Debian Security Advisory DSA 2012-1 (linux-2.6)

The remote host is missing an update to linux-2.6 announced via advisory DSA 2012-1. OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: deb20121.nasl 6614 2017-07-07 12:09:12Z cfischer $ Description: Auto-generated from advisory DSA 2012-1 linux-2.6 Authors: Thomas Reinke Copyright: Copyright c 2010 E-Soft Inc...

Debian DSA-2012-1 : linux-2.6 - privilege escalation/denial of service

Two vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel that may lead to a denial of service or privilege escalation. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems : - CVE-2009-3725 Philipp Reisner reported an issue in the connector subsystem which allows...