RHEL 5 : kernel (RHSA-2011:0163)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 5 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2011:0163 advisory. The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux operating system. This update fixes the following security issue: A flaw was foun...

Mandriva Update for kernel MDVSA-2010:257 (kernel)

Check for the Version of kernel OpenVAS Vulnerability Test Mandriva Update for kernel MDVSA-2010:257 kernel Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2010 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under t...

SuSE 10 Security Update : the Linux kernel (ZYPP Patch Number 7257)

This kernel update for the SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP3 kernel fixes several security issues and bugs. The following security issues were fixed : - Multiple integer overflows in the sndctlnew function in sound/core/control.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36-rc5-next-20100929 allow local users to...

SuSE 11 Security Update : Linux kernel (SAT Patch Numbers 2682 / 2687 / 2689)

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 kernel was updated to 2.6.27.48, fixing various bugs and security issues : - The dogfs2setflags function in fs/gfs2/file.c of the Linux kernel does not verify the ownership of a file, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions via a SETFLAGS ioctl...

CentOS 4 : kernel (CESA-2010:0779)

Updated kernel packages that fix multiple security issues and several bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderate security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base scores, which give detailed...

kernel security update

2.6.18-194.17.1.0.2.el5 - rds fix access issue with rds Chris Mason CVE-2010-3904 orabug 10226701...

SuSE 10 Security Update : Linux kernel (ZYPP Patch Number 7112)

This SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP3 kernel was updated to fix various bugs and one security issue. - The nfswaitonrequest function in fs/nfs/pagelist.c in the Linux kernel allowed attackers to cause a denial of service Oops via unknown vectors related to truncating a file and an operation that is n...

SuSE 10 Security Update : Linux Kernel (x86) (ZYPP Patch Number 6694)

This update fixes various bugs and some security issues in the SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP 3 kernel. The following security issues were fixed: CVE-2009-3939: A sysctl variable of the megaraidsas driver was worldwriteable, allowing local users to cause a denial of service or potential code...

SuSE 10 Security Update : the Linux kernel (ZYPP Patch Number 6779)

This update fixes various bugs and some security issues in the SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP 3 kernel. The following security issues were fixed : - drivers/net/e1000/e1000main.c in the e1000 driver in the Linux kernel handles Ethernet frames that exceed the MTU by processing certain trailing payloa...

SuSE 10 Security Update : Linux kernel (i386) (ZYPP Patch Number 7059)

This SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP3 kernel update fixes a severe regression introduced by previous bugfix updates that would corrupt NFSv4 mounted data. The update also fixes several other bugs and following security issue : - drivers/net/r8169.c in the r8169 driver of Linux kernel 2.6.32.3 and...

SuSE 10 Security Update : the Linux kernel (ZYPP Patch Number 7160)

This kernel update for the SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP3 kernel fixes several critical security issues. The following security issues were fixed : - Incorrect buffer handling in the biarch-compat buffer handling could be used by local attackers to gain root privileges. This problem affects foremos...

CentOS 4 : kernel (CESA-2010:0718)

Updated kernel packages that fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having important security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is...

Unbreakable enterprise kernel security update

2.6.32-100.20.1.el5 - fs xfs: return inode fork offset in bulkstat for fsr Dave Chinner - fs xfs: always use iget in bulkstat Dave Chinner CVE-2010-2943 - fs xfs: validate untrusted inode numbers during lookup Dave Chinner CVE-2 010-2943 - fs xfs: rename XFSIGETBULKSTAT to XFSIGETUNTRUSTED Dave...

CentOS Update for kernel CESA-2010:0718 centos4 i386

Check for the Version of kernel OpenVAS Vulnerability Test CentOS Update for kernel CESA-2010:0718 centos4 i386 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2010 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it und...

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 5. 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...

Fedora 14 : kernel-2.6.35.4-28.fc14 (2010-14832)

Fix possible local privilege escalation on x8664 systems CVE-2010-3081, CVE-2010-3301. - NOTE: All users should update because of this bug. Fix denial of service attack with large argument lists. Add support for perl and python scripting to perf. Nouveau video driver fixes : - fix oops in acpi ed...

[SECURITY] Fedora 13 Update: kernel-2.6.34.7-56.fc13

The kernel package contains the Linux kernel vmlinuz, the core of any Linux operating system. The kernel handles the basic functions of the operating system: memory allocation, process allocation, device input and output, etc...

Fedora 13 : kernel-2.6.34.6-54.fc13 (2010-14235)

This update solves many of the problems with the previous 2.6.34 kernel, in addition to providing some security fixes. There are still unfixed suspend/resume bugs in this release, but a large number have been fixed -- enough to make it worth releasing this kernel now instead of waiting for more...

PT-2010-4056 · Linux +1 · Linux Kernel +1

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux kernel versions prior to 2.6.35 Description: A buffer overflow issue exists in the ecryptfs uid hash macro, potentially allowing local users to gain privileges or cause a system crash. The issue is related to the eCryptfs subsystem in t...

[SECURITY] Fedora 12 Update: kernel-2.6.32.21-166.fc12

The kernel package contains the Linux kernel vmlinuz, the core of any Linux operating system. The kernel handles the basic functions of the operating system: memory allocation, process allocation, device input and output, etc...