USN-714-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Hugo Dias discovered that the ATM subsystem did not correctly manage socket counts. A local attacker could exploit this to cause a system hang, leading to a denial of service. CVE-2008-5079 It was discovered that the libertas wireless driver did not correctly handle beacon and probe responses. A...

Debian DSA-1681-1 : linux-2.6.24 - denial of service/privilege escalation

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-2008-3528 Eugene Teo reported a local DoS issue in the ext2 and ext3 filesystem...

DSA-1681-1 linux-2.6.24 - several vulnerabilities

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