Fedora Core 3 : kernel-2.6.11-1.14_FC3 (2005-313)

This update rebases the kernel to the latest upstream stable release, which fixes a number of security issues. Notably : - CVE-2005-0210 : dst leak - CVE-2005-0384 : ppp dos - CVE-2005-0531 : Sign handling issues. - CVE-2005-0400 : EXT2 information leak. - CVE-2005-0449 : Remote oops. -...

CVE-2005-0400

The ext2makeempty function call in the Linux kernel before 2.6.11.6 does not properly initialize memory when creating a block for a new directory entry, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information by reading the block...

CVE-2005-0400

The CVE-2005-0400 issue affects the Linux kernel ext2 file system: ext2_make_empty does not initialize memory when allocating a new directory entry block, enabling local users to read potentially sensitive data from the block. The documented fix is in kernel update 2.6.11.6 (and related Red Hat/U...

Information leak in the Linux kernel ext2 implementation

Description: Information leak in the Linux kernel ext2 implementation References: CAN-2005-0400 Authors: Mathieu Lafon [email protected] Romain Francoise [email protected] Arkoon Security Team Advisory - March 25, 2005 http://arkoon.net/advisories/ext2-make-empty-leak.txt Revision: 1.0 1...