Debian DSA-475-1 : linux-kernel-2.4.18-hppa - several vulnerabilities

Several local root exploits have been discovered recently in the Linux kernel. This security advisory updates the PA-RISC kernel 2.4.18 for Debian GNU/Linux. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems that are fixed with this update : - CAN-2003-0961 : An...

Debian DSA-092-1 : wmtv - local root exploit

Nicolas Boullis found a nasty security problem in the wmtv a dockable video4linux TV player for windowmaker package as distributed in Debian GNU/Linux 2.2. wmtv can optionally run a command if you double-click on the TV window. This command can be specified using the -e command line option...

Debian DSA-439-1 : linux-kernel-2.4.16-arm - several vulnerabilities

Several local root exploits have been discovered recently in the Linux kernel. This security advisory updates the ARM kernel for Debian GNU/Linux. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems that are fixed with this update : - CAN-2003-0961 : An integer...

Debian DSA-054-1 : cron - local root exploit

A recent fall 2000 security fix to cron introduced an error in giving up privileges before invoking the editor. This was discovered by Sebastian Krahmer from SuSE. A malicious user could easily gain root access. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package...

Debian DSA-066-1 : cfingerd - remote exploit

Steven van Acker reported on bugtraq that the version of cfingerd a configurable finger daemon as distributed in Debian GNU/Linux 2.2 suffers from two problems : - The code that reads configuration files files in which $ commands are expanded copied its input to a buffer without checking for a...

Debian DSA-101-1 : sudo - Local root exploit

Sebastian Krahmer from SuSE found a vulnerability in sudo which could easily lead into a local root exploit. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were extracted from Debian Security Advisory DSA-101. The text itself is copyrig...

Debian DSA-514-1 : kernel-image-sparc-2.2 - failing function and TLB flush

Paul Starzetz and Wojciech Purczynski of isec.pl discovered a critical security vulnerability in the memory management code of Linux inside the mremap2 system call. Due to flushing the TLB Translation Lookaside Buffer, an address cache too early it is possible for an attacker to trigger a local...

Debian DSA-470-1 : linux-kernel-2.4.17-hppa - several vulnerabilities

Several local root exploits have been discovered recently in the Linux kernel. This security advisory updates the hppa kernel 2.4.17 for Debian GNU/Linux. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems that are fixed with this update : - CAN-2003-0961 : An...

Debian DSA-095-1 : gpm - local root vulnerability

The package 'gpm' contains the gpm-root program, which can be used to create mouse-activated menus on the console. Among other problems, the gpm-root program contains a format string vulnerability, which allows an attacker to gain root privileges. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security,...

Debian DSA-189-1 : luxman - local root exploit

iDEFENSE reported about a vulnerability in LuxMan, a maze game for GNU/Linux, similar to the PacMan arcade game. When successfully exploited a local attacker gains read-write access to the memory, leading to a local root compromise in many ways, examples of which include scanning the file for...

Debian DSA-453-1 : linux-kernel-2.2.20-i386+m68k+powerpc - failing function and TLB flush

Paul Starzetz and Wojciech Purczynski of isec.pl discovered a critical security vulnerability in the memory management code of Linux inside the mremap2 system call. Due to flushing the TLB Translation Lookaside Buffer, an address cache too early it is possible for an attacker to trigger a local...

Debian DSA-155-1 : kdelibs - privacy escalation with Konqueror

Due to a security engineering oversight, the SSL library from KDE, which Konqueror uses, doesn't check whether an intermediate certificate for a connection is signed by the certificate authority as safe for the purpose, but accepts it when it is signed. This makes it possible for anyone with a...

Debian DSA-440-1 : linux-kernel-2.4.17-powerpc-apus - several vulnerabilities

Several local root exploits have been discovered recently in the Linux kernel. This security advisory updates the PowerPC/Apus kernel for Debian GNU/Linux. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems that are fixed with this update : - CAN-2003-0961 : An...

Debian DSA-454-1 : linux-kernel-2.2.22-alpha - failing function and TLB flush

Paul Starzetz and Wojciech Purczynski of isec.pl discovered a critical security vulnerability in the memory management code of Linux inside the mremap2 system call. Due to flushing the TLB Translation Lookaside Buffer, an address cache too early it is possible for an attacker to trigger a local...

Debian DSA-450-1 : linux-kernel-2.4.19-mips - several vulnerabilities

Several local root exploits have been discovered recently in the Linux kernel. This security advisory updates the mips kernel 2.4.19 for Debian GNU/Linux. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems that are fixed with this update : - CAN-2003-0961 : An...

CDRecord's ReadCD Local Root Privileges

Exploit for linux platform in category local exploits ======================================= CDRecord's ReadCD Local Root Privileges ======================================= !/bin/bash echo "readcd-exp.sh -- ReadCD local exploit Test on cdrecord-2.01-0.a27.2mdk" echo "Author : newbug at chroot.or...

CDRecord's ReadCD Local Root Privileges

No description provided by source. !/bin/bash echo "readcd-exp.sh -- ReadCD local exploit Test on cdrecord-2.01-0.a27.2mdk" echo "Author : newbug at chroot.org" echo "Date :09.13.2004" echo "IRC : irc.chroot.org discuss" export READCD=/usr/bin/readcd cd /tmp cat s.c EOF include unistd.h include...

GLSA-200409-18 : cdrtools: Local root vulnerability in cdrecord if set SUID root

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200409-18 cdrtools: Local root vulnerability in cdrecord if set SUID root Max Vozeler discovered that the cdrecord utility, when set to SUID root, fails to drop root privileges before executing a user-supplied RSH program. By...

SUS 2.0.2 local root vulnerability

LSS Security Advisories http://security.lss.hr --- Title : SUS 2.0.2 local root vulnerability Advisory ID : LSS2004-09-01 Date : September 14th, 2004 Advisory URL: : http://security.lss.hr/index.php?page=details&ID=LSS-2004-09-01 Impact : Any user can obtain root privileges Risk level : High...

[RLSA_04-2004] QNX crrtrap possible race condition vulnerability

rfdslabs security advisory Title: QNX crrtrap possible race condition vulnerability RLSA04-2004 Versions: QNX RTP 6.1 possibly others Vendor: http://www.qnx.com Date: Sep 13 2004 Author: Julio Cesar Fort julio at rfdslabs com br 1. Introduction crrtrap is a tool to detect video hardware and start...