kernel security update

CentOS Errata and Security Advisory CESA-2005:472 Updated kernel packages that fix several security issues in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 kernel are now available. This security advisory has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. The Linux kernel...

Linux kernel coredump pribilege escalation

Bug in ELF format parsing leads to code execition...

Debian DSA-260-1 : file - buffer overflow

iDEFENSE discovered a buffer overflow vulnerability in the ELF format parsing of the 'file' command, one which can be used to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the command. The vulnerability can be exploited by crafting a special ELF binary which is then input to file...

brk_poc.asm

The following program can be used to test if a x86 Linux system is vulnerable to the dobrk exploit; use at your own risk. $ nasm brkpoc.asm -o a.out $ chmod 755 a.out $ uname -a Linux test3 2.4.22-10mdk 1 Thu Sep 18 12:30:58 CEST 2003 i686 unknown unknown GNU/Linux $ ./a.out & 1 1698 $ cat...

DSA-260 file - buffer overflow

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