MiracleLinux 3 : kernel-2.6.18-53.14AXS3 (AXSA:2008-519:09)

The remote MiracleLinux 3 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the AXSA:2008-519:09 advisory. The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. Bugs fixed: CVE-2007-6417: The shmemgetpage function mm/shmem.c...

SuSE 10 Security Update : Linux kernel (ZYPP Patch Number 5608)

This update of the SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 Service Pack 1 kernel contains lots of bugfixes and several security fixes : - Added missing capability checks in sbniioctl. CVE-2008-3525 - On AMD64 some string operations could leak kernel information into userspace. CVE-2008-0598 - Added range checki...

SLES10: Security update for Linux kernel

The remote host is missing updates to packages that affect the security of your system. One or more of the following packages are affected: kernel-bigsmp kernel-debug kernel-default kernel-kdump kernel-smp kernel-source kernel-syms kernel-vmi kernel-vmipae kernel-xen kernel-xenpae More details ma...

SuSE 10 Security Update : the Linux Kernel (x86) (ZYPP Patch Number 5566)

This update of the SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 Service Pack 1 kernel contains lots of bugfixes and several security fixes : - Added missing capability checks in sbniioctl. CVE-2008-3525 - On AMD64 some string operations could leak kernel information into userspace. CVE-2008-0598 - Added range checki...

kernel security update

CentOS Errata and Security Advisory CESA-2008:0885 Updated kernel packages that fix various 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...

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

Updated kernel packages that fix various 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...

Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-1630-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the Debian SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2008 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...

Debian Security Advisory DSA 1630-1 (linux-2.6)

The remote host is missing an update to linux-2.6 announced via advisory DSA 1630-1. OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: deb16301.nasl 6616 2017-07-07 12:10:49Z cfischer $ Description: Auto-generated from advisory DSA 1630-1 linux-2.6 Authors: Thomas Reinke Copyright: Copyright c 2008 E-Soft Inc...

Ubuntu 6.06 LTS / 7.04 / 7.10 / 8.04 LTS : linux, linux-source-2.6.15/20/22 vulnerabilities (USN-637-1)

It was discovered that there were multiple NULL pointer function dereferences in the Linux kernel terminal handling code. A local attacker could exploit this to execute arbitrary code as root, or crash the system, leading to a denial of service. CVE-2008-2812 The dochangetype routine did not...

USN-637-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

It was discovered that there were multiple NULL-pointer function dereferences in the Linux kernel terminal handling code. A local attacker could exploit this to execute arbitrary code as root, or crash the system, leading to a denial of service. CVE-2008-2812 The dochangetype routine did not...

Debian DSA-1630-1 : linux-2.6 - denial of service/information leak

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel that may lead to a denial of service or arbitrary code execution. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems : - CVE-2007-6282 Dirk Nehring discovered a vulnerability in the IPsec code that...

[SECURITY] [DSA 1630-1] New Linux 2.6.18 packages fix several vulnerabilities

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[SECURITY] [DSA 1630-1] New Linux 2.6.18 packages fix several vulnerabilities

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CVE-2008-2931

The CVE-2008-2931 issue affects the Linux kernel (fs/namespace.c) prior to version 2.6.22, where do_change_type does not verify CAP_SYS_ADMIN, enabling a local user to gain privileges or cause a denial of service by modifying mountpoint properties. The vulnerability is documented across multiple ...