Linux Kernel 'splice()' System Call Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

The Linux kernel is the kernel used by the open source operating system Linux. A local denial of service vulnerability exists in the Linux Kernel 'splice' System Call, which allows attackers to exploit this vulnerability to launch denial of service attacks...

Scientific Linux Security Update : kernel on SL7.x x86_64 (20150128)

A flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's SCTP implementation validated INIT chunks when performing Address Configuration Change ASCONF. A remote attacker could use this flaw to crash the system by sending a specially crafted SCTP packet to trigger a NULL pointer dereference on the system...

Important: Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security and bug fix update

Updated kernel packages that fix multiple security issues and several bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Important security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base scores, which give detailed severity...

CVE-2013-2128

The tcpreadsock function in net/ipv4/tcp.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.34 does not properly manage skb consumption, which allows local users to cause a denial of service system crash via a crafted splice system call for a TCP socket...

CVE-2013-2128: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

The tcpreadsock function in net/ipv4/tcp.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.34 does not properly manage skb consumption, which allows local users to cause a denial of service system crash via a crafted splice system call for a TCP socket...

CVE-2013-2128

The tcpreadsock function in net/ipv4/tcp.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.34 does not properly manage skb consumption, which allows local users to cause a denial of service system crash via a crafted splice system call for a TCP socket...

Null pointer dereference

The doexit function in kernel/exit.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36.2 does not properly handle a KERNELDS getfs value, which allows local users to bypass intended accessok restrictions, overwrite arbitrary kernel memory locations, and gain privileges by leveraging a 1 BUG, 2 NULL pointer...

CVE-2010-4258

The doexit function in kernel/exit.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36.2 does not properly handle a KERNELDS getfs value, which allows local users to bypass intended accessok restrictions, overwrite arbitrary kernel memory locations, and gain privileges by leveraging a 1 BUG, 2 NULL pointer...

CVE-2010-4258

The doexit function in kernel/exit.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36.2 does not properly handle a KERNELDS getfs value, which allows local users to bypass intended accessok restrictions, overwrite arbitrary kernel memory locations, and gain privileges by leveraging a 1 BUG, 2 NULL pointer...

PT-2010-5380 · Linux +1 · Linux Kernel +1

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux kernel versions prior to 2.6.36.2 Description: The issue allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions, overwrite arbitrary kernel memory locations, and gain privileges. This can be achieved by leveraging a BUG, NULL pointer...

CVE-2010-4258: Improper Privilege Management

The doexit function in kernel/exit.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36.2 does not properly handle a KERNELDS getfs value, which allows local users to bypass intended accessok restrictions, overwrite arbitrary kernel memory locations, and gain privileges by leveraging a 1 BUG, 2 NULL pointer...