Linux Kernel 2.4.x/2.6.x - Local Denial of Service / Memory Disclosure

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11754/info The Linux kernel is reported prone to multiple local vulnerabilities: - A handcrafted 'a.out' file may be used to trigger a local denial-of-service condition. A local attacker may exploit this vulnerability to trigger a system-wide denial of...

PrevX protection bypass

Protection can be bypassed by direct physical memory access...

BSD smat privilege escalation

It's possible to access unallocated page of phisical memory...

PT-2003-2178 · Microsoft +1 · Windows +1

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Pedestal Software Integrity Protection Driver IPD versions 1.3 and earlier Description: The issue allows privileged attackers, such as rootkits, to bypass file access restrictions to the Windows kernel. This is achieved by using the...

linux_segment_limit_bug.txt

Subject: Linux 2.0.37 segment limit bug To: [email protected] Hello, Linux 2.0.37 released last month introduces the support for more than 1 GB of physical memory on x86 which wasn't supported in earlier 2.0 kernels. It is now possible to increase the limit, at the expense of reducing the...

Detectoid for 925528 -- target nVidia chipsets and 2GB memory

This is to check if a machine has the nVidia nForce chipset and 2GB or greater of physical memory for the 925528 vista launch update...