CentOS Linux Kernel Update 2.6.32-504.3.3 Released

Posted by Curtis K in Administration Dec, 20 2014 No Comments

CentOS 6 Linux kernel 2.6.32-504.3.3 has recently been released. Update type(s): security, bug fix Resolved CVEs: CVE-2012-6657 CVE-2014-3673 CVE-2014-3687 CVE-2014-3688 CVE-2014-5471 CVE-2014-5472 CVE-2014-6410 CVE-2014-9322 * A flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel handled GS segment register base switching when recovering from a #SS (stack segment) fault on an erroneous return to user space. A local, unprivileged user could use this flaw to escalate ... Read More...

CentOS Linux Kernel Update 2.6.32-504.1.3 Released

Posted by Curtis K in Administration Nov, 11 2014 5 Comments

CentOS 6 Linux kernel 2.6.32-504.1.3 has recently been released. Update type(s): security, bug fix Resolved CVEs: CVE-2014-3185 CVE-2014-3611 CVE-2014-3645 CVE-2014-3646 * A race condition flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's KVM subsystem handled PIT (Programmable Interval Timer) emulation. A guest user who has access to the PIT I/O ports could use this flaw to crash the host. (CVE-2014-3611, Important) * ... Read More...

Criticical BASH vulnerability discovered – update BASH on your CentOS Linux server now!

Posted by Curtis K in Administration Sep, 25 2014 19 Comments

Update #3 - Unsurprisingly with all the attention that BASH is now receiving, additional vulnerabilities (CVE-2014-7186 and CVE-2014-7187) have been discovered. They are currently unresolved. For a more detailed write-up, see: http://www.itnews.com.au/News/396256,further-flaws-render-shellshock-patch-ineffective.aspx - when there are updates available to resolve these issues, I will update this post.   Update #2 - A new BASH ... Read More...

CentOS Linux Kernel Update 2.6.32-431.29.2 Released

Posted by Curtis K in Administration Sep, 10 2014 No Comments

CentOS 6 Linux kernel 2.6.32-431.29.2 has recently been released. Update type(s): security Resolved CVEs: CVE-2014-0205 CVE-2014-3535 CVE-2014-3917 CVE-2014-4667 * A flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's futex subsystem handled reference counting when requeuing futexes during futex_wait(). A local, unprivileged user could use this flaw to zero out the reference counter of an inode or an mm struct that backs ... Read More...