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

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

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : kernel (MDKSA-2006:086)

A number of vulnerabilities were discovered and corrected in the Linux 2.6 kernel : Prior to Linux kernel 2.6.16.5, the kernel does not properly handle uncanonical return addresses on Intel EM64T CPUs which causes the kernel exception handler to run on the user stack with the wrong GS...

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...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security update

Updated Itanium kernel packages that fix a number of security issues are now available. The Linux kernel handles the basic functions of the operating system. This kernel updates several important drivers and fixes a number of bugs including potential security vulnerabilities. Paul Starzetz...

CVE-2004-0535

The e1000 driver for Linux kernel 2.4.26 and earlier does not properly initialize memory before using it, which allows local users to read portions of kernel memory. NOTE: this issue was originally incorrectly reported as a "buffer overflow" by some sources...

CVE-2004-0535

The e1000 driver for Linux kernel 2.4.26 and earlier does not properly initialize memory before using it, which allows local users to read portions of kernel memory. NOTE: this issue was originally incorrectly reported as a "buffer overflow" by some sources...

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The e1000 driver for Linux kernel 2.4.26 and earlier does not properly initialize memory before using it, which allows local users to read portions of kernel memory. NOTE: this issue was originally incorrectly reported as a "buffer overflow" by some sources...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security update

Updated kernel packages that fix potential information leaks and a incorrect driver permission for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 are now available. The Linux kernel handles the basic functions of the operating system. Paul Starzetz discovered flaws in the Linux kernel when handling file offset...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : kernel (MDKSA-2004:062)

A vulnerability in the e1000 driver for the Linux kernel 2.4.26 and earlier was discovered by Chris Wright. The e1000 driver does not properly reset memory or restrict the maximum length of a data structure, which can allow a local user to read portions of kernel memory CVE-2004-0535. A...

Fedora Core 1 : kernel-2.4.22-1.2194.nptl (2004-186)

Numerous problems referencing userspace memory were identified in several device drivers by Al Viro using the sparse tool. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project cve.mitre.org assigned the name CVE-2004-0495 to this issue. A problem was found where userspace code could execute certain...

CVE-2004-0535

The e1000 driver for Linux kernel 2.4.26 and earlier does not properly initialize memory before using it, which allows local users to read portions of kernel memory. NOTE: this issue was originally incorrectly reported as a "buffer overflow" by some sources...

CVE-2004-0535

CVE-2004-0535 relates to the Linux kernel's e1000 NIC driver (2.4.x and earlier) where memory used by the driver was not properly initialized before access. This could permit a local attacker to read portions of kernel memory. The issue is documented and linked to several vendor advisories (e.g.,...