CVE-2013-3227

The caifseqpktrecvmsg function in net/caif/caifsocket.c in the Linux kernel before 3.9-rc7 does not initialize a certain length variable, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a crafted recvmsg or recvfrom system call...

CVE-2013-3223

The ax25recvmsg function in net/ax25/afax25.c in the Linux kernel before 3.9-rc7 does not initialize a certain data structure, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a crafted recvmsg or recvfrom system call...

CVE-2013-3222

The vccrecvmsg function in net/atm/common.c in the Linux kernel before 3.9-rc7 does not initialize a certain length variable, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a crafted recvmsg or recvfrom system call...

DSA-2662-1 xen - several

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CVE-2013-1858

The clone system-call implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.8.3 does not properly handle a combination of the CLONENEWUSER and CLONEFS flags, which allows local users to gain privileges by calling chroot and leveraging the sharing of the / directory between a parent process and a child...

Design/Logic Flaw

The clone system-call implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.8.3 does not properly handle a combination of the CLONENEWUSER and CLONEFS flags, which allows local users to gain privileges by calling chroot and leveraging the sharing of the / directory between a parent process and a child...

CVE-2013-1858

The CVE-2013-1858 issue affects the Linux kernel prior to 3.8.3, where the clone system-call mishandles a combination of CLONE_NEWUSER and CLONE_FS. This enables local users to escalate privileges by calling chroot and taking advantage of the sharing of the / directory between a parent process an...

CVE-2013-1858

The clone system-call implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.8.3 does not properly handle a combination of the CLONENEWUSER and CLONEFS flags, which allows local users to gain privileges by calling chroot and leveraging the sharing of the / directory between a parent process and a child...

PT-2013-3436 · Linux · Linux Kernel

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux kernel versions prior to 3.8.3 Description: The issue allows local users to gain privileges by exploiting a flaw in the clone system-call implementation. This is achieved by calling chroot and leveraging the sharing of the / directory...

CVE-2013-1828

The sctpgetsockoptassocstats function in net/sctp/socket.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.4 does not validate a size value before proceeding to a copyfromuser operation, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application that contains an SCTPGETASSOCSTATS getsockopt system call...

Design/Logic Flaw

The sctpgetsockoptassocstats function in net/sctp/socket.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.4 does not validate a size value before proceeding to a copyfromuser operation, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application that contains an SCTPGETASSOCSTATS getsockopt system call...

CVE-2013-1828

The sctpgetsockoptassocstats function in net/sctp/socket.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.4 does not validate a size value before proceeding to a copyfromuser operation, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application that contains an SCTPGETASSOCSTATS getsockopt system call...

Information disclosure

The flushsignalhandlers function in kernel/signal.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.4 preserves the value of the sarestorer field across an exec operation, which makes it easier for local users to bypass the ASLR protection mechanism via a crafted application containing a sigaction system call...

PT-2013-3413 · Linux · Linux Kernel

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux kernel versions prior to 3.8.4 Description: The issue concerns a function in the Linux kernel that does not properly validate a size value before performing a specific operation, allowing local users to potentially gain privileges. This...

kernel: security and bugfix update (important)

The Linux kernel was updated to fix various bugs and security issues: CVE-2013-0871: Race condition in the ptrace functionality in the Linux kernel allowed local users to gain privileges via a PTRACESETREGS ptrace system call in a crafted application, as demonstrated by ptracedeath. CVE-2013-0160...

CVE-2011-1182

kernel/signal.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 allows local users to spoof the uid and pid of a signal sender via a sigqueueinfo system call...

Design/Logic Flaw

kernel/signal.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 allows local users to spoof the uid and pid of a signal sender via a sigqueueinfo system call...

Information disclosure

The Network Lock Manager NLM protocol implementation in the NFS client functionality in the Linux kernel before 3.0 allows local users to cause a denial of service system hang via a LOCKUN flock system call...

Code injection

The Linux kernel before 2.6.39 does not properly create transparent huge pages in response to a MAPPRIVATE mmap system call on /dev/zero, which allows local users to cause a denial of service system crash via a crafted application...

CVE-2013-0310

The cipsov4validate function in net/ipv4/cipsoipv4.c in the Linux kernel before 3.4.8 allows local users to cause a denial of service NULL pointer dereference and system crash or possibly have unspecified other impact via an IPOPTCIPSO IPOPTIONS setsockopt system call...