openSUSE Security Update : dhcpcd (openSUSE-SU-2011:0342-1)

This update fixes the following security issue : A rogue DHCP server could instruct clients to use a host name that contains shell meta characters. Since many scripts in the system do not expect unusal characters in the system's host name the DHCP client needs to sanitize the host name offered by...

SuSE 11.1 Security Update : dhcpcd (SAT Patch Number 4389)

A rogue DHCP server could instruct clients to use a host name that contains shell meta characters. Since many scripts in the system do not expect unusal characters in the system's host name the DHCP client needs to sanitize the host name offered by the server. CVE-2011-0996 Note this update is...

kernel security and bug fix update

2.6.18-238.5.1.0.1.el5 - scsi fix scsi hotplug and rescan race orabug 10260172 - fix filpclose race Joe Jin orabug 10335998 - fix missing aiocomplete in endio Joel Becker orabug 10365195 - make xenkbd.abspointer=1 by default orabug 67188919 - xen check to see if hypervisor supports memory...

kernel: e1000 issue reported at 26c3

drivers/net/e1000/e1000main.c in the e1000 driver in the Linux kernel 2.6.32.3 and earlier handles Ethernet frames that exceed the MTU by processing certain trailing payload data as if it were a complete frame, which allows remote attackers to bypass packet filters via a large packet with a craft...

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : kernel (MDVSA-2009:148)

Some vulnerabilities were discovered and corrected in the Linux 2.6 kernel : Buffer overflow in the RTL8169 NIC driver drivers/net/r8169.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.30 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service kernel memory corruption and crash via a long packet. CVE-2009-1389 The...

Debian DSA-1865-1 : linux-2.6 - denial of service/privilege escalation

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel that may lead to denial of service or privilege escalation. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems : - CVE-2009-1385 Neil Horman discovered a missing fix from the e1000 network driver. A...

Debian DSA-1996-1 : linux-2.6 - privilege escalation/denial of service/sensitive memory leak

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel that may lead to a denial of service, sensitive memory leak or privilege escalation. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems : - CVE-2009-3939 Joseph Malicki reported that the dbglvl sysfs...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security update

Updated kernel packages that fix multiple security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.7 Extended Update Support. 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...

kernel: e1000 issue reported at 26c3

drivers/net/e1000/e1000main.c in the e1000 driver in the Linux kernel 2.6.32.3 and earlier handles Ethernet frames that exceed the MTU by processing certain trailing payload data as if it were a complete frame, which allows remote attackers to bypass packet filters via a large packet with a craft...

DSA-1996-1 linux-2.6 - several vulnerabilities

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kernel: e1000 issue reported at 26c3

drivers/net/e1000/e1000main.c in the e1000 driver in the Linux kernel 2.6.32.3 and earlier handles Ethernet frames that exceed the MTU by processing certain trailing payload data as if it were a complete frame, which allows remote attackers to bypass packet filters via a large packet with a craft...

SuSE 11.2 Security Update: kernel (2010-01-28)

The Linux kernel for openSUSE 11.2 was updated to 2.6.31.12 to fix the following bugs and security issues : - The permission of the devtmpfs root directory was incorrectly 1777 instead of 755. If it was used, local attackers could escalate privileges. openSUSE 11.2 does not use this filesystem by...

Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-894-1

Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-894-1 OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: gbubuntuUSN8941.nasl 7965 2017-12-01 07:38:25Z santu $ Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-894-1 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2010 Greenbone Networks GmbH,...

Ubuntu 6.06 LTS / 8.04 LTS / 8.10 / 9.04 / 9.10 : linux, linux-source-2.6.15 vulnerabilities (USN-894-1)

Amerigo Wang and Eric Sesterhenn discovered that the HFS and ext4 filesystems did not correctly check certain disk structures. If a user were tricked into mounting a specially crafted filesystem, a remote attacker could crash the system or gain root privileges. CVE-2009-4020, CVE-2009-4308 It was...

kernel: e1000 issue reported at 26c3

drivers/net/e1000/e1000main.c in the e1000 driver in the Linux kernel 2.6.32.3 and earlier handles Ethernet frames that exceed the MTU by processing certain trailing payload data as if it were a complete frame, which allows remote attackers to bypass packet filters via a large packet with a craft...

kernel: e1000 issue reported at 26c3

drivers/net/e1000/e1000main.c in the e1000 driver in the Linux kernel 2.6.32.3 and earlier handles Ethernet frames that exceed the MTU by processing certain trailing payload data as if it were a complete frame, which allows remote attackers to bypass packet filters via a large packet with a craft...

kernel: e1000 issue reported at 26c3

drivers/net/e1000/e1000main.c in the e1000 driver in the Linux kernel 2.6.32.3 and earlier handles Ethernet frames that exceed the MTU by processing certain trailing payload data as if it were a complete frame, which allows remote attackers to bypass packet filters via a large packet with a craft...

CentOS Update for kernel CESA-2010:0020 centos4 i386

Check for the Version of kernel OpenVAS Vulnerability Test CentOS Update for kernel CESA-2010:0020 centos4 i386 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2010 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it und...

CentOS 4 : kernel (CESA-2010:0020)

Updated kernel packages that fix multiple security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4. 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 operating system...

RedHat Update for kernel RHSA-2010:0019-01

Check for the Version of kernel OpenVAS Vulnerability Test RedHat Update for kernel RHSA-2010:0019-01 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2010 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the ter...