CVE-2006-0457

Race condition in the 1 addkey, 2 requestkey, and 3 keyctl functions in Linux kernel 2.6.x allows local users to cause a denial of service crash or read sensitive kernel memory by modifying the length of a string argument between the time that the kernel calculates the length and when it copies t...

CVE-2006-0742

The dieifkernel function in arch/ia64/kernel/unaligned.c in Linux kernel 2.6.x before 2.6.15.6, possibly when compiled with certain versions of gcc, has the "noreturn" attribute set, which allows local users to cause a denial of service by causing user faults on Itanium systems...

Linux Kernel 2.6.x - INVALIDATE_INODE_PAGES2 Local Integer Overflow

/ source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15846/info Linux kernel is prone to a local integer-overflow vulnerability. A successful attack can result in a kernel crash. Arbitrary code execution may be possible as well, but this has not been confirmed. All 2.6.x versions of the Linux kernel are...

[SA17226] Linux Kernel Console Keyboard Mapping Shell Command Injection

TITLE: Linux Kernel Console Keyboard Mapping Shell Command Injection SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA17226 VERIFY ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/17226/ CRITICAL: Less critical IMPACT: Privilege escalation WHERE: Local system OPERATING SYSTEM: Linux Kernel 2.6.x http://secunia.com/product/2719/...

security flaw

traps.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.x and 2.4.x executes stack segment faults on an exception stack, which allows local users to cause a denial of service oops and stack fault exception...

[SA16969] Linux Kernel URB Handling Denial of Service Vulnerability

TITLE: Linux Kernel URB Handling Denial of Service Vulnerability SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA16969 VERIFY ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/16969/ CRITICAL: Less critical IMPACT: DoS WHERE: Local system OPERATING SYSTEM: Linux Kernel 2.6.x http://secunia.com/product/2719/ DESCRIPTION: A...

CVE-2005-3053

The syssetmempolicy function in mempolicy.c in Linux kernel 2.6.x allows local users to cause a denial of service kernel BUG via a negative first argument...

CVE-2005-3053

The syssetmempolicy function in mempolicy.c in Linux kernel 2.6.x allows local users to cause a denial of service kernel BUG via a negative first argument...

CVE-2004-2135

Cryptoloop in Linux kernel 2.6.x, when used on file systems with a block size of 1024 or greater, contains IV computation weaknesses that allow watermarked files to be detected without decryption. The documented impact is PARTIAL confidentiality loss. No exploits, specific remediations, or affect...

CVE-2005-0937

Some futex functions in futex.c for Linux kernel 2.6.x perform getuser calls while holding the mmapsem semaphore, which could allow local users to cause a deadlock condition in dopagefault by triggering getuser faults while another thread is executing mmap or other functions...

Linux Kernel 2.6.x - IPTables Logging Rules Integer Underflow Remote (PoC)

/ source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11488/info It is reported that an integer underflow vulnerability is present in the iptables logging rules of the Linux kernel 2.6 branch. A remote attacker may exploit this vulnerability to crash a computer that is running the affected kernel. The 2.6...