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USN-3250-2: Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerability

2017-03-30 KENNETH 0

USN-3250-2: Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerability Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3250-2 29th March, 2017 linux-lts-trusty vulnerability A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Summary The system could be made to crash or run programs as an administrator. Software description linux-lts-trusty – Linux hardware enablement kernel from Trusty for Precise Details USN-3250-1 fixed a vulnerability in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 14.04LTS. This update provides the corresponding updates for the LinuxHardware Enablement (HWE) kernel from Ubuntu 14.04 LTS for Ubuntu12.04 LTS. It was discovered that the xfrm framework for transforming packets in theLinux kernel did not properly validate data received from user space. Alocal attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash)or execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges. Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the [ more… ]

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USN-3249-2: Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerability

2017-03-30 KENNETH 0

USN-3249-2: Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerability Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3249-2 29th March, 2017 linux-lts-xenial vulnerability A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Summary The system could be made to crash or run programs as an administrator. Software description linux-lts-xenial – Linux hardware enablement kernel from Xenial for Trusty Details USN-3249-1 fixed a vulnerability in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 16.04LTS. This update provides the corresponding updates for the LinuxHardware Enablement (HWE) kernel from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS for Ubuntu14.04 LTS. It was discovered that the xfrm framework for transforming packets in theLinux kernel did not properly validate data received from user space. Alocal attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash)or execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges. Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the [ more… ]

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USN-3251-2: Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerability

2017-03-30 KENNETH 0

USN-3251-2: Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerability Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3251-2 29th March, 2017 linux-hwe vulnerability A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Summary The system could be made to crash or run programs as an administrator. Software description linux-hwe – Linux hardware enablement (HWE) kernel Details USN-3251-1 fixed a vulnerability in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 16.10.This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux HardwareEnablement (HWE) kernel from Ubuntu 16.10 for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. It was discovered that the xfrm framework for transforming packets in theLinux kernel did not properly validate data received from user space. Alocal attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash)or execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges. Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version: Ubuntu 16.04 [ more… ]

NGINX Plus for the IoT: Encrypting and Authenticating MQTT Traffic

2017-03-30 KENNETH 0

NGINX Plus for the IoT: Encrypting and Authenticating MQTT Traffic Editor – This is the sixth in a series of blog posts about nginScript. The first post discusses why NGINX, Inc. developed its own implementation of JavaScript, and presents a sample use case. The subsequent posts explore additional use cases: Introduction to nginScript Using nginScript to Progressively Transition Clients to a New Server Advanced Logging with nginScript in “Scaling MySQL with TCP Load Balancing and Galera Cluster” Data Masking for User Privacy with nginScript Load Balancing MQTT with nginScript for Session Persistence in “NGINX Plus for the IoT: Load Balancing MQTT” Using Client Certificates to Authenticate MQTT Clients in “NGINX Plus for the IoT: Encrypting and Authenticating MQTT Traffic” In the first part of this two‑part series of blog posts about NGINX Plus and the Internet of Things (IoT), we showed how NGINX [ more… ]

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USN-3236-1: Oxide vulnerabilities

2017-03-30 KENNETH 0

USN-3236-1: Oxide vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3236-1 29th March, 2017 oxide-qt vulnerabilities A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 16.10 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Summary Several security issues were fixed in Oxide. Software description oxide-qt – Web browser engine for Qt (QML plugin) Details Multiple vulnerabilities were discovered in Chromium. If a user weretricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker couldpotentially exploit these to obtain sensitive information, spoofapplication UI by causing the security status API or webview URL toindicate the wrong values, bypass security restrictions, cause a denialof service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code.(CVE-2017-5029, CVE-2017-5030, CVE-2017-5031, CVE-2017-5033,CVE-2017-5035, CVE-2017-5037, CVE-2017-5040, CVE-2017-5041, CVE-2017-5044,CVE-2017-5045, CVE-2017-5046) Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version: Ubuntu 16.10: liboxideqtcore0 1.21.5-0ubuntu0.16.10.1 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: liboxideqtcore0 1.21.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 Ubuntu [ more… ]