CVE-2002-0499

The CVE relates to the Linux kernel vulnerability where the d_path function truncates long pathnames without error in Linux kernel versions 2.2.20 and earlier, and 2.4.18 and earlier. This behavior can cause local users to cause programs to operate on incorrect directories, potentially enabling i...

Sendmail Workaround for Linux Capabilities Bug

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- SENDMAIL SECURITY TEAM ADVISORY Sendmail Workaround for Linux Capabilities Bug The Sendmail Consortium and Sendmail, Inc. has been informed of a serious problem in the Linux kernel that can be used to get root access. This is not a sendmail security problem,...

linux-2.2.0-DoS.txt

Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 03:14:29 -0500 From: //Stany To: [email protected] Subject: Re: 2.2.0 SECURITY fwd Later on down the thread there are other people then Dan Burcaw who say that the bug crashes their boxes too. I suggest reading the thread on Linux Kernel archives for more information. Se...

macos.x.server.cgi.txt

Date: Thu, 3 Jun 1999 19:35:58 +0200 From: Juergen Schmidt To: [email protected] Subject: MacOS X system panic with CGI Hello all, when doing performance tests with different web servers, I found, that MacOS X Server running apache crashed under medium load, when I was calling CGI-scripts. It...