USN-752-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

NFS did not correctly handle races between fcntl and interrupts. A local attacker on an NFS mount could consume unlimited kernel memory, leading to a denial of service. CVE-2008-4307 Sparc syscalls did not correctly check mmap regions. A local attacker could cause a system panic, leading to a...

USN-751-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

NFS did not correctly handle races between fcntl and interrupts. A local attacker on an NFS mount could consume unlimited kernel memory, leading to a denial of service. Ubuntu 8.10 was not affected. CVE-2008-4307 Sparc syscalls did not correctly check mmap regions. A local attacker could cause a...

Linux news 4.10.00

Linux 2.2.18pre15 Alan Cox выпустил новую pre-версию следующего стабильного ядра Linux 2.2.18pre15. Эта версия уже почти готова к выходу, остаются неисправленные проблемы в архитектурно-зависимой части для PPC, Sparc и S/390, проблемы с драйвером megaraid и некоторые другие. Подробнее:...