Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : kernel (MDKSA-2003:014)

An updated kernel for 9.0 is available with a number of bug fixes. Supermount has been completely overhauled and should be solid on all systems. Other fixes include XFS with high memory, a netfilter fix, a fix for Sony VAIO DMI, i845 should now work with UDMA, and new support for VIA C3 is...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : kernel (MDKSA-2001:071)

A security hole was found in the earlier Linux 2.4 kernels dealing with iptables RELATED connection tracking. The iptables ipconntrackftp module, which is used for stateful inspection of FTP traffic, does not validate parameters passed to it in an FTP PORT command. Due to this flaw, carefully...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : kernel (MDKSA-2004:029)

A vulnerability was found in the R128 DRI driver by Alan Cox. This could allow local privilege escalation. The previous fix, in MDKSA-2004:015 only partially corrected the problem; the full fix is included CVE-2004-0003. A local root vulnerability was discovered in the isofs component of the Linu...

Fedora Core 2 : kernel-2.6.6-1.435 (2004-171)

This update includes a fix for the local DoS as described in http://linuxreviews.org/news/2004-06-11kernelcrash/index.html Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and...

Solaris 8 (sparc) : 108528-29

SunOS 5.8: kernel update and Apache patch. Date this patch was last updated by Sun : Feb/03/04 %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text in this plugin was extracted from the Oracle SunOS Patch Updates. include'deprecatednasllevel.inc'; include'compat.inc'; if...

Solaris 2.6 (x86) : 105182-38

SunOS 5.6x86: kernel update patch. Date this patch was last updated by Sun : Mar/04/04 %NASLMINLEVEL 999999 @DEPRECATED@ This script has been deprecated as the associated patch is not currently a recommended security fix. Disabled on 2011/09/17. C Tenable Network Security, Inc. if !...

Solaris 8 (x86) : 108529-29

SunOS 5.8x86: kernel update and Apache patch. Date this patch was last updated by Sun : Feb/04/04 %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text in this plugin was extracted from the Oracle SunOS Patch Updates. include'deprecatednasllevel.inc'; include'compat.inc'; if...

RHEL 2.1 : kernel (RHSA-2002:128)

This kernel update is available for Red Hat Linux Advanced Server 2.1. It includes a fix for an information security bug, various kernel bug fixes, and updated device drivers. 2002-07-29 This release is a rebuild for adding exported symbols for Veritas. This kernel fixes an information security...

RHEL 2.1 : kernel (RHSA-2003:147)

These updated kernel packages address security vulnerabilites, including two possible data corruption scenarios. In addition, a number of drivers have been updated, improvements made to system performance, and various issues have been resolved. The Linux kernel handles the basic functions of the...

RHEL 2.1 : kernel (RHSA-2003:389)

Updated kernel packages are now available that fix a security vulnerability allowing local users to gain root privileges. The Linux kernel handles the basic functions of the operating system. A flaw in bounds checking in the dobrk function in the Linux kernel versions 2.4.22 and previous can allo...

RHEL 2.1 : kernel (RHSA-2003:419)

Updated kernel packages are now available that fix a security vulnerability which may allow local users to gain root privileges. The Linux kernel handles the basic functions of the operating system. Paul Starzetz discovered a flaw in bounds checking in mremap in the Linux kernel versions 2.4.23 a...

RHEL 3 : kernel (RHSA-2004:017)

Updated kernel packages are now available as part of ongoing support and maintenance of Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 3. This is the first regular update. The Linux kernel handles the basic functions of the operating system. This is the first regular kernel update for Red Hat Enterprise Linux...

RHEL 2.1 : kernel (RHSA-2003:239)

Updated kernel packages that address various security vulnerabilities are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux. The Linux kernel handles the basic functions of the operating system. Security issues have been found that affect the versions of the Linux kernel shipped with Red Hat Enterprise...

RHEL 2.1 : kernel (RHSA-2003:103)

Updated kernel packages are now available that fix a ptrace-related vulnerability which can lead to elevated root privileges. The Linux kernel handles the basic functions of the operating system. A vulnerability has been found in version 2.4.18 of the kernel. This vulnerability allows a local use...

RHEL 3 : kernel (RHSA-2004:183)

Updated kernel packages that fix two privilege escalation vulnerabilities are now available. The Linux kernel handles the basic functions of the operating system. iSEC Security Research discovered a flaw in the ipsetsockopt function code of the Linux kernel versions 2.4.22 to 2.4.25 inclusive. Th...

RHEL 3 : kernel (RHSA-2004:066)

Updated kernel packages that fix a security vulnerability that may allow local users to gain root privileges are now available. These packages also resolve other minor issues. The Linux kernel handles the basic functions of the operating system. Paul Starzetz discovered a flaw in return value...

RHEL 2.1 : kernel (RHSA-2002:227)

This kernel update for Red Hat Linux Advanced Server 2.1 addresses some security issues and provides minor bug fixes. The Linux kernel handles the basic functions of the operating system. A number of vulnerabilities were found in the Red Hat Linux Advanced Server kernel. These vulnerabilities cou...

RHEL 3 : kernel (RHSA-2004:188)

Updated kernel packages are now available as part of ongoing support and maintenance of Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 3. This is the second regular update. The Linux kernel handles the basic functions of the operating system. This is the second regular kernel update to Red Hat Enterprise Linux...

RHEL 2.1 : kernel (RHSA-2004:105)

Updated kernel packages that fix a security vulnerability which may allow local users to gain root privileges are now available. The Linux kernel handles the basic functions of the operating system. This kernel updates several drivers and fixes a number of bugs, including a potential security...

RHEL 2.1 : kernel (RHSA-2004:354)

Updated kernel packages that fix a security vulnerability affecting the kernel nfs server for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 are now available. The Linux kernel handles the basic functions of the operating system. During an audit of the Linux kernel, SUSE discovered a flaw that allowed a user to ma...