USN-578-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

The minix filesystem did not properly validate certain filesystem values. If a local attacker could trick the system into attempting to mount a corrupted minix filesystem, the kernel could be made to hang for long periods of time, resulting in a denial of service. CVE-2006-6058 Alexander Schulze...

[SECURITY] [DSA 1436-1] New Linux 2.6.18 packages fix several vulnerabilities

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA 1436-1 [email protected] http://www.debian.org/security/ dann frazier December 20th, 2007 http://www.debian.org/security/faq -...