Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security and bug fix update

Updated kernel packages that fix security issues and bugs in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 kernel are now available. This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. The Linux kernel handles the basic functions of the operating system. These n...

CVE-2005-0400

The ext2makeempty function call in the Linux kernel before 2.6.11.6 does not properly initialize memory when creating a block for a new directory entry, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information by reading the block...

CVE-2005-0400

The ext2makeempty function call in the Linux kernel before 2.6.11.6 does not properly initialize memory when creating a block for a new directory entry, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information by reading the block...

CVE-2005-0400

The CVE-2005-0400 issue affects the Linux kernel ext2 file system: ext2_make_empty does not initialize memory when allocating a new directory entry block, enabling local users to read potentially sensitive data from the block. The documented fix is in kernel update 2.6.11.6 (and related Red Hat/U...

Linux kernel USB drivers do not initialize kernel memory properly

Overview Various Linux USB drivers contain an information disclosure vulnerability that may expose sensitive segments of kernel memory to users. Description USB drivers for several versions the Linux kernel do not properly initialize kernel memory before using it. When an affected USB driver copi...

CVE-2004-0535

The e1000 driver for Linux kernel 2.4.26 and earlier does not properly initialize memory before using it, which allows local users to read portions of kernel memory. NOTE: this issue was originally incorrectly reported as a "buffer overflow" by some sources...

CVE-2004-0535

The e1000 driver for Linux kernel 2.4.26 and earlier does not properly initialize memory before using it, which allows local users to read portions of kernel memory. NOTE: this issue was originally incorrectly reported as a "buffer overflow" by some sources...

CVE-2004-0535

The e1000 driver for Linux kernel 2.4.26 and earlier does not properly initialize memory before using it, which allows local users to read portions of kernel memory. NOTE: this issue was originally incorrectly reported as a "buffer overflow" by some sources...

CVE-2004-0535

CVE-2004-0535 relates to the Linux kernel's e1000 NIC driver (2.4.x and earlier) where memory used by the driver was not properly initialized before access. This could permit a local attacker to read portions of kernel memory. The issue is documented and linked to several vendor advisories (e.g.,...

CVE-2002-0082

The dbm and shm session cache code in modssl before 2.8.7-1.3.23, and Apache-SSL before 1.3.22+1.46, does not properly initialize memory using the i2dSSLSESSION function, which allows remote attackers to use a buffer overflow to execute arbitrary code via a large client certificate that is signed...