USN-4006-1: Linux kernel vulnerability

Federico Manuel Bento discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly apply Address Space Layout Randomization ASLR in some situations for setuid a.out binaries. A local attacker could use this to improve the chances of exploiting an existing vulnerability in a setuid a.out binary. As a hardeni...

Debian DSA-1070-1 : kernel-source-2.4.19 - several vulnerabilities

Several local and remote vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel that may lead to a denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems : - CVE-2004-0427 A local denial of service vulnerability i...