kernel security update

CentOS Errata and Security Advisory CESA-2006:0132 Updated kernel packages are now available as part of ongoing support and maintenance of Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 4. This is the third regular update. This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security...

RHEL 4 : Updated kernel packages available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Update 3 (Moderate) (RHSA-2006:0132)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 4 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2006:0132 advisory. The Linux kernel handles the basic functions of the operating system. This is the third regular kernel update to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4. New...

Moderate: Red Hat Security Advisory: Updated kernel packages available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Update 3

Updated kernel packages are now available as part of ongoing support and maintenance of Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 4. This is the third regular update. This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. The Linux kernel handles the basic...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : kernel (MDKSA-2006:040)

A number of vulnerabilities were discovered and corrected in the Linux 2.6 kernel : The udpv6getport function in udp.c, when running IPv6, allows local users to cause a Denial of Service infinite loop and crash CVE-2005-2973. The mqopen system call in certain situations can decrement a counter...

Ubuntu 4.10 / 5.04 / 5.10 : linux-source-2.6.8.1/-2.6.10/-2.6.12 vulnerabilities (USN-244-1)

Doug Chapman discovered a flaw in the reference counting in the sysmqopen function. By calling this function in a special way, a local attacker could exploit this to cause a kernel crash. CVE-2005-3356 Karl Janmar discovered that the /proc file system module used signed data types in a wrong way....

Linux kernel multiple vulnerabilities

TwinHan DST Frontend/Card DVB driver buffer overflow, dm-crypt module doesn't clear memory...

Information disclosure

dm-crypt in Linux kernel 2.6.15 and earlier does not clear a structure before it is freed, which leads to a memory disclosure that could allow local users to obtain sensitive information about a cryptographic key...

CVE-2006-0095

dm-crypt in Linux kernel 2.6.15 and earlier does not clear a structure before it is freed, which leads to a memory disclosure that could allow local users to obtain sensitive information about a cryptographic key...

CVE-2006-0095

dm-crypt in Linux kernel 2.6.15 and earlier does not clear a structure before it is freed, which leads to a memory disclosure that could allow local users to obtain sensitive information about a cryptographic key...

CVE-2006-0095

dm-crypt in Linux kernel 2.6.15 and earlier does not clear a structure before it is freed, which leads to a memory disclosure that could allow local users to obtain sensitive information about a cryptographic key...

CVE-2006-0095

CVE-2006-0095 affects dm-crypt in Linux kernel 2.6.15 and earlier, where an internal structure isn’t cleared before freeing, potentially leaking cryptographic key material to local users. Connected advisories (e.g., RHSA-2006:0132 and Debian DSA-1017-1) confirm the issue and describe the fix as a...

CVE-2004-2136

The CVE-2004-2136 entry concerns dm-crypt in the Linux kernel (2.6.x) used on certain filesystems with block sizes of 1024 or greater. The underlying issue is an IV computation weakness in the encryption mode that can allow watermarked files to be detected without decrypting the data. The availab...

CVE-2004-2136

dm-crypt on Linux kernel 2.6.x, when used on certain file systems with a block size 1024 or greater, has certain "IV computation" weaknesses that allow watermarked files to be detected without decryption...

Linux Kernel 2.6.x - Cryptoloop Information Disclosure

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13775/info Both cryptoloop and dm-crypt are reported prone to an information disclosure vulnerability. Reports indicate that certain watermarked files may be detected on a filesystem that is encrypted using the affected loop device encryption schemes. It...

CVE-2004-2136

dm-crypt on Linux kernel 2.6.x, when used on certain file systems with a block size 1024 or greater, has certain "IV computation" weaknesses that allow watermarked files to be detected without decryption...