Ubuntu 4.10 / 5.04 / 5.10 : linux-source-2.6.8.1/-2.6.10/-2.6.12 vulnerabilities (USN-231-1)

Rudolf Polzer reported an abuse of the 'loadkeys' command. By redefining one or more keys and tricking another user like root into logging in on a text console and typing something that involves the redefined keys, a local user could cause execution of arbitrary commands with the privileges of th...

USN-231-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Rudolf Polzer reported an abuse of the 'loadkeys' command. By redefining one or more keys and tricking another user like root into logging in on a text console and typing something that involves the redefined keys, a local user could cause execution of arbitrary commands with the privileges of th...

SUSE-SA:2005:067: kernel

The remote host is missing the patch for the advisory SUSE-SA:2005:067 kernel. This kernel update for SUSE Linux 10.0 contains fixes for XEN, various security fixes and bug fixes. This update includes a more recent snapshot of the upcoming XEN 3.0. Many bugs have been fixed. Stability for x8664 h...

CVE-2005-3805

A locking problem in POSIX timer cleanup handling on exit in Linux kernel 2.6.10 to 2.6.14, when running on SMP systems, allows local users to cause a denial of service deadlock involving process CPU timers...

CVE-2005-3805

CVE-2005-3805 describes a locking issue in the POSIX timer cleanup on exit for Linux kernel 2.6.10–2.6.14 on SMP systems, enabling local users to cause a denial of service (deadlock) related to process CPU timers. Affected products/versions are Linux kernel 2.6.10–2.6.14 on SMP; the root cause is...