Linux Kernel 2.6.30 < 2.6.30.1 / SELinux (RHEL 5) - Local Privilege Escalation

/ super fun 2.6.30+/RHEL5 2.6.18 local kernel exploit in /dev/net/tun A vulnerability which, when viewed at the source level, is unexploitable! But which, thanks to gcc optimizations, becomes exploitable : Also, bypass of mmapminaddr via SELinux vulnerability! where having SELinux enabled actuall...

openSUSE 10 Security Update : kernel (kernel-5751)

This kernel update fixes various bugs and also several security issues : CVE-2008-4576: Fixed a crash in SCTP INIT-ACK, on mismatch between SCTP AUTH availability. This might be exploited remotely for a denial of service crash attack. CVE-2008-3833: The genericfilesplicewrite function in...

openSUSE 10 Security Update : kernel (kernel-5700)

The openSUSE 10.3 kernel was update to 2.6.22.19. This includes bugs and security fixes. CVE-2008-4576: Fixed a crash in SCTP INIT-ACK, on mismatch between SCTP AUTH availability. This might be exploited remotely for a denial of service crash attack. CVE-2008-3528: The ext234 filesystem code fail...

SuSE 10 Security Update : the Linux Kernel (x86) (ZYPP Patch Number 5566)

This update of the SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 Service Pack 1 kernel contains lots of bugfixes and several security fixes : - Added missing capability checks in sbniioctl. CVE-2008-3525 - On AMD64 some string operations could leak kernel information into userspace. CVE-2008-0598 - Added range checki...

Linux Kernel 2.6.17 - 'Sys_Tee' Local Privilege Escalation

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22823/info The Linux kernel is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability. Exploiting this issue allows local attackers to gain superuser privileges, facilitating the complete compromise of affected computers. Linux 2.6.16 - 2.6.17.6 local root...