SUSE CVE-2010-4346

The installspecialmapping function in mm/mmap.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc6 does not make an expected securityfilemmap function call, which allows local users to bypass intended mmapminaddr restrictions and possibly conduct NULL pointer dereference attacks via a crafted assembly-languag...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security and bug fix update

Updated kernel packages that fix multiple security issues and several bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having important security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base scores, which give detailed...

kernel: install_special_mapping skips security_file_mmap check

The installspecialmapping function in mm/mmap.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37-rc6 does not make an expected securityfilemmap function call, which allows local users to bypass intended mmapminaddr restrictions and possibly conduct NULL pointer dereference attacks via a crafted assembly-languag...

kernel: missing boundary checks in syscall/syscall32_nopage()

Tavis Ormandy reported missing boundary checks in the Virtual Dynamic Shared Objects vDSO implementation. This could allow a local unprivileged user to cause a denial of service or privilege escalation. CVE-2008-3527, Important...