Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security and bug fix update

Updated kernel packages that fix several security issues and various bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.6 Extended Update Support. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having important security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base scores,...

kernel: possible privilege escalation via SG_IO ioctl

The Linux kernel before 3.2.2 does not properly restrict SGIO ioctl calls, which allows local users to bypass intended restrictions on disk read and write operations by sending a SCSI command to 1 a partition block device or 2 an LVM volume...

PT-2011-4852 · Linux +3 · Linux Kernel +3

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux kernel versions prior to 3.2.2 Description: The issue allows local users to bypass intended restrictions on disk read and write operations. This is achieved by sending a SCSI command to either a partition block device or an LVM volume,...