RHEL 3 : kernel (RHSA-2005:472)

Updated kernel packages that fix several security issues in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 kernel are now available. This security advisory has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. The Linux kernel handles the basic functions of the operating syste...

Fedora Core 3 : kernel-2.6.11-1.27_FC3 (2005-392)

Tue May 17 2005 Dave Jones - Remove the unused and outdated Xen patches from the FC3 tree. - Mon May 16 2005 Dave Jones - Rebase to 2.6.11.10, fixing CVE-2005-1264 - Thu May 12 2005 Dave Jones - Rebase to 2.6.11.9, fixing CVE-2005-1263 - Tue May 10 2005 Dave Jones - Fix two bugs in x86-64 page...

CVE-2005-1263

CVE-2005-1263 affects the Linux kernel: the elf_core_dump path in binfmt_elf.c can trigger a negative length in create_elf_tables, causing a buffer overflow that enables local attackers to execute arbitrary code. Affected: Linux kernel 2.x up to listed pre-release/rc versions across multiple line...