Scientific Linux Security Update : kernel on SL5.x i386/x86_64

This update fixes the following security issues : - a logic error was found in the dosetlk function of the Linux kernel Network File System NFS implementation. If a signal interrupted a lock request, the local POSIX lock was incorrectly created. This could cause a denial of service on the NFS...

Scientific Linux Security Update : kernel on SL5.x i386/x86_64

These updated packages fix the following security issues : - a possible kernel memory leak was found in the Linux kernel Simple Internet Transition SIT INET6 implementation. This could allow a local unprivileged user to cause a denial of service. CVE-2008-2136, Important - a flaw was found in the...

Scientific Linux Security Update : kernel for SL 5.x on i386/x86_64

CVE-2007-5966 kernel: non-root can trigger cpuidle soft lockup CVE-2009-1385 kernel: e1000cleanrxirq denial of service CVE-2009-1388 kernel: docoredump vs ptracestart deadlock CVE-2009-1389 kernel: r8169: fix crash when large packets are received CVE-2009-1895 kernel: personality: fix...

CentOS Update for kernel CESA-2009:1455 centos5 i386

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription scriptxrefname:"URL",...

kernel security update

CentOS Errata and Security Advisory CESA-2010:0936 Updated kernel packages that fix two security issues and multiple bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having important security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring...

RHEL 5 : kernel (RHSA-2009:1455)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 5 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2009:1455 advisory. The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Security fix: a NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the...

kernel security and bug fix update

2.6.18-128.4.1.0.1.el5 - NET Add entropy support to e1000 and bnx2 John Sobecki,Guru Anbalagane orabug 6045759 - MM shrink zone patch John Sobecki,Chris Mason orabug 6086839 - NET Add xen pv/bonding netconsole support Tina yang orabug 6993043 bz 7258 - nfs convert ENETUNREACH to ENOTCONN Guru...

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

Updated kernel packages that fix several security issues and several bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux...

kernel: soft lockup occurs when network load is very high

The qdiscrun function in net/sched/schgeneric.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.25 on SMP machines allows local users to cause a denial of service soft lockup by sending a large amount of network traffic, as demonstrated by multiple simultaneous invocations of the Netperf benchmark application in...

Linux Kernel qdisc_run()本地拒绝服务漏洞

BUGTRAQ ID: 32985 CVECAN ID: CVE-2008-5713 Linux Kernel是开放源码操作系统Linux所使用的内核。 在多核（如16核）SMP机器上，如果并发的高流量的网络负载，就会导致内核中出现软锁定。 锁定出现在net/sched/schgeneric.c的84行的qdiscrun函数中。由于驱动持续发送报文并返回NETDEVTXOK，qdiscrun就无法退出qdiscrestart循环。尽管这可以提高吞吐能力，但某些应用程序可能被迟滞大约10秒钟。 Linux kernel 2.6.x Linux -----...

Linux Kernel 2.6.x - 'qdisc_run()' Local Denial of Service

/ source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32985/info The Linux kernel is prone to a local denial-of-service vulnerability. Local attackers can exploit this issue to cause a soft lockup, denying service to legitimate users. Versions prior to Linux kernel 2.6.25 are vulnerable. / include include...

kernel: non-root can trigger cpu_idle soft lockup

Integer overflow in the hrtimerstart function in kernel/hrtimer.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.23.10 allows local users to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service panic via a large relative timeout value. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information...

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

Updated kernel packages that fix various security issues and several bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux...

SuSE 10 Security Update : Linux kernel (i386) (ZYPP Patch Number 2097)

This kernel update fixes the following security problems : - A double userspace copy in a SCTP ioctl allows local attackers to overflow a buffer in the kernel, potentially allowing code execution and privilege escalation. 199441. CVE-2006-3745 - Local attackers were able to crash PowerPC systems...