SUSE CVE-2009-1046

The console selection feature in the Linux kernel 2.6.28 before 2.6.28.4, 2.6.25, and possibly earlier versions, when the UTF-8 console is used, allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service memory corruption by selecting a small number of 3-byte UTF-8 characters, which...

CVE-2009-1046

CVE-2009-1046 affects the Linux kernel (2.6.28 prior to 2.6.28.4, 2.6.25, and possibly earlier). When the UTF-8 console is used, selecting certain 3-byte UTF-8 characters can trigger an off-by-two memory error, leading to memory corruption and a possible denial of service. The impact is described...