FreeBSD 5.5/6.x - Scheduler Policy Local Denial of Service

// source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20517/info FreeBSD is prone to a local denial-of-service vulnerability because the kernel fails to require superuser privileges to perform a sensitive operation. An attacker may leverage this issue to consume all CPU resources, denying service to...

Sun Solaris priocntl(2) does not adequately validate path to kernel modules that implement lightweight process (LWP) scheduling policy

Overview The Sun Solaris priocntl2 function does not adequately validate a memory structure that specifies the name of a kernel module. As a result, a local attacker could execute arbitrary code with superuser privileges on a vulnerable system. Description The Sun Solaris priocntl2 function...

Linux Kernel 2.22.4 - Deep Symbolic Link Denial of Service

Linux Kernel 2.22.4 - Deep Symbolic Link Denial of Service source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3444/info A denial-of-service vulnerability exists in several versions of the Linux kernel. The problem occurs when a user with local access creates a long chain of symbolically linked files. When...