SuSE 10 Security Update : Linux kernel (ZYPP Patch Number 6437)

This patch updates the SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP2 kernel to fix various bugs and some security issues. The following security issues were fixed: CVE-2009-2692: A missing NULL pointer check in the socket sendpage function can be used by local attackers to gain root privileges. No cve yet A...

CVE-2009-1630

The nfspermission function in fs/nfs/dir.c in the NFS client implementation in the Linux kernel 2.6.29.3 and earlier, when atomicopen is available, does not check execute aka EXEC or MAYEXEC permission bits, which allows local users to bypass permissions and execute files, as demonstrated by file...