openSUSE 10 Security Update : kernel (kernel-5339)

This kernel update fixes the following security problems: CVE-2008-2136: A problem in SIT IPv6 tunnel handling could be used by remote attackers to immediately crash the machine. CVE-2008-1615: On x8664 a denial of service attack could be used by local attackers to immediately panic / crash the...

Fedora 7 : kernel-2.6.22.9-91.fc7 (2007-2349)

Update to Linux 2.6.22.8 and 2.6.22.9: http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.22.8 http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.22.9 CVE-2007-4571 The sndmemprocread function in sound/core/memalloc.c in the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture ALSA in the Linux kernel...

Fedora Core 6 : kernel-2.6.20-1.2944.fc6 (2007-432)

Updated to upstream linux kernel 2.6.20.6: http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.20.5 http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.20.6 CVE-2007-1357: The atalksumskb function in AppleTalk for Linux kernel 2.6.x before 2.6.21, and possibly 2.4.x, allows remote...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : kernel (MDKSA-2007:047)

Some vulnerabilities were discovered and corrected in the Linux 2.6 kernel : A double free vulnerability in the squashfs module could allow a local user to cause a Denial of Service by mounting a crafted squashfs filesystem CVE-2006-5701. The zlibinflate function allows local users to cause a cra...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : kernel (MDKSA-2006:151)

A number of vulnerabilities were discovered and corrected in the Linux 2.6 kernel : Prior to and including 2.6.16-rc2, when running on x8664 systems with preemption enabled, local users can cause a DoS oops via multiple ptrace tasks that perform single steps CVE-2006-1066. Prior to 2.6.16, a...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : kernel (MDKSA-2006:086)

A number of vulnerabilities were discovered and corrected in the Linux 2.6 kernel : Prior to Linux kernel 2.6.16.5, the kernel does not properly handle uncanonical return addresses on Intel EM64T CPUs which causes the kernel exception handler to run on the user stack with the wrong GS...

Fedora Core 4 : kernel-2.6.13-1.1532_FC4 (2005-1013)

Wed Oct 19 2005 Dave Jones 2.6.13-1.1532FC4 - Fix CVE-2005-2973 ipv6 infinite loop - Disable ACPI burst again, it's still problematic. - Update to the final upstream variant of the IDE/SATA fix. - Sun Oct 16 2005 Dave Jones 2.6.13-1.1531FC4 - Stop IDE claiming legacy ports before libata in...

RHEL 2.1 : kernel (RHSA-2004:505)

Updated kernel packages are now available as part of ongoing support and maintenance of Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 2.1. This is the sixth regular update. The Linux kernel handles the basic functions of the operating system. This is the sixth regular kernel update to Red Hat Enterprise Linux...

RHEL 2.1 : kernel (RHSA-2003:408)

Updated kernel packages that address various security vulnerabilities, fix a number of bugs, and update various drivers are now available. The Linux kernel handles the basic functions of the operating system. The execve system call in Linux 2.4.x records the file descriptor of the executable...