Oracle Linux 4 : kernel (ELSA-2006-0617 / ELSA-2006-0689)

Updated kernel packages that fix security issues are now available. This update 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 system. These new kernel packages contain fixes for the security...

VMSA-2007-0005:Updated Service Console packages (XFree86, UP and SMP kernels, Kerberos libraries) resolve security issues.

VMSA-2007-0005 Updated Service Console packages XFree86, UP and SMP kernels, Kerberos libraries resolve security issues. VMware Security Advisory VMware Security AdvisoryAdvisory ID: VMSA-2007-0005 VMware Security AdvisorySynopsis: Updated Service Console packages XFree86, UP and SMP kernels,...

VMSA-2006-0008 - VMware ESX Server 2.0.2 Upgrade Patch 2

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 - - ------------------------------------------------------------------- VMware Security Advisory Advisory ID: VMSA-2006-0008 Synopsis: VMware ESX Server 2.0.2 Upgrade Patch 2 Patch URL: http://www.vmware.com/download/esx/esx-202-200610-patch.html...

CVE-2006-2071

CVE-2006-2071 affects Linux kernels 2.4.x and 2.6.x up to 2.6.16. It arises from a flaw in the mprotect handling that allowed a local user to grant write permission to a read-only attachment of a shared memory segment, bypassing IPC permissions and enabling modification of the attachment. Reporte...

Code injection

madviseremove in Linux kernel 2.6.16 up to 2.6.16.6 does not follow file and mmap restrictions, which allows local users to bypass IPC permissions and replace portions of readonly tmpfs files with zeroes, aka the MADVREMOVE vulnerability. NOTE: this description was originally written in a way tha...