Debian DSA-1494-2 : linux-2.6 - missing access checks

The vmsplice system call did not properly verify address arguments passed by user space processes, which allowed local attackers to overwrite arbitrary kernel memory, gaining root privileges CVE-2008-0010, CVE-2008-0600 . In the vserver-enabled kernels, a missing access check on certain symlinks ...

DSA-1494-1 linux-2.6 - privilege escalation

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