openSUSE 10 Security Update : kernel (kernel-2705)

This kernel update fixes the following security problems : - CVE-2006-5751: An integer overflow in the networking bridge ioctl starting with Kernel 2.6.7 could be used by local attackers to overflow kernel memory buffers and potentially escalate privileges 222656 - CVE-2006-6106: Multiple buffer...

CVE-2006-5749

The CVE-2006-5749 issue affects the Linux kernel 2.4 series up to, but not including, 2.4.34-rc4. It concerns the isdn_ppp_ccp_reset_alloc_state function in drivers/isdn/isdn_ppp.c, which does not call init_timer for the ISDN PPP CCP reset state timer. The underlying cause is a timer initializati...