Category Archives: Security

Security

CVE-2017-3009

Adobe Acrobat Reader versions 15.020.20042 and earlier, 15.006.30244 and earlier, 11.0.18 and earlier have an exploitable buffer overflow vulnerability in the JPEG2000 parser. Successful exploitation could lead to information disclosure.

HP Security Bulletin HPESBGN03722 1

HP Security Bulletin HPESBGN03722 1 – A security vulnerability in Linux kernel, also known as “Dirty COW”, has been addressed in HPE Operations Agent. This vulnerability could be exploited locally to allow escalation of privilege. Revision 1 of this advisory.

Red Hat Security Advisory 2017-0860-01

Red Hat Security Advisory 2017-0860-01 – Chromium is an open-source web browser, powered by WebKit. This update upgrades Chromium to version 57.0.2987.133. Security Fix: Multiple flaws were found in the processing of malformed web content. A web page containing malicious content could cause Chromium to crash, execute arbitrary code, or disclose sensitive information when visited by the victim.

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3216-2

Ubuntu Security Notice 3216-2 – USN-3216-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The update resulted in a startup crash when Firefox is used with XRDP. This update fixes the problem. Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit these to bypass same origin restrictions, obtain sensitive information, spoof the addressbar, spoof the print dialog, cause a denial of service via application crash or hang, or execute arbitrary code. Various other issues were also addressed.

Red Hat Security Advisory 2017-0854-01

Red Hat Security Advisory 2017-0854-01 – After March 31, 2017, as per the life-cycle support policy for Red Hat Satellite, Red Hat will discontinue technical support services as well as software maintenance services for all Red Hat Satellite and Proxy versions 5.6 or older on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. The listed versions will exit the existing Limited Maintenance Release phase. This means that new bug fixes, security updates, and product enhancements will no longer be provided for the following product versions: Red Hat Satellite 5.6 and Proxy 5.6 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Details of the Satellite support policy can be found at:

Red Hat Security Advisory 2017-0855-01

Red Hat Security Advisory 2017-0855-01 – After March 31, 2017, as per the life-cycle support policy for Red Hat Satellite, Red Hat will discontinue technical support services as well as software maintenance services for all Red Hat Satellite and Proxy versions 5.6 or older on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. The listed versions will exit the existing Limited Maintenance Release phase. This means that new bug fixes, security updates, and product enhancements will no longer be provided for the following product versions: Red Hat Satellite 5.6 and Proxy 5.6 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Details of the Satellite support policy can be found at: