SuSE 10 Security Update : glibc (ZYPP Patch Number 7659)

The implementation of the blowfish based password hashing method had a bug affecting passwords that contain 8bit characters e.g. umlauts. Affected passwords are potentially faster to crack via brute-force methods. CVE-2011-2483 SUSE's crypt implementation supports the blowfish password hashing...

Linux Kernel 2.6.27 2.6.36 (RedHat x86-64) - compat Local Privilege Escalation

Linux Kernel 2.6.27 2.6.36 RedHat x86-64 - compat Local Privilege Escalation / Ac1dB1tch3z Vs Linux Kernel x8664 0day Today is a sad day.. R.I.P. Tue, 29 Apr 2008 / Tue, 7 Sep 2010 a bit of history: MCASTMSFILTER Compat mode bug found... upon commit! 2 year life on this one author David L Stevens...