an integer     overflow when applied to certain filesystems, socket or     device types. The full security impact has not been     evaluated.

  - CVE-2016-0723     A use-after-free vulnerability was discovered in the     TIOCGETD ioctl. A local attacker could use this flaw for     denial-of-service.

  - CVE-2016-0774     It was found that the fix for CVE-2015-1805 in kernel     versions older than Linux 3.16 did not correctly handle     the case of a partially failed atomic read. A local,     unprivileged user could use this flaw to crash the     system or leak kernel memory to user space.

  - CVE-2016-2069     Andy Lutomirski discovered a race condition in flushing     of the TLB when switching tasks on an x86 system. On an     SMP system this could possibly lead to a crash,     information leak or privilege escalation.

  - CVE-2016-2384     Andrey Konovalov found that a crafted USB MIDI device     with an invalid USB descriptor could trigger a     double-free. This may be used by a physically present     user for privilege escalation.

  - CVE-2016-2543     Dmitry Vyukov found that the core sound sequencer driver     (snd-seq) lacked a necessary check for a NULL pointer,     allowing a user with access to a sound sequencer device     to cause a denial-of service (crash).

  - CVE-2016-2544, CVE-2016-2546, CVE-2016-2547,     CVE-2016-2548

    Dmitry Vyukov found various race conditions in the sound     subsystem (ALSA)'s management of timers. A user with     access to sound devices could use these to cause a     denial-of-service (crash or hang) or possibly for     privilege escalation.

  - CVE-2016-2545     Dmitry Vyukov found a flaw in list manipulation in the     sound subsystem (ALSA)'s management of timers. A user     with access to sound devices could use this to cause a     denial-of-service (crash or hang) or possibly for     privilege escalation.

  - CVE-2016-2549     Dmitry Vyukov found a potential deadlock in the sound     subsystem (ALSA)'s use of high resolution timers. A user     with access to sound devices could use this to cause a     denial-of-service (hang).

  - CVE-2016-2550     The original mitigation of CVE-2013-4312, limiting the     total number of files a user could queue on local     sockets, was flawed. A user given a local socket opened     by another user, for example through the systemd socket     activation mechanism, could make use of the other user's     quota, again leading to a denial-of-service (resource     exhaustion). This is fixed by accounting queued files to     the sender rather than the socket opener.

This update fixes the CVEs described below.

CVE-2015-7566

Ralf Spenneberg of OpenSource Security reported that the visor driver crashes when a specially crafted USB device without bulk-out endpoint is detected.

CVE-2015-8767

An SCTP denial of service was discovered which can be triggered by a local attacker during a heartbeat timeout event after the 4-way handshake.

CVE-2015-8785

It was discovered that local users permitted to write to a file on a FUSE filesystem could cause a denial of service (unkillable loop in the kernel).

CVE-2016-0723

A use-after-free vulnerability was discovered in the TIOCGETD ioctl. A local attacker could use this flaw for denial of service.

CVE-2016-2069

Andy Lutomirski discovered a race condition in flushing of the TLB when switching tasks. On an SMP system this could possibly lead to a crash, information leak or privilege escalation.

For the oldoldstable distribution (squeeze), these problems have been fixed in version 2.6.32-48squeeze19. Additionally, this version includes upstream stable update 2.6.32.70. This is the final update to the linux-2.6 package for squeeze.

For the oldstable distribution (wheezy), these problems will be fixed soon.

For the stable distribution (jessie), CVE-2015-7566, CVE-2015-8767 and CVE-2016-0723 were fixed in linux version 3.16.7-ckt20-1+deb8u3 and the remaining problems will be fixed soon.

NOTE: Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the DLA security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel that may lead to a privilege escalation or denial-of-service.

  - CVE-2013-4312     Tetsuo Handa discovered that it is possible for a     process to open far more files than the process' limit     leading to denial-of-service conditions.

  - CVE-2015-7566     Ralf Spenneberg of OpenSource Security reported that the     visor driver crashes when a specially crafted USB device     without bulk-out endpoint is detected.

  - CVE-2015-8767     An SCTP denial-of-service was discovered which can be     triggered by a local attacker during a heartbeat timeout     event after the 4-way handshake.

  - CVE-2016-0723     A use-after-free vulnerability was discovered in the     TIOCGETD ioctl. A local attacker could use this flaw for     denial-of-service.

  - CVE-2016-0728     The Perception Point research team discovered a     use-after-free vulnerability in the keyring facility,     possibly leading to local privilege escalation.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
199280	RHEL 7 : kernel (Unpatched Vulnerability)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	critical
124983	EulerOS Virtualization for ARM 64 3.0.1.0 : kernel (EulerOS-SA-2019-1530)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	high
124812	EulerOS Virtualization 3.0.1.0 : kernel (EulerOS-SA-2019-1488)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	medium
93289	SUSE SLES11 Security Update : kernel (SUSE-SU-2016:2074-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	critical
93164	SUSE SLES11 Security Update : kernel (SUSE-SU-2016:1672-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
93104	openSUSE Security Update : the Linux Kernel (openSUSE-2016-1015)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	critical
91087	Ubuntu 12.04 LTS : linux vulnerabilities (USN-2967-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	critical
90884	SUSE SLES11 Security Update : kernel (SUSE-SU-2016:1203-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	critical
90405	Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : Linux kernel (Utopic HWE) vulnerabilities (USN-2948-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	critical
89995	Ubuntu 15.10 : linux-raspi2 vulnerabilities (USN-2930-3)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	high
89937	Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : Linux kernel (Vivid HWE) vulnerabilities (USN-2932-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	high
89935	Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : Linux kernel (Wily HWE) vulnerabilities (USN-2930-2)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	high
89934	Ubuntu 15.10 : linux vulnerabilities (USN-2930-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	high
89933	Ubuntu 12.04 LTS : linux-lts-trusty vulnerabilities (USN-2929-2)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	high
89932	Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-2929-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	high
89600	Fedora 23 : kernel-4.3.3-303.fc23 (2016-b59fd603be)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	high
89554	Fedora 22 : kernel-4.3.4-200.fc22 (2016-5d43766e33)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	critical
89497	Fedora 23 : kernel-4.3.3-301.fc23 (2016-26e19f042a)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	medium
89122	Debian DSA-3503-1 : linux - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	critical
88600	Debian DLA-412-1 : linux-2.6 security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	high
87995	Debian DSA-3448-1 : linux - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	high

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