Debian Security Advisory DSA 423-1 (kernel-image-2.4.17-ia64)

The remote host is missing an update to kernel-image-2.4.17-ia64 announced via advisory DSA 423-1. OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: deb4231.nasl 6616 2017-07-07 12:10:49Z cfischer $ Description: Auto-generated from advisory DSA 423-1 Authors: Thomas Reinke Copyright: Copyright c 2007 E-Soft Inc...

Debian Security Advisory DSA 423-1 (kernel-image-2.4.17-ia64)

The remote host is missing an update to kernel-image-2.4.17-ia64 announced via advisory DSA 423-1. SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2008 E-Soft Inc. 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-on...

RHEL 2.1 : kernel (RHSA-2003:239)

Updated kernel packages that address various security vulnerabilities are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux. The Linux kernel handles the basic functions of the operating system. Security issues have been found that affect the versions of the Linux kernel shipped with Red Hat Enterprise...

CVE-2003-0501

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CVE-2003-0501

The /proc filesystem in Linux allows local users to obtain sensitive information by opening various entries in /proc/self before executing a setuid program, which causes the program to fail to change the ownership and permissions of those entries...

CVE-2003-0501

The CVE-2003-0501 issue concerns the Linux /proc filesystem allowing a local attacker to read sensitive information by opening entries in /proc/self before a setuid program runs, potentially preventing proper ownership/permission changes. Connected advisories confirm this can be triggered in Linu...