Debian DSA-482-1 : linux-kernel-2.4.17-apus+s390 - several vulnerabilities

Several serious problems have been discovered in the Linux kernel. This update takes care of Linux 2.4.17 for the PowerPC/apus and S/390 architectures. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems that will be fixed with this update : - CAN-2004-0003 A...

Debian DSA-479-1 : linux-kernel-2.4.18-alpha+i386+powerpc - several vulnerabilities

Several serious problems have been discovered in the Linux kernel. This update takes care of Linux 2.4.18 for the alpha, i386 and powerpc architectures. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems that will be fixed with this update : - CAN-2004-0003 A...

Debian DSA-423-1 : linux-kernel-2.4.17-ia64 - several vulnerabilities

The IA-64 maintainers fixed several security related bugs in the Linux kernel 2.4.17 used for the IA-64 architecture, mostly by backporting fixes from 2.4.18. The corrections are listed below with the identification from the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures CVE project : - CAN-2003-0001 :...

Debian DSA-481-1 : linux-kernel-2.4.17-ia64 - several vulnerabilities

Several serious problems have been discovered in the Linux kernel. This update takes care of Linux 2.4.17 for the IA-64 architecture. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems that will be fixed with this update : - CAN-2004-0003 A vulnerability has been...

Debian DSA-491-1 : linux-kernel-2.4.19-mips - several vulnerabilities

Several serious problems have been discovered in the Linux kernel. This update takes care of Linux 2.4.19 for the MIPS architecture. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems that will be fixed with this update : - CAN-2004-0003 A vulnerability has been...

Debian DSA-442-1 : linux-kernel-2.4.17-s390 - several vulnerabilities

Several security related problems have been fixed in the Linux kernel 2.4.17 used for the S/390 architecture, mostly by backporting fixes from 2.4.18 and incorporating recent security fixes. The corrections are listed below with the identification from the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures CVE...

Debian DSA-439-1 : linux-kernel-2.4.16-arm - several vulnerabilities

Several local root exploits have been discovered recently in the Linux kernel. This security advisory updates the ARM kernel for Debian GNU/Linux. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems that are fixed with this update : - CAN-2003-0961 : An integer...

Debian DSA-312-1 : kernel-patch-2.4.18-powerpc - several vulnerabilities

A number of vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel. CVE-2002-0429: The iBCS routines in arch/i386/kernel/traps.c for Linux kernels 2.4.18 and earlier on x86 systems allow local users to kill arbitrary processes via a binary compatibility interface lcall. CAN-2003-0001: Multiple...

Debian DSA-336-1 : linux-kernel-2.2.20 - several vulnerabilities

A number of vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel. - CAN-2002-1380: Linux kernel 2.2.x allows local users to cause a denial of service crash by using the mmap function with a PROTREAD parameter to access non-readable memory pages through the /proc/pid/mem interface. -...

Debian DSA-358-4 : linux-kernel-2.4.18 - several vulnerabilities

A number of vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel. - CAN-2003-0461: /proc/tty/driver/serial in Linux 2.4.x reveals the exact number of characters used in serial links, which could allow local users to obtain potentially sensitive information such as the length of passwords. Thi...

Debian DSA-495-1 : linux-kernel-2.4.16-arm - several vulnerabilities

Several serious problems have been discovered in the Linux kernel. This update takes care of Linux 2.4.16 for the ARM architecture. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems that will be fixed with this update : - CAN-2003-0127 The kernel module loader...

CVE-2001-0907

Linux kernel 2.2.1 through 2.2.19, and 2.4.1 through 2.4.10, allows local users to cause a denial of service via a series of deeply nested symlinks, which causes the kernel to spend extra time when trying to access the link...

GLSA-200407-02 : Linux Kernel: Multiple vulnerabilities

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200407-02 Linux Kernel: Multiple vulnerabilities Multiple flaws have been discovered in the Linux kernel. This advisory corrects the following issues: CAN-2004-0109: This vulnerability allows privilege escalation using ISO9660 fil...

GLSA-200408-24 : Linux Kernel: Multiple information leaks

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200408-24 Linux Kernel: Multiple information leaks The Linux kernel allows a local attacker to obtain sensitive kernel information by gaining access to kernel memory via several leaks in the /proc interfaces. These vulnerabilities...

GLSA-200407-16 : Linux Kernel: Multiple DoS and permission vulnerabilities

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200407-16 Linux Kernel: Multiple DoS and permission vulnerabilities The Linux kernel allows a local attacker to mount a remote file system on a vulnerable Linux host and modify files' group IDs. On 2.4 series kernels this...

Linux Kernel: Multiple information leaks

Background The Linux kernel is responsible for managing the core aspects of a GNU/Linux system, providing an interface for core system applications as well as providing the essential structure and capability to access hardware that is needed for a running system. Description The Linux kernel allo...

Fedora Core 1 : kernel-2.4.22-1.2199.nptl (2004-251)

Paul Starzetz discovered flaws in the Linux kernel when handling file offset pointers. These consist of invalid conversions of 64 to 32-bit file offset pointers and possible race conditions. A local unprivileged user could make use of these flaws to access large portions of kernel memory. The...

CVE-2004-0495

Multiple unknown vulnerabilities in Linux kernel 2.4 and 2.6 allow local users to gain privileges or access kernel memory, as found by the Sparse source code checking tool...

CVE-2004-0495

Multiple unknown vulnerabilities in Linux kernel 2.4 and 2.6 allow local users to gain privileges or access kernel memory, as found by the Sparse source code checking tool...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : kernel22 (MDKSA-2003:039)

A number of vulnerabilities have been found in the Linux 2.2 kernel that have been addressed with the latest 2.2.25 release. A bug in the kernel module loader code could allow a local user to gain root privileges. This is done by a local user using ptrace and attaching to a modprobe process that ...