VMSA-2010-0009 : ESXi ntp and ESX Service Console third-party updates

a. Service Console update for COS kernel Updated COS package 'kernel' addresses the security issues that are fixed through versions 2.6.18-164.11.1. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project cve.mitre.org has assigned the names CVE-2009-2695, CVE-2009-2908, CVE-2009-3228, CVE-2009-3286,...

CentOS 5 : kernel (CESA-2010:0046)

Updated kernel packages that fix multiple security issues and several bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security and bug fix update

Updated kernel packages that fix multiple security issues and several bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux...

CVE-2006-6304

The docoredump function in fs/exec.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.19 sets the flag variable to OEXCL but does not use it, which allows context-dependent attackers to modify arbitrary files via a rewrite attack during a core dump...

CVE-2006-6304

The CVE-2006-6304 issue affects Linux kernel 2.6.19 where do_coredump in fs/exec.c sets the O_EXCL flag but does not use it, enabling a context-dependent attacker to modify arbitrary files via a core-dump rewrite attack. A fix is available in the kernel changelog (2.6.19.1) and related advisories...