PT-2013-5038 · Linux +3 · Linux Kernel +3

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux kernel versions prior to 3.10 Description: The issue is related to the improper management of a reference count by the ipc rcu putref function in the Linux kernel, which can be exploited by local users to cause a denial of service. This...

kernel security and bug fix update

2.6.32-131.21.1.el6 - net ipv6/udp: fix the wrong headroom check Thomas Graf 753167 698170 2.6.32-131.20.1.el6 - net vlan: fix panic when handling priority tagged frames Andy Gospodarek 742849 714936 CVE-2011-3593 - netdrv igb: fix WOL on second port of i350 device Frantisek Hrbata 743807 718293 ...

kernel: add rcu_read_lock() to fcheck() in both dnotify, locks.c and fix fcntl store/load race in locks.c

Linux kernel before 2.6.25.2 does not apply a certain protection mechanism for fcntl functionality, which allows local users to 1 execute code in parallel or 2 exploit a race condition to obtain "re-ordered access to the descriptor table."...

Fedora Core 5 : kernel-2.6.16-1.2096_FC5 (2006-421)

This update includes a number of security issues that have been fixed upstream over the last week or so. i386/x86-64: Fix x87 information leak between processes CVE-2006-1056 iprouteinput panic fix CVE-2006-1525 fix MADVREMOVE vulnerability CVE-2006-1524 shmat: stop mprotect from giving write...

Fedora Core 4 : kernel-2.6.16-1.2096_FC4 (2006-423)

This update includes a number of security issues that have been fixed upstream over the last week or so. i386/x86-64: Fix x87 information leak between processes CVE-2006-1056 iprouteinput panic fix CVE-2006-1525 fix MADVREMOVE vulnerability CVE-2006-1524 shmat: stop mprotect from giving write...

CVE-2006-1523

The groupcompletesignal function in the RCU signal handling signal.c in Linux kernel 2.6.16, and possibly other versions, has unknown impact and attack vectors related to improper use of BUGON...

CVE-2006-1523

The groupcompletesignal function in the RCU signal handling signal.c in Linux kernel 2.6.16, and possibly other versions, has unknown impact and attack vectors related to improper use of BUGON...

Design/Logic Flaw

The groupcompletesignal function in the RCU signal handling signal.c in Linux kernel 2.6.16, and possibly other versions, has unknown impact and attack vectors related to improper use of BUGON...

CVE-2006-1523

The groupcompletesignal function in the RCU signal handling signal.c in Linux kernel 2.6.16, and possibly other versions, has unknown impact and attack vectors related to improper use of BUGON...

CVE-2006-1523

CVE-2006-1523 affects the Linux kernel’s RCU signal handling: the __group_complete_signal function in signal.c may allow local DoS due to an unsafe BUG_ON, guarded by siglock while switch_exit_pids() uses tasklist_lock. Affected version cited is kernel 2.6.16 (and possibly other 2.6.x). The conne...