Mandriva Update for kernel MDVSA-2011:029 (kernel)

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CVE-2010-4256: Improper Input Validation

The pipefcntl function in fs/pipe.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37 does not properly determine whether a file is a named pipe, which allows local users to cause a denial of service via an FSETPIPESZ fcntl call...

CVE-2010-4243: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

fs/exec.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37 does not enable the OOM Killer to assess use of stack memory by arrays representing the 1 arguments and 2 environment, which allows local users to cause a denial of service memory consumption via a crafted exec system call, aka an "OOM dodging issue," a...

Oracle Linux 5.6 kernel security and bug fix update

2.6.18-238.el5 - net bnx2: remove extra call to pcimappage John Feeney 663509 - fs nfs: set lockcontext field in nfsreadpagesync Jeff Layton 663853 2.6.18-237.el5 - block fully zeroize request struct in rqinit Rob Evers 662154 - scsi qla4xxx: update to 5.02.04.02.05.06-d0 Chad Dupuis 656999 - scs...

PT-2011-1485 · Linux +1 · Linux Kernel +1

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux kernel versions prior to 2.6.37 Description: The issue allows local users to cause a denial of service due to memory consumption via a crafted exec system call. This is related to the handling of stack memory by arrays representing...

CVE-2010-4162

Multiple integer overflows in fs/bio.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36.2 allow local users to cause a denial of service system crash via a crafted device ioctl to a SCSI device...

Integer overflow

Multiple integer overflows in fs/bio.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36.2 allow local users to cause a denial of service system crash via a crafted device ioctl to a SCSI device...

CVE-2010-4162

Multiple integer overflows in fs/bio.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36.2 allow local users to cause a denial of service system crash via a crafted device ioctl to a SCSI device...

CVE-2010-4162: Integer Overflow or Wraparound

Multiple integer overflows in fs/bio.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36.2 allow local users to cause a denial of service system crash via a crafted device ioctl to a SCSI device...

CVE-2010-3066: Undefined Security Weakness

The iosubmitone function in fs/aio.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.23 allows local users to cause a denial of service NULL pointer dereference via a crafted iosubmit system call with an IOCBFLAGRESFD flag...

CVE-2010-4248: Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization

Race condition in the exitsignal function in kernel/exit.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc2 allows local users to cause a denial of service via vectors related to multithreaded exec, the use of a thread group leader in kernel/posix-cpu-timers.c, and the selection of a new thread group leader...

CVE-2010-3858: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

The setupargpages function in fs/exec.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36, when CONFIGSTACKGROWSDOWN is used, does not properly restrict the stack memory consumption of the 1 arguments and 2 environment for a 32-bit application on a 64-bit platform, which allows local users to cause a denial of...

CVE-2010-3698

The KVM implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36 does not properly reload the FS and GS segment registers, which allows host OS users to cause a denial of service host OS crash via a KVMRUN ioctl call in conjunction with a modified Local Descriptor Table LDT...

kvm: invalid selector in fs/gs causes kernel panic

The KVM implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36 does not properly reload the FS and GS segment registers, which allows host OS users to cause a denial of service host OS crash via a KVMRUN ioctl call in conjunction with a modified Local Descriptor Table LDT...

PT-2010-5009 · Linux +1 · Linux Kernel +1

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux kernel versions prior to 2.6.36 Description: The issue is related to the KVM implementation in the Linux kernel, which does not properly reload the FS and GS segment registers. This can be exploited by host OS users to cause a denial of...

CVE-2010-2538: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

Integer overflow in the btrfsioctlclone function in fs/btrfs/ioctl.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.35 might allow local users to obtain sensitive information via a BTRFSIOCCLONERANGE ioctl call...

CVE-2010-2946: Improper Input Validation

fs/jfs/xattr.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.35.2 does not properly handle a certain legacy format for storage of extended attributes, which might allow local users by bypass intended xattr namespace restrictions via an "os2." substring at the beginning of a name...

CVE-2010-3078: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

The xfsiocfsgetxattr function in fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfsioctl.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc4 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via an ioctl call...

CVE-2010-3067: Integer Overflow or Wraparound

Integer overflow in the doiosubmit function in fs/aio.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc4-next-20100915 allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted use of the iosubmit system call...

CVE-2010-2798: NULL Pointer Dereference

The gfs2direntfindspace function in fs/gfs2/dir.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.35 uses an incorrect size value in calculations associated with sentinel directory entries, which allows local users to cause a denial of service NULL pointer dereference and panic and possibly have unspecified other...