USN-231-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Rudolf Polzer reported an abuse of the 'loadkeys' command. By redefining one or more keys and tricking another user like root into logging in on a text console and typing something that involves the redefined keys, a local user could cause execution of arbitrary commands with the privileges of th...

Linux Kernel 2.6.x - Time_Out_Leases PrintK Local Denial of Service

Linux Kernel 2.6.x - TimeOutLeases PrintK Local Denial of Service / source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15627/info Linux kernel is susceptible to a local denial-of-service vulnerability. Local attackers may trigger this issue by obtaining numerous file-lock leases, which will consume...

CVE-2005-3857

The timeoutleases function in locks.c for Linux kernel before 2.6.15-rc3 allows local users to cause a denial of service kernel log message consumption by causing a large number of broken leases, which is recorded to the log using the printk function...

CVE-2005-3857

The CVE-2005-3857 entry refers to a vulnerability in the Linux kernel before 2.6.15-rc3 where the time_out_leases function in locks.c can exhaust memory and fill system logs. Local attackers could trigger a denial of service by creating a large number of broken leases, pumping printk log messages...