CentOS 3 : kernel (CESA-2007:0436)

Updated kernel packages are now available as part of ongoing support and maintenance of Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 3. This is the ninth regular update. This security advisory has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. The Linux kernel handles t...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: Updated kernel packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Update 9

Updated kernel packages are now available as part of ongoing support and maintenance of Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 3. This is the ninth regular update. This security advisory has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. The Linux kernel handles t...

USN-416-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Mark Dowd discovered that the netfilter iptables module did not correcly handle fragmented IPv6 packets. By sending specially crafted packets, a remote attacker could exploit this to bypass firewall rules. This has has already been fixed for Ubuntu 6.10 in USN-395-1; this is the corresponding fix...

Important: kernel security update

2.6.0-42.0.8.0.1 -Fix bonding primary=ethX so it picks correct network IT 101532 ORA 5136660 2.6.0-42.0.8 -fix ext2 readdir fpos revalidation logic David Milburn 193877 2.6.9-42.0.7 -re-spin 2.6.9-42.0.6 -x8664: increase nmi watchdog timeout from 5 to 30 seconds Larry Woodman 205 722 2.6.9-42.0.5...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : kernel (MDKSA-2006:151)

A number of vulnerabilities were discovered and corrected in the Linux 2.6 kernel : Prior to and including 2.6.16-rc2, when running on x8664 systems with preemption enabled, local users can cause a DoS oops via multiple ptrace tasks that perform single steps CVE-2006-1066. Prior to 2.6.16, a...

CVE-2006-6053

The ext3fsdirhash function in Linux kernel 2.6.x allows local users to cause a denial of service crash via an ext3 stream with malformed data structures...

CVE-2006-6053

CVE-2006-6053 affects the Linux kernel 2.6.x: the ext3fs_dirhash function can crash the kernel via a malformed ext3 stream, enabling a local user to cause a denial of service. The issue is tied to the ext3 filesystem code in the 2.6.x series and is listed among kernel vulnerabilities addressed by...

Debian DSA-1184-2 : kernel-source-2.6.8 - several vulnerabilities

This advisory covers the S/390 components of the recent security update for the Linux 2.6.8 kernel that were missing due to technical problems. For reference, please see the text of the original advisory. Several security related problems have been discovered in the Linux kernel which may lead to...

Debian DSA-921-1 : kernel-source-2.4.27 - several vulnerabilities

Several local and remote vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel that may lead to a denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems : - CVE-2005-0756 Alexander Nyberg discovered that the ptra...

DSA-1184-2 kernel-source-2.6.8 - several vulnerabilities

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Linux Ext3 file system NFS DoS

On malformed UDP packet filesystem is marked as corrupted and is switched to read-only mode...

Bad ext3/nfs DoS bug

I've tried contacting the relevant maintainers directly, and it's even in the kernel bugzilla, but nothing's happened and it's been over a month now. No-one seems to be doing anyting about this. Is one meant to post this to bugtraq or what? Here's the bug:...

Linux Kernel 2.6.17.7 - NFS and EXT3 Combination Remote Denial of Service

Linux Kernel 2.6.17.7 - NFS and EXT3 Combination Remote Denial of Service source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19396/info The Linux kernel is susceptible to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability because the EXT3 filesystem code fails to properly handle unexpected conditions. Remote...

Linux Kernel 2.6.17.7 - NFS and EXT3 Combination Remote Denial of Service

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19396/info The Linux kernel is susceptible to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability because the EXT3 filesystem code fails to properly handle unexpected conditions. Remote attackers may trigger this issue by sending crafted UDP datagrams to affected...

CVE-2006-3468

Linux kernel 2.6.x, when using both NFS and EXT3, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service file system panic via a crafted UDP packet with a V2 lookup procedure that specifies a bad file handle inode number, which triggers an error and causes an exported directory to be remounted...

CVE-2006-3468

CVE-2006-3468 affects the Linux kernel 2.6.x when NFS and EXT3 are used. A remote attacker can trigger a denial of service by sending a crafted UDP packet containing a V2 lookup procedure that specifies a bad file handle (inode number). This triggers an error and causes the exported directory to ...

CVE-2006-3468

Linux kernel 2.6.x, when using both NFS and EXT3, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service file system panic via a crafted UDP packet with a V2 lookup procedure that specifies a bad file handle inode number, which triggers an error and causes an exported directory to be remounted...

CVE-2006-3468: Undefined Security Weakness

Linux kernel 2.6.x, when using both NFS and EXT3, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service file system panic via a crafted UDP packet with a V2 lookup procedure that specifies a bad file handle inode number, which triggers an error and causes an exported directory to be remounted...

CentOS 3 : kernel (CESA-2005:293)

Updated kernel packages that fix several security issues in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 kernel are now available. This security advisory 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 syste...

Ubuntu 4.10 : linux-source-2.6.8.1 vulnerabilities (USN-110-1)

Alexander Nyberg discovered an integer overflow in the sysfswritefile function. A local attacker could exploit this to crash the kernel or possibly even execute arbitrary code with root privileges by writing to an user-writable file in /sys under certain low-memory conditions. However, there are...