CVE-2015-8944

CVE-2015-8944 concerns the Linux kernel up to version 4.7 (as used in Android on Nexus 6/7 devices before 2016-08-05). The ioresources_init function in kernel/resource.c uses weak permissions for /proc/iomem, allowing local users to read this file and obtain sensitive information. The description...

CVE-2015-8944

The ioresourcesinit function in kernel/resource.c in the Linux kernel through 4.7, as used in Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 6 and 7 2013 devices, uses weak permissions for /proc/iomem, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading this file, aka Android internal bug...

UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8944

The ioresourcesinit function in kernel/resource.c in the Linux kernel through 4.7, as used in Android before 2016-08-05 on Nexus 6 and 7 2013 devices, uses weak permissions for /proc/iomem, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading this file, aka Android internal bug...

Linux Kernel 2.6.x '/proc/iomem' Sparc64 Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

No description provided by source. source: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35415/info The Linux kernel is prone to a local denial-of-service vulnerability that attackers can exploit to cause an affected computer to crash. This issue affects the Linux kernel 2.6.22-rc1 through 2.6.29 on the sparc...

Linux Kernel 2.6.x (Sparc64) - '/proc/iomem' Local Denial of Service

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35415/info The Linux kernel is prone to a local denial-of-service vulnerability that attackers can exploit to cause an affected computer to crash. This issue affects the Linux kernel 2.6.22-rc1 through 2.6.29 on the sparc64 architecture. The following...