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Debian: 2672-1: kfreebsd-9: interpretation conflict

22 May 2013

Posted by Benjamin D. Thomas
Adam Nowacki discovered that the new FreeBSD NFS implementation processes a crafted READDIR request which instructs to operate a file system on a file node as if it were a directory node, leading to a kernel crash or potentially arbitrary code execution. [More...]

Debian: 2671-1: request-tracker4: Multiple vulnerabilities

22 May 2013

Posted by Benjamin D. Thomas
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Request Tracker, an extensible trouble-ticket tracking system. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems: [More...]

Debian: 2670-1: request-tracker3.8: Multiple vulnerabilities

22 May 2013

Posted by Benjamin D. Thomas
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Request Tracker, an extensible trouble-ticket tracking system. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems: [More...]

Debian: 2669-1: linux: privilege escalation/denial

15 May 2013

Posted by Benjamin D. Thomas
Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel that may lead to a denial of service, information leak or privilege escalation. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems: [More...]

Debian: 2668-1: linux-2.6: privilege escalation/denial

14 May 2013

Posted by Benjamin D. Thomas
Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel that may lead to a denial of service, information leak or privilege escalation. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems: [More...]

Debian: 2667-1: mysql-5.5: Multiple vulnerabilities

12 May 2013

Posted by Benjamin D. Thomas
Several issues have been discovered in the MySQL database server. The vulnerabilities are addressed by upgrading MySQL to a new upstream version, 5.5.31, which includes additional changes, such as performance improvements and corrections for data loss defects. [More...]

Debian: 2666-1: xen: Multiple vulnerabilities

12 May 2013

Posted by Benjamin D. Thomas
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Xen hypervisor. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems: [More...]