EUVD-2005-0840

Malware in sbrugna...

Ubuntu 4.10 : linux-source-2.6.8.1 vulnerabilities (USN-103-1)

Mathieu Lafon discovered an information leak in the ext2 file system driver. When a new directory was created, the ext2 block written to disk was not initialized, so that previous memory contents which could contain sensitive data like passwords became visible on the raw device. This is...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : kernel (MDKSA-2005:110)

Multiple vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel have been discovered and fixed in this update. The following CVE names have been fixed in the LE2005 kernel : Colin Percival discovered a vulnerability in Intel's Hyper-Threading technology could allow a local user to use a malicious thread to create...

CVE-2005-0839: Undefined Security Weakness

Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.11 does not restrict access to the NMOUSE line discipline for a TTY, which allows local users to gain privileges by injecting mouse or keyboard events into other user sessions...