security flaw

The mprotect code mprotect.c in Linux 2.6 on Itanium IA64 Montecito processors does not properly maintain cache coherency as required by the architecture, which allows local users to cause a denial of service and possibly corrupt data by modifying PTE protections...

Linux Kernel 2.2 - ldd core Force Reboot (Denial of Service)

Linux Kernel 2.2 - ldd core Force Reboot Denial of Service source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/344/info Due to a rare and subtle bug in the 2.2.0 kernel, a linux machine can be forced to reboot by an unpriviliged local user. The reason for this is because of the invalid ELF core layout and...

PT-2013-6311 · Linux +5 · Linux Kernel +5

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux kernel versions prior to 3.14.3 Description: The issue is related to errors in memory handling, specifically in the try to unmap cluster function in mm/rmap.c, which does not properly consider which pages must be locked. This allows loc...