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RHSA-2017:0880-1: Moderate: v8 security update

2017-04-05 KENNETH 0

RHSA-2017:0880-1: Moderate: v8 security update Red Hat Enterprise Linux: An update for v8 is now available for Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9.0 (Mitaka). Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section. CVE-2016-1669 Source: RHSA-2017:0880-1: Moderate: v8 security update

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RHSA-2017:0882-1: Moderate: v8 security update

2017-04-05 KENNETH 0

RHSA-2017:0882-1: Moderate: v8 security update Red Hat Enterprise Linux: An update for v8 is now available for Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10.0 (Newton). Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section. CVE-2016-1669 Source: RHSA-2017:0882-1: Moderate: v8 security update

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USN-3255-1: LightDM vulnerability

2017-04-05 KENNETH 0

USN-3255-1: LightDM vulnerability Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3255-1 4th April, 2017 lightdm vulnerability A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 16.10 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Summary LightDM could be made to run programs as an administrator. Software description lightdm – Display Manager Details It was discovered that LightDM incorrectly handled home directory creation forguest users. A local attacker could use this issue to gain ownership ofarbitrary directory paths and possibly gain administrative privileges. Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version: Ubuntu 16.10: lightdm 1.19.5-0ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: lightdm 1.18.3-0ubuntu1.1 To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades. In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References CVE-2017-7358 Source: USN-3255-1: LightDM vulnerability