SuSE 11 Security Update : Linux kernel (SAT Patch Numbers 2682 / 2687 / 2689)

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 kernel was updated to 2.6.27.48, fixing various bugs and security issues : - The dogfs2setflags function in fs/gfs2/file.c of the Linux kernel does not verify the ownership of a file, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions via a SETFLAGS ioctl...

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

Updated kernel-rt packages that fix multiple security issues and several bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise MRG 1.2. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having important security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base scores, which give detailed...

Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-966-1

Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-966-1 OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: gbubuntuUSN9661.nasl 7965 2017-12-01 07:38:25Z santu $ Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-966-1 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2010 Greenbone Networks GmbH,...

openSUSE Security Update : kernel (openSUSE-SU-2010:0397-1)

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 Kernel was updated to 2.6.27.48 fixing various bugs and security issues. CVE-2010-1641: The dogfs2setflags function in fs/gfs2/file.c in the Linux kernel does not verify the ownership of a file, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions via a...

CVE-2010-1643

CVE-2010-1643 affects the Linux kernel mm/shmem.c: when strict overcommit is enabled, export of shmemfs objects by knfsd is mishandled, allowing a denial of service via NULL pointer dereference and knfsd crash. The issue is fixed in the 2.6.28‑rc3 update (and later); affected users should upgrade...