The vulnerability of the __poke_user() function in the arch/s390/kernel/ptrace.c module of the Linux operating system allows a hacker to gain access to protected information or cause a service failure.

The vulnerability of the pokeuser function in the arch/s390/kernel/ptrace.c module of the Linux operating system is related to reading beyond the buffer boundaries. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow an attacker to access protected information or cause service interruptions...

CVE-2014-3534: Improper Privilege Management

arch/s390/kernel/ptrace.c in the Linux kernel before 3.15.8 on the s390 platform does not properly restrict address-space control operations in PTRACEPOKEUSRAREA requests, which allows local users to obtain read and write access to kernel memory locations, and consequently gain privileges, via a...

CVE-2014-2039: Improper Input Validation

arch/s390/kernel/head64.S in the Linux kernel before 3.13.5 on the s390 platform does not properly handle attempted use of the linkage stack, which allows local users to cause a denial of service system crash by executing a crafted instruction...

CVE-2011-0710: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

The taskshowregs function in arch/s390/kernel/traps.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38-rc4-next-20110216 on the s390 platform allows local users to obtain the values of the registers of an arbitrary process by reading a status file under /proc/...