kernel security update

CentOS Errata and Security Advisory CESA-2007:0940 Updated kernel packages that fix various security issues in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 kernel are now available. This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. The Linux kernel handles th...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security update

Updated kernel packages that fix various security issues in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 kernel are now available. This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. The Linux kernel handles the basic functions of the operating system. These ne...

USN-510-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

A flaw was discovered in the PPP over Ethernet implementation. Local attackers could manipulate ioctls and cause kernel memory consumption leading to a denial of service. CVE-2007-2525 An integer underflow was discovered in the cpuset filesystem. If mounted, local attackers could obtain kernel...

USN-508-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

A buffer overflow was discovered in the Moxa serial driver. Local attackers could execute arbitrary code and gain root privileges. CVE-2005-0504 A flaw was discovered in the IPv6 stack's handling of type 0 route headers. By sending a specially crafted IPv6 packet, a remote attacker could cause a...

USN-509-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

A flaw in the sysfsreaddir function allowed a local user to cause a denial of service by dereferencing a NULL pointer. CVE-2007-3104 A buffer overflow was discovered in the random number generator. In environments with granular assignment of root privileges, a local attacker could gain additional...

Debian DSA-1183-1 : kernel-source-2.4.27 - several vulnerabilities

Several security related problems have been discovered in the Linux kernel which may lead to a denial of service or even the execution of arbitrary code. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems : - CVE-2005-4798 A buffer overflow in NFS readlink handling...

DSA-1183-1 kernel-source-2.4.27 - several vulnerabilities

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Linux Kernel SCSI ProcFS拒绝服务漏洞

BUGTRAQ ID: 14790 CVECAN ID: CVE-2005-2800 Linux Kernel是开放源码操作系统Linux所使用的内核。 Linux Kernel的SCSI驱动的procfs接口中存在拒绝服务漏洞。本地攻击者可以反复读取/proc/scsi/sg/devices，而next iterator返回NULL或错误时没有正确的处理这种情况，耗尽kernel内存，导致拒绝服务。 Linux kernel = 2.6.13 Ubuntu Linux 5.0 4 powerpc Ubuntu Linux 5.0 4 i386 Ubuntu Linux 5.0 4...

Ubuntu 4.10 / 5.04 : linux-source-2.6.10, linux-source-2.6.8.1 vulnerabilities (USN-178-1)

Oleg Nesterov discovered a local Denial of Service vulnerability in the timer handling. When a non group-leader thread called exec to execute a different program while an itimer was pending, the timer expiry would signal the old group leader task, which did not exist any more. This caused a kerne...

USN-178-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Oleg Nesterov discovered a local Denial of Service vulnerability in the timer handling. When a non group-leader thread called exec to execute a different program while an itimer was pending, the timer expiry would signal the old group leader task, which did not exist any more. This caused a kerne...

MDKSA-2004:050 - Updated kernel packages fix multiple vulnerabilities

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Mandrakelinux Security Update Advisory Package name: kernel Advisory ID: MDKSA-2004:050 Date: May 21st, 2004 Affected versions: 10.0, 9.2 Problem Description: Brad Spender discovered an exploitable bug in the cpufreq code in the Linux 2.6 kernel...