Ubuntu Update for linux-source-2.6.15/17/20 vulnerabilities USN-518-1

Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-518-1 OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: gbubuntuUSN5181.nasl 7969 2017-12-01 09:23:16Z santu $ Ubuntu Update for linux-source-2.6.15/17/20 vulnerabilities USN-518-1 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2009 Greenbone Networks GmbH...

Ubuntu 6.06 LTS / 6.10 / 7.04 : linux-source-2.6.15, linux-source-2.6.17, linux-source-2.6.20 vulnerabilities (USN-518-1)

Evan Teran discovered that the Linux kernel ptrace routines did not correctly handle certain requests robustly. Local attackers could exploit this to crash the system, causing a denial of service. CVE-2007-3731 It was discovered that hugetlb kernels on PowerPC systems did not prevent the stack fr...