CVE-2012-6542

The llcuigetname function in net/llc/afllc.c in the Linux kernel before 3.6 has an incorrect return value in certain circumstances, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a crafted application that leverages an uninitialized pointer argument...

CVE-2012-6543

The l2tpip6getname function in net/l2tp/l2tpip6.c in the Linux kernel before 3.6 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a crafted application...

CVE-2012-6540

The doipvsgetctl function in net/netfilter/ipvs/ipvsctl.c in the Linux kernel before 3.6 does not initialize a certain structure for IPVSSOGETTIMEOUT commands, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a crafted application...

CVE-2012-6539

The devifconf function in net/socket.c in the Linux kernel before 3.6 does not initialize a certain structure, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a crafted application...

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS / 10.10 : linux-mvl-dove vulnerabilities (USN-1093-1)

Dan Rosenberg discovered that the RDS network protocol did not correctly check certain parameters. A local attacker could exploit this gain root privileges. CVE-2010-3904 Nelson Elhage discovered several problems with the Acorn Econet protocol driver. A local user could cause a denial of service...

CVE-2012-6546

The ATM implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.6 does not initialize certain structures, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a crafted application...

UBUNTU-CVE-2012-6541

The ccid3hctxgetsockopt function in net/dccp/ccids/ccid3.c in the Linux kernel before 3.6 does not initialize a certain structure, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a crafted application...

kernel: security and bugfix update (important)

The Linux kernel was updated to fix various bugs and security issues: CVE-2013-0871: Race condition in the ptrace functionality in the Linux kernel allowed local users to gain privileges via a PTRACESETREGS ptrace system call in a crafted application, as demonstrated by ptracedeath. CVE-2013-0160...

Medium: kernel

Issue Overview: It was found that a deadlock could occur in the Out of Memory OOM killer. A process could trigger this deadlock by consuming a large amount of memory, and then causing requestmodule to be called. A local, unprivileged user could use this flaw to cause a denial of service excessive...

Debian DSA-2632-1 : linux-2.6 - privilege escalation/denial of service

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel that may lead to a denial of service or privilege escalation. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems : - CVE-2013-0231 Jan Beulich provided a fix for an issue in the Xen PCI backend driver...

CVE-2012-4530

The loadscript function in fs/binfmtscript.c in the Linux kernel before 3.7.2 does not properly handle recursion, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a crafted application...

CVE-2012-4530

The loadscript function in fs/binfmtscript.c in the Linux kernel before 3.7.2 does not properly handle recursion, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a crafted application...

CVE-2011-1350

The PowerVR SGX driver in Android before 2.3.6 allows attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via an application that uses a crafted length parameter in a request to the pvrsrvkm device...

Session fixation

The PowerVR SGX driver in Android before 2.3.6 allows attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via an application that uses a crafted length parameter in a request to the pvrsrvkm device...

CVE-2011-1350

The PowerVR SGX driver in Android before 2.3.6 allows attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel stack memory via an application that uses a crafted length parameter in a request to the pvrsrvkm device...

USN-1698-2 : linux-ti-omap4 regression

USN-1698-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel. Due to an unrelated regression inotify/fanotify stopped working after upgrading. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: A flaw was discovered in the Linux kernel's handling of script...

Ubuntu Update for linux USN-1696-1

Check for the Version of linux OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: gbubuntuUSN16961.nasl 7958 2017-12-01 06:47:47Z santu $ Ubuntu Update for linux USN-1696-1 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2013 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net This program is free software; yo...

USN-1699-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Jon Howell reported a flaw in the Linux kernel's KVM Kernel-based virtual machine subsystem's handling of the XSAVE feature. On hosts, using qemu userspace, without the XSAVE feature an unprivileged local attacker could exploit this flaw to crash the system. CVE-2012-4461 A flaw was discovered in...

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS : linux vulnerabilities (USN-1696-1)

Jon Howell reported a flaw in the Linux kernel's KVM Kernel-based virtual machine subsystem's handling of the XSAVE feature. On hosts, using qemu userspace, without the XSAVE feature an unprivileged local attacker could exploit this flaw to crash the system. CVE-2012-4461 A flaw was discovered in...

USN-1689-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Jon Howell reported a flaw in the Linux kernel's KVM Kernel-based virtual machine subsystem's handling of the XSAVE feature. On hosts, using qemu userspace, without the XSAVE feature an unprivileged local attacker could exploit this flaw to crash the system. CVE-2012-4461 A flaw was discovered in...