oval:org.mitre.oval:def:27563

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:27563
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:27563
Title: DEPRECATED: ELSA-2012-0107 -- kernel security and bug fix update (important)
Description: This update fixes the following security issues: * Using the SG_IO ioctl to issue SCSI requests to partitions or LVM volumes resulted in the requests being passed to the underlying block device. If a privileged user only had access to a single partition or LVM volume, they could use this flaw to bypass those restrictions and gain read and write access (and be able to issue other SCSI commands) to the entire block device. Refer to Red Hat Knowledgebase article DOC-67874, linked to in the References, for further details about this issue. (CVE-2011-4127, Important) * A flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel handled robust list pointers of user-space held futexes across exec() calls. A local, unprivileged user could use this flaw to cause a denial of service or, eventually, escalate their privileges. (CVE-2012-0028, Important) * A flaw was found in the Linux kernel in the way splitting two extents in ext4_ext_convert_to_initialized() worked. A local, unprivileged user with the ability to mount and unmount ext4 file systems could use this flaw to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2011-3638, Moderate) * A flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's journal_unmap_buffer() function handled buffer head states. On systems that have an ext4 file system with a journal mounted, a local, unprivileged user could use this flaw to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2011-4086, Moderate) * A divide-by-zero flaw was found in the Linux kernel's igmp_heard_query() function. An attacker able to send certain IGMP (Internet Group Management Protocol) packets to a target system could use this flaw to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2012-0207, Moderate)
Family: unix Class: patch
Reference(s): ELSA-2012-0107
CVE-2012-0207
CVE-2011-3638
CVE-2011-4127
CVE-2011-4086
CVE-2012-0028
Version: 4
Platform(s): Oracle Linux 5
Product(s): kernel
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Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15459
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15459
Title: Oracle Linux 5.x
Description: The operating system installed on the system is Oracle Linux 5.x
Family: unix Class: inventory
Reference(s): cpe:/o:oracle:linux:5
Version: 7
Platform(s): Oracle Linux 5
Product(s):
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oval:org.mitre.oval:def:27563